{"id":700,"date":"2006-12-31T09:07:02","date_gmt":"2006-12-31T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/blog\/?p=741"},"modified":"2006-12-31T09:07:02","modified_gmt":"2006-12-31T15:07:02","slug":"poker-flashback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=700","title":{"rendered":"Poker Flashback"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I wish I had more time to play poker and develop my skill. I really think I have some potential. I just don’t have the time to devote to playing.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I will have my runs of ups and downs but the one thing I am truly proud of is that I am a good sport. I don’t blow up over my bad beats. I might be upset for two seconds. I may even come home and blog about it. But then, I am over it. I think it is important to have a positive attitude about poker because it does take some amount of luck. People get lucky sometimes. Bad plays get rewarded. Not just for other people. I’ve seen my bad plays get rewarded also. It works both ways. I try to play smart but sometimes you just want to play crazy. If you get lucky against me, I’m going to call it like it is but I won’t hold it against you. And if I get lucky against you, I’d expect the same. Please don’t whine like a little girl or worse yet, cuss and scream like a jackass. You know you’ve had your lucky breaks too.<\/p>\n

I didn’t get to play as much as I wanted in 2006, but when I did play I actually placed decently. Here are a list of my 2006 APL<\/a> event finishes:<\/p>\n