I've been playing a bit of poker recently, and having mixed results. Earlier this year, I was on a tear, and couldn't lose. Lately though, it's been a bit dry. I played in a tournament on Sunday at a local casino, and finally made the final table again, and even did ok in te cash game leading up to it.

Tonight was a humorous night though. I decided to play again, as I am in the running for a finals tournament at the casino I placed on Sunday. First, I played against a handicapped player, and we came up with a device to help quadraplegics to play poker with less assistance than it normally takes. Now I just have to find the parts and see if I can put it together, as it looks like a very viable solution to help him. But secondly, I have to say tonights tournament was the "worst" I have ever had. Although I managed to stay alive for 2.5 hours (mainly due to the lack of playable hands or situations), I did not win a single hand. However, I DID manage to chop one, so I will count that as 1/2 of a hand, but all I won were half the blinds. If you count the cash game I played prior to the tournament, I think you could take that losing streak to 4 hours of not winning one hand. Fortunately, losses were minimal, as the hands I was starting with were poor quality, and I just rode out the blinds. I think that is the longest I have ever gone. What a test of patience!

Such is poker...