For some time I have lost a GREAT deal of interest in online poker, I do play once in awhile but very seldom an it is just to hang out a bit mainly on a table on FTP I helped to bring back/ re-create thru some staff people I know there.

But for those others that know me know I came from solely playing online for ' fake/ play chips ' an I pushed myself to learn/ improve to become a better player. I went from playing those table to playing a LIVE free bar league almost 3yrs now. Every since that day I have learned more then anything with the help of A55A55IN's blog he has when I first started playing LIVE, so READ HIS BLOG THAT i HAVE LINKED BELOW HERE!!! I have since placed in/ made next stage of the trny league EVERY SEASSON. A seasson lasted a 12 and two 8 weeks sessions to qualify for next stage either regional or state trny.

Past 6-7 months I have made final table every week except for maybe 2-3 times in our weekly live trny league. I also have been a force to reckon with in some of the other game s we play once in awhile.

For those that WHINE, CRY AND COMPLAIN about players getting ' lucky ' or sucking out on you I bet also when you are that ' player ' you then state it was all skill. I'll say this BS! Get over it, it happens an is part of the game. Your lieing if you NEVER got lucky to catch or sucked out what you needed to win the hand/ pot. I been on BOTH sides it is gonna happen so deal with it.

Any request for being added as a ' freind ' depends on reasons why & who is REALLY behind the RB account/ ID requesting it. I am by no means against adding new people as freinds here. But reasons for me ' screening ' people is there are some that I do NOT like that have a major habit of creating more then one account/ ID here that I do NOT want to have ANY contact with or I simplely do not trust. If I do not accept the request it is nothing personal but will remain pending unless you decide to revoke it on your end.

TC( Take Care ) & be safe, GL on & off the felts!!!

No I am not in any shape nor form connected to the Cartel or any other clan or group here on Railbirds and I have no intention of joining any for my own reasons. If you know me and look at the image I don't need to explain it any further.

BAD SIGNS:

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This image is from my operation on my left hand in Jan. 07'. The injury was a freak mishap that happened in July 06', from the time it happened until it was operated on I was in 24/ 7 major pain and taking major pain killers every day just to take the edge off the pain just to get a little sleep. I was out of work for a total of 10 months cause of it. I will still have to deal with some draw-backs from after it for the rest of my life, lost some range of motion in my hand/ wrist but mainly alot of strength.

It is also where I really turned to just being online & really played a hell alot of online poker just to have a ' mind escape ' from my ordeal. Just like drinkin or drugs it was a temp mind escape from what I was going through. It maybe seem crazy but doing those things helped save my sanity/ life. So learning about poker & playing is very much part of my life and a HUGE passion of mine. Which has created myself to be as an ' OUTCAST ' once I start talking about poker. What has seemed so great for a moment has also done so much damage later on that I tried to avoid while injured, so hence the image I have below the operation pic.

If you really want to improve your poker playing you really need to check out A55A55IN's page. Trust me if this fool( meaning me ) can do what I have been doing since Oct. 07' LIVE and on-line anybody can if they really want to improve.