It's April 17, 2006 and I just put my taxes in the mail. My last client will be here in an hour to pick-up his return. Now I can work on getting back in shape. The last couple of weeks have been busy and I worked and slept late thereby missing my morning work-outs. It is now time to remedy that. I will do mostly weights in the AM as the weather is nice enough to do cardio outside after work, biking and running with Abby.

My poker skills may have deteriorated as well as my fitness level. I had another down week. A bright spot is my tournament play has improved, but my ring game results have been bad. Some of it is bad beats like:

AA- I re-raised villain who capped the betting pre-flop, figuring villain had big pair, maybe KC. Flop came 8d 2h 2s. BB bet out, villain raised, I re-raised, BB called, villain re-raised BB and I called. (here I was a little worried about possibly 88, but do not think it too likely) Turn 7s, BB checks, villain bet, I raise, BB call, villain raise, I reraise, BB calls, villain calls. (Here I am stumped, it is still likely that villain has big pocket cards, but what does BB have to be staying around). River 6s. BB checks, villain raises ( with BB checking, I figure he is giving up on the hand) I reraise, BB folds, villain re-raises, I re-raise ( at this point I think I may be beat, but villians actions speak to big PP, unless he had 88, but I do not think he would have capped PF with it. Anyway, villain shows As3s for the runner-runner flush. I couldn't believe it, I was ahead the whole time what was he raising with it.

In a raised preflop pot, I was dealt 44 and floped 4A9. Giving me bottom set. I be and was not raised, so I was hoping villain had weak Ace. Turn K, I bet villain raised I reraised, villain capped. I though villain had possible AK and was betting heavy now with 2 pair. River was a blank, same betting as before. villain showed KK for 3 k's beating my 3 4's.

Then there was just poor play such as when I had 88 and called an all-in bet with the board 5 7 9. Of course my pair didn't hold nor did I catch my gutshut.

Well it's back to the drawing board. I will keep studying, but my mojo seems to be gone. I wish I knew what I did in March that I am not doing now.