12:00am: The HFL tourney is now less than 24 hours away. So far, we have 14 registrants, but I can account for a couple more who haven’t registered yet.

REMINDER: Originally I had said that we needed 20 people to be registered 24 hours before the tourney begins for me to add $50 to the prize pool. That has been changed. If we have 20 registrants an hour before the tourney begins, I will add $50 to the prize pool. This should be a piece of cake, considering we are only a few people away from achieving this goal.

It should also be noted that a video will be made of the “final 4″ (pending everyone’s agreement to turn in hand histories), with all cards shown face up.

If you have not registered for the HFL heads up tourney, we would love to have you. Anyone is welcome. The entry fee is $5 and the tournament will be played on Sunday, July 27th at 5:00pm EST. The tournament ID is: 95156205. You can find the tournament by clicking “Tourney” under the PokerStars menu, and then “Private”.

The password to the tournament is: “kensentme”

See all of you there.

Start a Clean Slate at a New Room, a New Sharkscope, and Keep HFL Free in the Process

5:20: Everything was sunny and bright up until the point at which I was 10-5 and ready to close the day out strong. All of a sudden, my old run of cards from the last 2-3 days made a cameo appearance, and I lost 6 out of 8 coinflips when all in. Granted, one of them was my fault. The blinds were too low, and I knew my opponent was on tilt, but I made the mistake and called anyways. I was ahead, of course, when he turned over K7off, but everything went downhill from there as he hit his king.

I would then lose four straight matches, and totally wipe out what had been a great day so far. It was at this point that I hit the reset button, and went to my GF for a pep talk.

Ever see the movie Rocky (or the series, rather)? Well, whenever Rocky felt down or didn’t believe in himself, he always turned to Adrian for re-assurance. Whenever I need a vote of confidence and a new twist or silver lining in a situation, my girlfriend (Adrian 2.0) is always the one who reminds me where I’ve been, and where I’m headed.

Coincidentally, I returned to win five straight matches, before dropping the final match of the night and eventually finished 14-10 on the night. And to that I say: I’ll take it!

Start a Clean Slate at a New Room, a New Sharkscope, and Keep HFL Free in the Process