Poker – I have had a stellar month so far in May although I haven’t played as many hands or hours as I normally would of by this stage of the month. I have been focusing on playing the higher limits and really taking my time when playing. I have also been talking a lot of strategy with a few other high level players which has been a great help to my game mentally.

As I woke up late today I had a look at the poker games running and they didn’t look particularly easy with lots of good players sitting, I figured I would reward myself  with a day off (I don’t normally have many in any given month). The day crept on towards the afternoon and I had made no plans so I decided I would sit down and play a few hours of poker, boy am I glad I did!

Best day ever:

Coaching - So after writing about coaching in my last blog I received a few emails from candidates asking me more about what I was offering which was good. I have done a whole pile of coaching so far in May and have started backing (and coaching) players again, mainly players from 2+2 and guys I have met and talked too along the way. If anyone has any interest or questions about what I am offering, feel free to email or skype me, my details can be found in my “contact me” section.

Fitness - So after complaining in my last blog about being lazy about getting back to the gym I finally did it. I went in and signed up for 12 months ($500 something dollars!!!) and have been going 4-5 times a week since. I normally go for 45-90 minutes depending on how I am feeling on the day. It has left me feeling a lot better, more awake and has improved my mental state which is always helpful for the poker.

Unfortunately we don’t have a basketball team running right now so I haven’t been playing as much as I enjoy. Our team has put in an application to play at a different center to our last league, they have a waiting list and we have to wait for a team to drop out before we can get a place so hopefully it doesn’t take forever.

Share trading - I haven’t really had a chance to read the books that I acquired regarding share trading because I have been so busy with work and other stuff. Unfortunately the Australian market has taken a huge dive ever since I jumped on board.

The graph (oh how I have a love for pretty graphs!!) is of the all ordinaries index from March (when I started purchasing shares) to date. It is essentially a representation of the Australian share market as a whole. Basically shows a huge downswing which is unfortunate, but a part of the game which I am all but used to. Hopefully there will be some recovery in the near future and I can start turning a profit from some of my holdings.

Photography – So I sent my DSLR back to Canon in the east of Australia after I had broken something small whilst traveling in Thailand. I got a phone call two days later saying the camera is working fine and they couldn’t find anything wrong with it?

A little dazed and confused I asked the lady on the phone if she was sure, she said yes the service team tells me it has been tested and is working perfectly. I gave the lady my credit card details and after a $50 fee for a service it was back in my hands within a day, thanks for the good service Canon! (although I did feel a little stupid because I tried for hours and could not get the camera working at home).
I plan on taking a whole pile of new pictures now that I have got my camera fixed so look out for some photos to come in future blog entries

Barcelona, Spain:

Lola is growing big fast:

Until next time!