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March 18, 2009

After a slow start, or maybe I should say a no start, the year has
become a whole lot better. The reason for the no start was just
plain laziness on my part. After returning from Kansas City for our
annual family get together, I started a schedule of trying to
become a vegetarian and also get in better shape. I think I
succeeded in both endeavors. I, at this point, have kept the
vegetarian part up, but also lost about fifteen pounds and only
missed a few days of my exercise plan.

Needless to say, I had very little time to pursue poker; in fact, I
only played one tournament in the first two months of the year.
Then boredom finally got to me and I decided to go to Reno for the
World Poker Challenge. I played a couple of $200 tournaments
with no success, but then in the third tournament, a $300 No-Limit
Hold’em tournament, I got lucky and came in second for a payout of
$11,814.

It was a nice payday, plus I was lucky enough to have had my wife
with me for the first four days I was in Reno so it was just a great
time for me. It is times like those few days that I really know what
has kept me in the poker business for the many years I have been
in it.

After my wife Debbie left, I got a chance to hang out with my very
good old friend James Curtis Yarbrough for a few days. James, or
J.C. as we call him, go back to August of 1987 when we both made
the final table at the biggest lowball tournament of the day. We
became friends then and have maintained a close relationship ever
since, even though J.C. lives in Dallas Texas.

After I had been in Reno a week, J.C. left town and I was an
orphan. I played a couple more tournaments and ended up making
another final table, albeit a ninth place.

I left Reno after about ten days and drove home to get some rest.
All in all, I was very happy with the trip. I wish they could all be so
much fun and profitable too.

I realize now as I look at the date, the Wildhorse Spring
Tournament is less than a month away. I have talked to Roland,
the tournament director at the Wildhorse, and he assures me the
turnout is going to be very good. If you have never been to the
Wildhorse, I have said a million times and will say it again, you will
not find a more player-friendly tournament anywhere, plus, it truly
is a fun tournament. I think the reason for that is that almost
everyone there is nice. The staff is friendly and, most importantly,
they give money away in all their tournaments. Here is the link for
the schedule:

Click here: http://www.wildhorseresort.com/pdfs/Poker-Spring.pdf

I look forward to seeing you there

For What it’s Worth ...

Vince

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