Black eyed in Vienna

On Sunday I went up for a header at my soccer game and ended up going head to head vs my opponent. His head immediately split open and my eye started to swell up pretty bad. I still finished the game though (and sent him to the hospital) but we lost 4-3 anyway. %%E$#&#TILT

My right eye was half shut throughout most of Monday when I flew to Vienna but I began to deal with people staring at it. I suppose most thought I said the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time but I certainly didn't feel like explaining the situation to everyone so I just went with it.

Vienna is sweet as always. I remember Michael Keiner recommending the Vienna Sporthotel a couple years ago but every time I wanted to book it it was sold out. Finally I booked early enough this time so I got a room for the 6 days I'm here. The hotel itself isn't all that sweet but it has 10 tennis courts which is just awesome. We played doubles last night for $100/game and Seb Bauer and I obv won both sets. Ship it.

Then I had my promised squash rematch today vs Sebbau with him getting a 6 point advantage per game. I beat him in straight sets 10-8, 10-8 and 10-8. That was good another 1k, but he won 3k last night in flips against me so he really can't complain.

The 3k euro Main Event had a really sick structure, 20k starting stack with 25/50 blinds and 90min levels. Hats off to Thomas Kremser for (once again) organizing an awesome tournament. 400bb to start is a real dream and allows for a ton of play. I built up to 30k, then dropped down to 12k, then grinded back to 40k to end Day 1. Yesterday was Day 2 and right off the bat I had 50k, but then lost AA vs JJ preflop so I dropped back down to 40k. My stack stayed around there for most of the day until I was forced to move tables.

With blinds of 500-1k I had around 43bb and raised my first hand with 33 at the new table, only to get jammed on by the button, some Greek guy who had bragged about winning 2.8 million in blackjack over the years. I folded that hand then two hands later openraised again, where he again jammed on me. He had around 35bb so I folded my AJs. The whole table started laughing saying he had been doing that all day. One orbit later a guy from MP raises to 2500 and I flatcall with QQ from the cutoff, anticipating a shove from my Greek friend on the button. Indeed, he sticks in his 35k, the original raiser folds and I snapcall with my queens. He tables K8o and the board runs out JT379 giving him a straight which he claims he didn't even see.

I was left with 7k and stuck those in two hands later with TT and the BB called with A7. He flopped an ace and I was eliminated, but I was pretty happy with my play so I left the casino in a good mood. The Greek guy kept apologizing and saying that usually he is the one getting his QQ cracked and then saying "Fuck you!" to the guy who sucked him out. I told him that I am not that kind of person and take things a little more lightly, which seemed to surprise him. Anyway, I'll probably go to the casino later on tonight and see if some 10/20 is running. Holla!