Ever since the trip to The Stone and the SFPT event that followed, I haven't played a single hand of online poker, or even logged on to FTP. I know that will change, probably soon, but I just haven't had the desire lately. Mostly, that's because I feel like play money is (here comes the familiar refrain) not helping me get any better.
So, what to do instead, when I am home, when there are no SFPT events going on and I want to take steps to improve my game? Reading and videos. Yesterday, I watched one of Jason Somerville's "Run it Up" series videos, which was not terribly informative but still gave me some exposure to the game and how a pro plays. I also read a couple articles on Mike Caro's site; one about choosing your seat and which kind of players you want to your right and left was particularly informative.
I also started (and completed, only hours later), some poker fiction by Vince Van patten and Robert J. Randisi called "The Picasso Flop". Entertaining, and though it was described as being a part of the "Texas Hold Em Series", I haven't found any other books in that series. Maybe it didn't take off, and was one-and-done? That'd be a shame, but not a surprise. The book was a quick, fun read, and made me appreciate my "Vegas Free Write" story all the more. This sounds cocky, but I don't really think my writing is much worse than what I just read.
While searching for other books in the series, I came across another series by the co-author; mysteries based in Vegas in the 40's with the Rat Pack and other luminaries from the day as recurring characters. Yes! And Damn You Amazon, for giving me a ton of other books to read.
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