A day ago I was on the verge of posting the widening gap between actual and ev chips for this month, but I had the realization late last night that tears and entitlement serve no one.
Watching the player's championship final table yesterday impressed on me how little I know about this game; I barely know the rules for half the variations, let alone possess a deep understanding of nlhe. Being on the edge of a cliff with respect to my bankroll undoubtedly takes its toll and affects the way I approach the game, but it seems a slim excuse for a lackluster effort to move forward in my game.
Watching JRB yesterday made this contrast so clear. The man was sweating his decisions more so than outcomes (at least this is how I perceived it). I hope I reach that place as well.
As a general aside, with the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage, it seems that the United States has followed a similar trajectory to the one that resulted in
Brown v. Board of Education. Many have lambasted Scalia's dissent (full opinions
here), but he and Roberts make what I deem strong counterarguments to the majority decision. The idea that a court of 9 un-elected lawyers who were born the on the seaboards of America should have the power to legislate for the people of South Carolina seems to be an affront to democracy in America. That said, if gay marriage was placed to a vote in a state where I resided, I would vote in favor of its legalization. This is an enormous and deserved victory for gay rights activists, but I do not believe that the Court should be the arbiter of such a victory.