Am I really that unique?

When I started playing full-time about a year ago there were very few Poker Blogs.

There are many, many now. However, most of them seem to be young guys who enjoy fast times and large egos. When I read about urges to move to the really big game, needing to be #1, must win a bracelet..etc, I can’t relate.

I want to play very well, and win a lot of money.

For me that would be anything over 200K a year. I love the game, the freedom, and the lifestyle of what I am doing right now. Mainly, I love the freedom and the challenge of improving my play everyday. I think it was Johnny Moss who said. “The next best thing to winning at poker is losing”. That sums up how I still feel about the game after one year of full-timing it. Will I feel that way a year from now? I don’t know, keep reading and I will try to keep writing and we will both find out.

The only part that is missing for me right now is a few peers who share my values and my quest. I would like to meet a few players either on-line or off that are serious about the game and their quest to master it. And a few friends who are willing to encourage and sharpen one another to reach their poker goals.

I would like to be part of a group like tilt-boys who don’t go on tilt in life and bet on hand motions, whose luggage comes first, golf games, or craps.

I do feel very unique, in my life situation, but with the sheer growth of people trying or dreaming to become a professional poker player there have to be many others that I could relate to in the game and in the “bigger game” of life.

Let’s see if I can paint a picture of how I feel different then those around me right now.

I have told you in the past how I ride the casino bus from near my home for free to save the $15 it would cost me in gas. I told the players at my 2/5 NL game I drove here in a quarter-million dollar vehicle. (grin)

Now let me put this in graphic terms. The casino employees call it the “bingo bus”, because it shows up just time for evening bingo and leaves after bingo finishes. Of the twenty four riders, two of us went to the poker room.

The other gentlemen is 84 years old and he plays 1-3 stud all evening. It is apparent that he and I are the only native English speaking folks on the bus. The vast majority are middle or senior aged Philipino women playing for up to $20 all night at bingo.

I put into play, whenever I go to Sycuan up to $1,000 at the poker tables .

As I rode home the other night about $800 up, from No Limit Poker, I knew I was probably the only consistent winner that rides the bus. (See what I mean about unique? not better, just different.) There are players who risk at the Sycuan poker table a lot more then I do, but they wouldn’t think of riding the bus.

Last month in Card Player I read an article by Thunderkeller about him, starting a site where serious players could share information. He would be active in it, and lead a squadron of serious players who would use the site to help one another improve their game. I couldn’t wait to log on to his site and get involved.

His first blog stated he would blog daily and share some of his knowledge. Well, I believe he is a great player, but he hasn’t posted another one since and I haven’t found his site to be what I am looking for. It is a nice looking site though.

So I am still hoping to find others like me. (Darn, this is starting to sound like a personals ad... grin)

If you have any comments or suggestion, please post them. You can also email me at dave.dillman @ yahoo.com

Well, I am half-way thorugh the field in a 440 player tournament on Party Poker, better pay closer attention, I need to build up my chip count.

Thanks for reading……..

P.S. I finished 61st for $80.... I was short stack at the table and I went in with Ac4c OTB. Got called by dealer who had Ad10s. Neither of improved he won.....

I feel real good about my play. I was "cold decked" most of the night and stole enough blinds to survive as long as I did.