This year in review- Poker and life

Sorry about taking a week off of blogging.  I was stuck in the mountains of VA when we got hit with those horrible storms.  After that I headed to New Orleans and got some time at the casino in at Harrahs there.  My girlfriend and I played some video poker, but didn't hit a royal and went home a little lighter in the pocket.  Not much poker going on there this time of year although the people that were in the room were rowdy and playing ALL night...fun group.

Since the new year is upon us, it's time to review my goals and see where I stand on last years and make a plan for the upcoming.

My goals for poker were:

• $40,000 net gain- I was slightly shy of that.  A swing of luck here and there and I could have managed this but not this year.
  
• 1+ WSOPC live tourney cash- I did this with New Orleans.  Good thing since it's the only one I played in this year.
• Triple Crown-  Yes, I thought I had a shot at this when I was making my goals...didn't happen.
• Top finisher in the doubles tourneys on FullTilt-  I didn't focus on this but thought it would be a fun challenge.  I was second-best one time and only beat out by 5 spots between the two tourneys.
• Final table one 'Sunday Major' or 'Mini-Major'-  I did this twice this year at Bodog's biggest tourney, finishing 2nd once and 4th the next time.  On the occasion that I finished second I also bubbled the final table on Pokerstars 250K Sunday tourney...13th place.

 All in all, I feel pretty good about the year even though I've been really kicked around over the past couple of months. The great thing is that the goals that I did hit in poker helped me to make some of my goals in regards to giving to charitable organizations...$6K this year.

I'm going to let Jan. play out before I set goals this year.  I'll post it once I have them set.  Until then, Good luck in everything that you attempt.