long overdue aussie entry
 
So much to talk about. I’m down under for the second year in a row but that’s where the similarities end. Man, how different things are this time around. Last year, I was coming off the worst losing streak of my career. I had just busted out of the PCA Bahamas and I really felt like I couldn’t win a pot. Then I went deep in a little $50 Multi-table tourney online, and believe it or not, that turned the whole thing around. I got to Australia and before I knew it, I’d outlasted over 700 people to get 12th. The whole trip was over in one blink.
 
This year has been completely different. Shortly after the dinner break on day 01, I’m done. My Aussie Millions main event ended almost before it began. I’ll post the hands in a subsequent blog.
 
I’m glad I went deep last year but the consequence was that I really didn’t get to see much of Melbourne at all. This time I resolved to see and do a lot more and I’ve definitely done that. Amber, Truman, and I got to Australia on the 9th and our trip got off to a rocky start. I was a little jet lagged and our luggage didn’t make it but after a sizeable nap, I went to a Full Tilt meet-n-greet that proved to be a lot of fun. It sounds kind of hokey but they had a little Australian petting zoo at the party and I got to hold a crocodile, see a dragon, and have a python wrap itself around my neck. Some guy taught me how to crack a bull-whip. Like I said, hokey but fun.
 
I was pretty tipsy after the party so I did the responsible thing and went to play poker.  I wasn’t too bad though. I played the lowest stakes possible and it was really fun. Gavin Smith was playing with his girlfriend and although she wasn’t playing super-well, she still managed to felt me a few times. The well-known blogger Dr. Pauly played a few hands but called it quits long before I went to bed, which wasn’t until about 4:00 a.m.
 
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Thursday, January 17, 2008