Can't have all your eggs in one basket!

Just a quick update blog, I have slowly been easing my way back into the local live poker scene. As far as tournaments go, I have played 2 in 2 months, 13th in one, and did a deal in the other one. Played some cash games, I have had mixed results! I have been playing far too much 6-max online, and live full ring feels like a long drawn out affair. I have did well at online cash over the last month or so, but some of my live cash results have been down to errors on my part, the rest is just variance.

I enjoy live cash much more than online. As a result, I'm going to make a few adjustments, try a few different things and try and play more of the local live cash games.

Away from poker, I am back into the financial trading/spreadbetting on everything from share prices/commoditie prices and foreign currencies. I am mainly trading forex, namely the US$.

It's amazing the cross overs between trading and poker, if you want to really get anywhere, it's all discipline, money management and controlling yourself.

I used to trade a lot, and was succesful, once I got into poker I kind of drifted away from it, but the two sort of come together in so many aspects.

It's kind of weird, a few years ago I was into trading and didn't even play poker. Now I'm so glad I eventually started playing poker, as I say it has taught me so much about myself and the disciplines learned/learning/acquiring! are appropriate for my trading exploits aswell.

I did after all obtain a first class honours degree in economics, and even when I was studying for my degree, I alaways so it as learning stuff that I would use to work for myself and make money in the markets etc.

My long term plan is to play poker, live cash, live tourneys and the same online. However, I definitely am putting more hours into trading, the scope is so much bigger.

Ideally, I see myself in 10 years, just playing the markets and playing big live poker tourneys and cash games. Beach house somewhere, couple of million in the bank, you get the idea ;)

It's taken a few years, but I am so glad I did finish my degree, I am so glad I found poker, and I am so glad I am starting to find my way onto steps of a ladder I want to climb again.

Meanwhile, I should be playing the £100 game this Sunday in the Dundee gala, should win it :P

Good Luck

Barry x x