back to snow on the ground. well i did some work on my boat and got some welding done to fix some things on my trailer that needed improvement. i like to improve things.
final planning on a poker trip is in the works so i am looking forward to do some bigger playing soon. flying with money is tougher, so nowadays wiring it ahead is the way to go or having a bank account with a bank that is in many states where you can access funds.
looks like the white cat that moved in is gone. so maybe he left for greener pastures or a coyote or great horned owl had lunch. we will never know. today i got up into glacier national park and hiked around mcdonald lake in the sun. with no wind there it was really nice. snow on the mountains makes for a spectacular setting. the boat ramp was clear of snow and a few people were out fishing for lake trout. that may be one of my next stops.
the weather this spring has been great in montana. well over ten degrees above average. ive been fishing and had my jet boat out already on the river. with the nice days out most poker players are scarce and doing other things. and when playing they leave sooner and head for greener pastures. so you are really playing in slightly tougher games as what is left are the tougher players. so you must adjust and play more carefully, expecting to see bigger hands on average.
i see people all the time getting so called cute with their hands by playing them differently from the optimal way just to try and deceive their opponent. this may work against some players. but with most players at smaller limits, it just goes over their head and wastes bets you could have collected.
well it looks like some stray whitish cat has moved onto my property and thinks it lives here. ive seen it around near the house the last few days and it always runs away from me. tonight i went to close the door on my chicken coop and the cat was in there sleeping with the chickens. it ran away quickly so i guess it is smarter than me. we will see how this plays out and whether i can let this fellow live here or not.
there is alot of pool players in town for a tournament in the bar at cattlemans casino. not many are poker players though. a couple are top shelf eight ball players and can compete anywhere. hope a few will drop in the games and spread some out of town money inot the local economy.
the word on the street is that the economy is improving in those hard hit areas. so maybe the poker games will get better as well , although it may take a little extra time. so my advice is to play extra good and not lose your playing bankroll before the action gets better. not so easy to do but easy for me to say.
did a short trip to spokane to play and waste some time. went to the owl club but all they had was 2 three and six games. they said on weds. they have their 5 to 40 game. i guess its once a week there now only.
at quest casino i went to see my old friend dave who runs a shift at the poker room. next day did breakfast with him and talked old times.
the room was slow on a tuesday but we did get a 2 to 200 game that was pretty tight except for me. i guess that game goes very often now and gets good at times.
stopped in at lilac lanes casino and visited with my friend bo who i havent seen in 20 years. he is fine and found that they play 2 to10 there every day with a 2 buck drop. sounds good.
super bowl was a shocker for some but not really much of an upset. most of the big gamblers lost there shirt on it and thats the rub of the green. lots of good parties though and getting together with friends is the best part of the show. next year will be the same and i wish i was the person that invented the biggest thing in history.
when you are losing it is more likely to be the result of a bad game for you or you are playing badly. or something that is detrimental to you is going on. and when winning just the opposite. so why do most players quit when ahead instead of quitting when getting behind. wouldnt you want to put your most hours in when winning and playing well.
