Scott Diamond

I took my girls to the LA County Fair Wednesday and we had a great evening. My wife and I are just so blessed to have such wonderful girls. They have no fear when it comes to any ride and they just loved the animals.

We watched how the cows get milked and they also saw bee's making honey and they were truly interested.

So today I was getting some odds and ends done around the house and my friend Jorge Pineda called and asked if I was playing the $335.00 NL event at Commerce tonite.

Jorge offered to put me in because he said I am due and I have been playing well.After several minutes of talking we agreed I would pay $180.00 and he would pay the $165.00 and I would get at least $10,000.00 if I won.

We figured there would be a first place prize of around $18,000-$20,000.00 tonight and we were right it turned out to be just under 18k at $17,490.00.

With 2000 starting chips and 221 entries I started fast and good as usual and was winning some pots and had about 3600 just before the end of level 2.

As two players left the table seat 10 was filled with a guy who had accumulated some chips also.He put his rack on the table and left to go get some red bull.

I look down at Pocket 10's and raise to 125 chips when the blinds were 50-25. There are 4 callers and the new guy sits down just in time to look at his hand.

He surveys the table and raises to 500 chips on the button. It is only 375 more for me to call and there is about 1150 in the pot, so I call.

The flop is 4-10-J rainbow and I hit my set of tens.I check he bets 500 and I put him on AA or KK before the flop. With just a third bet into the pot I am thinking he has KQ suited and is open ended so I go all in and he insta calls with.............JJ...Set over F...IN....Set and once again after fighting traffic to get there at 6:00pm, I am on my way home from Commerce at 7:20 in heavy heavy LA traffic.

Once again disappointed, upset, and with all the positive thinking and not letting these beats get to me...they are starting too. Thanks for reading...

Take Care...Be Safe....