First blog in a very long time. One of the things they teach in rehab is to journal and write down your thoughts.
Long story short, I went to rehab on May 5, 2013 and did 33 days. It was a long time coming. Now sober 47 days. I am a binge beer drinker, cant just have one. One of my big faults was playing cash and/or tourneys live and drinking beer the whole time. This leads to some very poor poker and life decision making and as the beer flows a really loose aggressive style develops in both. They teach you in rehab to do a cost benefit analysis of your using. Obviously some poker losses are on my list.
I am not hear to preach sobriety or not, its your choice, its just one I had to make.
I played sober poker for the first time in several years this week. Made a very quick trip to Vegas to check on my house and to also check myself on this playing sober thing. I am giving up a lot for sobriety but poker wont be one of them.
I had two my best cash sessions of the year, winning a total of seven buy ins in the 1/2 cash games at Venetian. Fairly comical when the cocktail waitresses are asking why I don't want a Coors Light. I also free rolled the WSOP daily Deep Stack with not any success busting at the 600/1200/200 level.
During the Deep Stack, a girl at my table offered to buy the table shots. I blurted out "No thank you, I just got out of rehab." The guy next to me gives me a high five and the seven seats says "I still want your chips" It was really funny.
I think I can do this and will be on the felt grinding life daily.
