The Pursuit of Perfection

The next live tournament I will play will likely be the Five Diamond $15,000 main event at Bellagio on December 12. This will be the beginning of a tradition of playing specific, high-stakes, coveted events. I did not play passionately enough in Indiana and I'm not surprised I didn't cash there. I need to feel desire and desperation in order to play my best poker. The $15k price tag alone should be enough to get the blood flowing.

I looked back at my hands from the Indiana main event like a football team looks back at film after each week's game. I played well but made several smallish mistakes. There may have been as many as ten hands I felt I could have played more efficiently.

I want to play a mistake-free tournament. I've never come close to playing perfectly in a major, so it's a bold goal to try to before the end of the year. I'll have the FTOPS VI to fine-tune things.