Lately, I've been big on learning lessons. Not with poker, but with life. Something will happen and teach me something, and I distill that down to a few words that I can hopefully remember for the future. For example, my last trip to a Chinese buffet, and the way I felt after, told me I am done with buffets.
Life lessons can often come from poker too, and I learned one during our first SFPT game of 2018. It's well-documented that a couple of drinks helps me loosen up and play better; what was not documented was how many was too many. Based on my result, and how I felt the next morning, I've now found that number.
My play for the June 30 tournament was actually pretty good, finishing second to Matt. My best hand of the night was slow-playing trip nines to take out Oscar, and even my biggest loss of the night was played well - I called Tina's all-in shove after the river with two pair, not believing she had the flush she was representing. She did, and took a huge pot, but I was able to recover.
One of the reasons I say I know my limit now is my decision making heads-up. I didn't play terrible - a couple of coin flips gone differently and this recap would have a different tone - but I know in hindsight that I was too buzzed to think several hands ahead and play in the aggressive manner that I know brings heads-up success.
Still, second isn't bad, and more importantly, everyone there seemed to have fun. Sadly, it's going to be a while before we have that same lineup again, as Chris and Jamie are moving to Georgia in just over a month.
Tournament time: 3 hours
Total Home Game hours: 163.75
Total hours: 279.5
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