As ever, wise words from the FTR bunch.

Totally fair point about being under-rolled. But check this out for obscure reasonsing, although valid: i was in vegas and it was my 30th birthday. Ha, one time where playing by the book goes out the window.

Later that night, on a dare, i walked into the casino floor (golden nugget) wearing just a pair of shorts and asked the floor manager/pit boss if he had any grey poupon. There was jack daniels involved in that equation.

But aaaanyway, i see your point. The first time i played live i was so uneducated that i played. The vegas time i was educated enough to know that i should stop playing after a few hands because i was going to lose, i feel a lot more educated now. Just need some more knowledge and a ton of hands to see it all come together.