Scott Diamond

It's tough to be Poker broke right now. This is really the first time since I started in August of 2006, I have not had funds to play poker.

I am blessed though, all my bills are current and I have a good job that brings me a steady income. It always seems when you get a little extra money something comes up and you have to fork it out.

I have cashed 7 times this year in tournaments and have gone deep in 6 others. With just a little more luck I could have won 2 of those tournaments and in the 6 others at least made the final table in all of them.

If you have been reading my blogs they explain my down swing of late and I looked back at my game to see if I was pressing or playing scared. I spoke with a few players who I have had the honor of becoming friends with and they tell me I am playing SOLID poker and the tables will turn soon.

It has been a long 6 months since the beats started at the WSOP Seniors Event when I had the guy crushed with two pair ,QJ on the flop vs his KJ. He then went on to catch a runner runner straight and my downfall began.

I am really proud of myself though how I have evolved as a Poker Player. My wife is not surprised though. She knows how when I take something on I am bound and determined to whip it. She has seen me do this at work or with a few tough projects I have taken on over the years.

The Fallenheroes Charity is another task I am trying to make well known. I have had some outstanding Poker Players get involved and it's only a matter of time our tournament gets so big, we will fill the ballroom at the Bicycle Casino to capacity.

I am very frustrated on how the cards have been falling for me, but I have to realize I am a noob in the Poker World and if I am paying my dues at the beginning, so be it!

I have learned a great amount of patience while involved in this game and it has carried over into my everyday life. There will be many more tournaments in my lifetime and I am only 6 years away from retiring. If I continue to grow as a Poker player as well as a father and a husband then my time here on Earth will be a successful one.

I have met so many great people in my lifetime and I am sure there will be more. The Poker doors are open for me thanks to many and I want to be a great ambassador of the game as I am a great ambassador for Law Enforcement and most of all, the great ambassador of my family!

Last night as I thought about blogging today one of my twins, Bianca who is the youngest and the most outgoing was mad at her older sister Jennifer. Now Bianca is only 4 years old going on 18. The things she sometimes says is mind boggling. How can a 4 year old be so intelligent is beyond me, she did not get it from me!

Bianca is upset with Jennifer and she tells me she is going to run away. I say "yeah sure" if you go outside I am locking the door and no dinner for you.

About 20 minutes later dinner is ready and I call the girls who were in the living room watching TV. NO Bianca......Jennifer where is your sister? Jennifer says. "She left daddy, walked out the front door pulling her suitcase behind her"...WTF.....

I go outside and she is no where to be seen....Panic sets in and as I run back into the house, turn the stove off and grab my keys to the truck my neighbor across the street hollers at me.

Bianca is in the house across the street with her friend David. My neighbor is chuckling because Bianca has her suitcase packed and told them she was going to her Grandmothers house.

I know Bianca is upset her Grandmother is very ill, but I was not sure if I was going to laugh about this or be really upset.

I sent her to her room and called the wife and told her. As I was on the phone Bianca with those beautiful eyes comes downstairs and says she is sorry and she is going to be a good girl. Whats a father to do? I sent her back to her room and told her she can explain it to her mother when she gets home.

KIDS!!!! Anyway at 3 am this morning she wakes me up and asks me to hold her tight next to me while we sleep. PRICELESS...............

Take Care.....Be Safe.................