I was doing ok at the tables in Vegas. Was up a little in NL at Bellagio and Caesars... then I went over to the Venetian and lost it all :( Couple of rough spots and a poorly played QQ on my part cost me my roll in Vegas (I only brought $500 to play poker, and it went bye bye in that one session.) All in all I was ok with my play, the hand that I went out on I played correctly, just bad luck. I lost about $100 when I played my QQ horribly pre and post flop. Oh well.

I went to the Rio and took a look at the WSOP for the very first time. It's true what they say, it is damn cold in the poker rooms at the Rio. So many tables and people walking around and watching professional players. I saw several players at the Rio play in either a tournament or side game, the list including: Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Harman, and Eric Seidel to name a few.

At the Bellagio poker room I saw several top pros, Sammy Farha, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Freddy Deeb, Toto Leonidas, and Internet pro Brian Townsend. Pretty cool to play in the same poker room as all these great players (next goal will be to play in the exact same game as them :)

After the trip though, I came to the conclusion that I really like poker, but just have really been dreading the grind online that I do when I play on Full Tilt. I think I am going to stop playing poker online for quite a while. I think it may be a good thing for me. I have a friend that is going to help me cash out on Full Tilt (since I never set up my ePassporte account).

I don't think I will leave any money on Full Tilt (not even enough for a few tournaments.) I need to find a new hobby, one that isn't such a grind but can still make me money. Any ideas?