Archive for February 2019
“You get tired of learning all the time.”
Three days removed from my first appearance in the National Horseplayers Championship, the dust has settled and I am back in the real world. Back at home. Back at work. And beginning a break of indeterminate length from the contest circuit. As I mentioned in a previous post, a break seems like a good idea,…
Read MoreRoadmap to 47th
Had you told me four days ago that I would finish my first National Horseplayers Championship in 47th place out of 668 entries and take home $6,000, there is a very strong chance I would have cried tears of joy. As I sit here in my Treasure Island hotel room on Monday morning, waiting to…
Read MoreTourney Talk- My NHC Play of the Day
Am I worried that Rich Nilsen is going to read this, adjust his Friday NHC selections based on my opinion, and then beat me at the final table? No. I am not. And you know who isn’t worried about my NHC plays? Rich. Plus, my commitment to the loyal readers of LoneSpeed, irrespective of my…
Read MoreWhere to begin?
Life has gotten in the way of LoneSpeed these past few weeks. A quick update, and some thoughts on the big week ahead. First, no sooner did LoneSpeed enter Phase 2 of its existence than I got a new job with a really cool company at a time that I wasn’t really even looking for…
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