Time Flies...

Hello all,

OK, got to apologize off the top here. I haven't been diligently writing here as much as I would like, but that is something I am resolving to change! Stick with me, I'll keep it up!

On the poker world front, the runner up at last year's World Series, Paul Wasicka, took down the National Heads Up Poker Championship at Caesars in Las Vegas last weekend (should be broadcast on NBC in April). The reason I bring this up is that Paul is proving to potentially be the breakout star of the final table last summer. While Jamie Gold has been beset by legal problems and few of the other finishers have made much of a mark, Paul has been out there playing. What made his championship in Vegas more impressive was that he also was at the final table of the WPT L. A. Poker Classic the night before the event started. All in all, a pretty good weekend for Paul and we should see him make more of a name for himself in the poker community.

On my Internet radio program, "The Tournament Trail" on www.holdemradio.com, my cohost, Jennifer Shoots, and I had a great chance to talk to another up and coming poker star in Brad "Yukon" Booth. He really had some great observations on many aspects of poker and, if you missed the show on Wednesday night at 9PM (Eastern Time), it should be up in the archives soon. You should check it out!

Also, Brad has signed a sponsor deal with something called PokerWater. For those of us (like myself) who don't care for the energy drinks that are out there, this product looks like a great alternative. PokerWater is infused with vitamins and minerals that are natural, thus making it a great alternative to energy drinks. If you want more information on this, be sure to check out their website at www.pokerwater.net.

Onto something outside of poker....

College basketball is in the full blast assault of the conference tournaments now, but the big show will be next week as the NCAA tournament starts. UCLA has played themselves out of a #1 seed and I believe we'll see Ohio State, Wisconsin, Florida and Kansas as the #1's. As always, any betting suggestions come with the caveat "These predictions could be completely wrong"! We'll see, though...should be a great month of basketball as the NCAA crowns a champion the right way...on the field of play! (Or court, in this case!)

OK, enough for now. Until later,

EB