tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31814202.post6017964894836526028..comments2023-07-06T06:16:42.782-07:00Comments on Gary's Irish poker blog: Catching up...rag2garhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693503207913501538noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31814202.post-79993428794315504132009-01-25T21:39:00.000-08:002009-01-25T21:39:00.000-08:00Very interesting entry as ever, Gary, thought prov...Very interesting entry as ever, Gary, thought provoking.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kind words. We're both very different people and players now han we were a year ago, I agree we've both been through an education this past year. Confidence ebbs and flows with results but I've no doubt you're a better player now too and have the game to go one better this year.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to approach it as "just another tournament", and doing everything within my power to win it. I told myself I wouldn't even play it if I didn't qualify, but might have had to relent just this once.<BR/><BR/>The gentle giant that is Lloyd will be greatly missed. I developed a huge affection for him during those days in Drogheda last year and he was just about the only player who managed any sort of bond with me during the tournament itself. I was deliberately trying to cultivate an aloof image but Lloyd's very good at making people talk.dokearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592202751564682226noreply@blogger.com