For one…sleep. My children were jumping on me at 7:30 this morning after I went to bed at 3am. Literally, they were jumping. I was having a wonderful dream…I was playing strip poker running through a field of flowers wearing a pretty dress when suddenly I felt a sharp blow to my thigh. Not good (insert Debbie Downer sound effect), possibly quite detrimental when heading into the second day of a tournament; However, it’s nothing a little Red Bull or Amazon Room Menergy can’t fix.

Another thing lacking this year are crappy dealers. Yes, you can always find a few bad apples in the bunch but overall they are running the games quite nicely.

Reportedly, alive and kicking but still lacking is…Vinnie Vinh. While it’s hearsay he’s alive…what good is hearsay? After all, technically he’s still MIA and I don’t mean the Miami Airport. Not to mention it was probably heard from a poker player and poker players shouldn’t be trusted.

Not lacking are some funny blogs bodogbeatpoker, drunken stories and as usual the mispelling of my name.