Poker ramblings...

After 5 years of messing about playing every game I can the time has come to start taking it seriously. My bank transactions to and from sites shows a small profit over the years.
Add in a $6000 trip to Manilla, a computer games console and a variety of other prizes (rather than cash)...then I guess I am well in front...but not by as far as I feel I should be.
We all feel we can be pro poker players (if you don't then maybe you're reading the wrong blog) but do we have the drive to get us up there?

No!

As in life in general we become complacent...reach a certain level and then dig a trench and defend our position...moving neither forwards nor backwards...or, in other words, we stagnate, become stale and will never realise our potential.

Over the last year I have been reading lots of Omaha strategy guides and I really love playing this game...and I reckon this is definitely my strongest game.
But what do I do when I sit down with 3 hours to spare for a session?
There are no imminent Omaha games so I play a couple of Texas games to pass the time.
Or a 5 card draw or Razz to try something different for a change.
Next thing I've missed the start of the one Omaha game and lost half my bank in the process!

Idiot!

Did Ali ever have a wrestling bout while waiting for a boxing fight?
Did Bjorn Borg play squash while awaiting Wimbledon?
Did Michael Jackson get married in between...erm, oh damn yes he did!...scrap that one then!
Do Metallica lay down a dance single between albums?

Of course not!

So I have decided that I am an Omaha player (not hi/lo !!!)...and Omaha is what I will play.
I know I can make a steady profit from Omaha games so why the hell should I be playing so much Texas where the margins are becoming incredibly tight and so much harder to dominate.

OK

Ramblings over...for the moment.

ps...I will continue to play PL tournaments and other games with added value as I do enjoy them and the general added value, even in Texas Hold 'em, still makes them a viable proposition.