It's been a while...

It took me a year and a half, but I've finally rebounded enough from the shock of Black Friday to venture out into the poker world again. It's a strange new world, and the live/online poker worlds seem to have been completely switched up for me. Before, the nearest live casino was 5 hours away in Atlantic City while online poker was available just a few clicks away.

Since then, not only did Black Friday kill PokerStars and Full Tilt, but Bodog changed its name to Bovada and pulled out of my super anti-online poker state of Maryland. Casino construction projects in Baltimore and next door in Prince George's County were approved. Hollywood Casino (formerly Charlestown Races & Slots) in West Virginia got a poker room, this one just 2 hours away. I've tested the online waters recently, but no site seems to want to touch Maryland after its part in seizing the bodog.com domain name. The money-grubbers opening casinos must want all the action to themselves, but the casinos are probably years away from being built and opening. There's a big void for Maryland players... so I've started turning to home games, found on 2+2.

I sent an email to a game of likeminded young professionals (According to the ad, the average player age is just 23! At 25 I might actually be one of the older people in the group.). Aside from the blogger crew (wonderful as you are), I haven't had any live bodies to really talk poker to. It'll be nice to make some live friends who actually share a passion for my favorite hobby, to talk difficult hands through with after, etc. Also, I was surprised to learn that I still have some followers despite disappearing for so long! Thanks Josie, Mojo, and Lou for sticking around :) Look for more updates in the near future! I'll be able to find some poker action somewhere...