I have continued to play well. I have been really close to having a monster stack for the final table twice. On both hands I missed big flush draws after making the money. That has always kinda been my unwritten philosophy.

“First, make the money and then win the tournament.”

So far that kind of thinking has served me well. I could care less about just cashing. If you are going to win one of these big tournaments you have got to gamble late in the tournament to get some big chips. That is the one major adjustment I have made since tweaking my game a few months ago. Both times this weekend that I did make the final table I finished fourth instead of seventh or ninth. Still not first but definitly a better finish. That was because of one reason. I took a little more gamble late in the tournament and picked up some much needed chips. I went into both final tables with over 40k which is about where you want to be if not more.

Otherwise, I got bad beat out of almost all of the other tournaments except one where I made a really poor decision after the turn. I expect big things and they are manifesting themselves as we speak. I am making my own luck.

Later!