I have finally decided to make the jump and move to Atlantic City. I will be living with a friend who is a fellow poker player. He is a really strong player who uses a lot of psychology in his game. His only problem is his bankroll management is not the best. I feel that we will compliment eachother very well as our strengths in poker are different (mine being discipline, patience, and game selection and his being reading people and manipulating his table image). This should give us a lot to learn from one another. We just found a place in Ventnor which is a beach town right next to AC and will be moving down at the beginning of Sept :)

Its now been 3 weeks since I've been back from the road trip. I've been going to Borgata every weekend playing 5-10NL as well as $270 SNGs. The cash games have been very swingy lately for me as I am not playing optimally. I lose focus after playing long hours, make too many moves for live cash, and been losing patience. I am really dissappointed in my live cash play and will move down to 2-5NL until I refocus. As for the $270 SNGs, these are incredibly juicy. They pay 1500-600-400 and there are always at least 2 players that if they do not get hit w/ the deck, they have no chance of cashing. The strategy is horrible as people are playing way too loose in the first couple levels. A couple weeks ago I cashed in 3 straight SNGs and am making an emphasis to play more of them next time I'm down at Borgata. Playing these SNGs also makes a good change of pace from the grind of NL cash games.

BTW, Matthias is back in the Philly area and doing really well. He has a 10 inch scar on his head and wearing a neck brace from the car accident. Apparently what happened was that he was driving on highway in Texas where the roads are hilly. He couldn't see far in front of him when an accident had created a backup on the road. As he approached the backup, he didn't have time to stop and when right under a truck. Everyone has told him how lucky he is to be alive and if I was with him as a passenger, I would probably have died. We are both really pleased with our fortune and this is just another reminder to never take anything in life for granted!

PS
Matthias and I are heading to AC this Thursday and I'll have a trip report up after we get back. I am going to make an effort to blog a lot more regularly on this site and to include actual POKER hands!