well it's beena while since i posted. i've been sick and busy and having had time for a lot of poker or much of anything else. Just as an update: i'm taking a break from tourney's for a while. Not because i don't enjoy them, but because i found a much more time efficient way of making money lol. I've started playing shorthanded limit tables and i love it. Not nearly as much sucking out and the pots are bigger on average too. In the past week i've made like $600 or so. Just today i'm up over $200. That's with only 3-4 hours of play today too. It's awesome. This isn't an exceptional thing either. I've been winning consistently like this everytime i've sat down lately. It's been a blast. It just seems so easy for some reason.

Oh, just as a fun thing, here is my new favorite hand ever:

fstgrndr55 Posted Small Blind $1.00
blondie1559 Posted Big Blind $2.00
secman Posted Return Blind $3.00
Dealing CardsYou Were Dealt (Js, Qs)
thepurdle Raised to $4.00
petepatel Calls $4.00
secman Folds
kaptainkrunch Folds
fstgrndr55 Folds
blondie1559 Calls $2.00
Dealing Flop (Tc,8h,5d)
blondie1559 Checks
thepurdle Bets $2.00
petepatel Calls $2.00
blondie1559 Folds
Dealing Turn (Td)
thepurdle Checks
petepatel Bets $4.00
thepurdle Calls $4.00
Dealing River (Kc)
thepurdle Checks
petepatel Bets $4.00
thepurdle Calls $4.00
petepatel has (7d, 9d)
thepurdle has (Js, Qs)
thepurdle Wins $34.20 from pot 1 with : Pair of Tens

lmao. yes i called him down with queen high and was succesful. had to be one of my finest moments ever.