I hadn't played online much since Black Friday. Actually took a long break from playing poker in general. I thought I was a decent, winning player back then, but I later came to realize that I was a break-even player, who was decent compared to fish, but not so great in terms of thinking about poker the right way. I definitely had lots of leaks in my game.

Fast forward two years or so, and I get a promotional email saying I have $10 for free waiting for me on ACR. I suppose my thought process and mental focus has matured and increased. I'm understanding the game in a deeper way than I did back then. 

So I grinded that $10 out, mostly on PLO but some NLHE (lucky not to get unlucky in shoves for the first few games), and I've built it to $400 within two or two and a half weeks. I'm going to withdraw $200 for spending money on a trip I'm taking in August, and grind the other $200, and turn it into a little online and live BR. I feel uneasy about keeping much online right now until the whole legislation situation gets resolved, but I'll keep some on there for training purposes and fun in preparation for the 2nd Wave of online poker (fingers crossed).