Update

I have neglected the postings for a while, so I will try and catch up.

I am on poker break this week following Tunica. (I decided to return to live play a smidge early. yay me, Saturday night, the deck beat me over the head, and nearly erased all my losses from my trip.) ... (another update; played Monday night, and erased all my losses, and most of my lodging expense)

Bill Frisk and Bob Goodlatte have panicked the online poker community by passing some toothless legislation about banks not allowed to do business with gaming companies. Well, banks don't do those transactions anyway.

Nux Vomica is dead. It served its purpose, we learned a lot, but it's over.

I am curious about a situation where someone get felted by a bad player then they just leave the online table?

The tournaments in Tunica were good to me, but that's probably because there were so many fish. I think I should start playing more tournaments and not neglect that arena. There is a difference between short stack, ante, and deep stack tournaments. Tunica gave me some valuable insight on short play: No early limping, get into raised pots that you might be behind so you can get a reasonable chance to double up, and conversely, it's very important to play tight early.

Live tournaments I seem to be doing fairly well. Mr. Rome has provided me with a very powerful thought pattern / mentality about fear:
"There is a scene in Band of Brothers that I often think of in the context of NL Hold'em tournaments. An officer is fearlessly walking from foxhole to foxhole, encouraging the men during a battle. He finds a cowering private rolled up into a ball, and says to him "Do you know why you are scared, Private?"
"No sir," says the private.
"It is because you think there is hope... you don't understand that you are already dead."
After this exchange, the private picks up his weapon and joins the fight.
This works for me.

Google has started an online spreadsheet service. I now keep my Poker Accountability Report(PAR) there.

I still continue to struggle with online play, but after Tunica, I am beginning to think that the 10¢/25¢ proving grounds are good practice.

I seem to be doing very well in terms of my mentality towards poker. I have had many instances when someone will tell me, 'man, that was a tough beat / laydown,' and I think there was nothing to it... I lost a large pot set vs. set, and I was fine with it. No gut wrenching, just on to the next hand.

In cash games, I realize that I have been playing short stack cash. That's all I have ever played. I read an article about the struggling New York underground scene, and realize that deep stack cash is another animal altogether, and I need to learn that game.

I have also neglected my limit game, as well as other forms of poker, including Omaha, 7 card, razz, hi/lo versions and um... This other 4 card game... 4 low cards, all same suit...