And there you have it.

I’ve started to realize that I play better whne I’m playing in WPBT events or MSR events, not so much MSR though. I’ve donked off just about my entire FTP bankroll, which wasn’t large to begin with, $48 down to a little over $1. I think I’m just about out of the Donkey Challenge 2006, unless I score HUGE in tonight’s WPBT event. The cool thing is, if you can call it cool, I’m not bummed at all.

That would only reward donkish play. I don’t want to be rewarded for being a donkey. I want to be rewarded because I played well.

In last night’s MSR free roll I had pocket Aces in middle position. UTG+1, Mr Yo on MSR, raised to 220, or 3-4xBB and I reraised him to around 400. He calls. The flop comes KQJ, he checks, I bet out 400 and he raise it up to 700 and I know I’m beat. I fold my Aces and he shows the KQ. I’m very proud of my read and I know Mr Yo is a solid player. A few hands later, I get dealt Brunson in at UGT+1 and raise 3x the BB, everyone folds until the BB who pushes all in and I fold, stating that I had folded Brunson. The next hand I get Brunson again, now UGT, I raise 3xBB and the same thing happens, everyone folds until the SB, who pushes all in again. This time I call and he flips over Q6o and he hit’s a 6 on the flop to and I go home. Donkey, donkey, donkey but it was a freeroll. Eh..

In the $3 MSR tourney, I make it past the first break and get dealt KK with an M of 7ish and I push. I get one caller who was an average stack, called my all in with A5o. He had me covered and we all know what popped before the River, an Ace so I get booted out of that tourney as well in 12th place, 10th place paid. Bummer.

For me, poker is fun, but not a way of live and there’s no chance in hell that I will ever be a professional player. I used to play for the money, but over the past several months, I’ve discovered that when I play for money, I get way to stressed out and get bitter. When I play, just to have fun, or kill a little time, or sit around a virtual table and play with a couple of friends, wether it’s from the WPBT or MSR, I have a great time. To me, that’s what matters now.