I Am a Donkey

Played in a 2000 FPP on stars for an entry into Sunday's 150 seat guarantee to the WSOP and busted out when my QJ ran into KJ on a J high board. I bet and he raised all in. I was 80% sure I was beat and yet I still called. WTF? It goes to show that when I'm in a limit mindset I shouldn't play NL. It didn't cost me any "real" money but 2,000 FPP is still a lot for me. I definitely WON'T be ponying up the $370 buy-in on Sunday since I'm not happy with the way I've played my last few tourneys. I finished Harrington on Holdem Vol 3 which is a workbook and scores you on how you play hands and I did pretty good, but alas, I haven't put it to good practical use. I've been focusing on limit lately and for the past couple of weeks my love/hate realtionship with the game has been on the positive side.

Onto my planned trip next year to Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris. A preliminary cost analysis for the trip breaks down as follows:

Tuition: $1,000
Airfare: $600 (estimated)
Hotel: $1,500 (7 nights, estimated)
Food: $300
Misc: $300

Total: $3700

That's a nice chunk of money and that's without my wife going. She's ok'd the trip but if she were to see the money needed she might freak out. It's time for...Poker to the Rescue! Yes, my goal between now and next March is to pay for as much as possible for my trip to Paris. If it requires me to cash out my entire bankroll I'm willing to do it, save for $100 or so that I'll use to build it back. Honestly, coming up with the entire amount probably isn't attainable unless I get on a major heater and move up limits quickly. My goal is to play within my means and build up my bankroll surely and steadily. I'd rather cashout $1,000 than bustout by playing over my head. From now on I'm sticking to limit and normal SNG's (no turbos or MTT). My main game at the moment is $.50-$1.00 LHE and my plan is to move back up to $1-$2 in the near future.

Bankroll: $301.83