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Over the last 6 months, I've been playing some of the best golf of my life. This past summer I shot 76 at Arrowood in Oceanside. I haven't shot a round worse than 85 in recent memory, and every time i tee it up, I'm 1 or 2 bad holes away from shooting a sub-80 round. I shot 83 at Pauite in difficult conditions, shot 82 at Aviara on the 2nd and I have a nice little test at Barona Creek on the horizon. I can't wait until it starts staying light untill 7:30 again.

OK...I'm looking to have a big Poker year this year. I really want to grow as an Omaha player and participate in some Omaha tourneys. My first strike will be Event #6 at the Harrah's-San Diego WSOP Circuit Event on Tuesday, January 29th. $200 entry fee. I think that being on a Tuesday night and the fact that it's Omaha, the field probably won't be huge, but you gotta play 'em 1 table at a time anyway. I'm hoping for some favorable results.

I've only played 3 live poker sessions thus far in 2008 and I'm starting out in black figures:

New Year's Day @ Harrah's SD: -$5
01/05 (am) @ Harrah's LV: +$100
01/05 (pm) @ Mirage: +$85

So my figure for the year so far is $+180...time to build it up!

If i'm still in black figures come summertime and i'm playing well, I will try, for the 3rd year in a row now, to enter a $1,500 WSOP Event. Last year I had planned on doing it during a scheduled vacation with buddies from back East. This turned out to be a rather anti-social idea, as I discovered that I was having way too good a time hanging out with those guys than grinding my way deep into a three day tournament. This year, I think I'll just make a special trip for the expressed purpose of playing in the WSOP.

The even that I think best fits my schedule/bankroll/ability level:

EVENT #6
06/03 - Omaha h/l 8o.b. - $1,365 buy in + $135 entry fee