There are a multitude of philosophies when it comes to World Series preparation, falling into two general camps – play a lot and stay sharp or take it easy and avoid getting burnt out.  This year, I will definitely be taking it easy.

Since the middle of December, I’ve been at home in Las Vegas for a grand total of two or three weeks. I’ve been to Long Island, The Bahamas, upstate New York, Biloxi, Vegas, Los Angeles, Vegas, San Jose, Vegas, Austria, Vegas, Long Island, London to San Remo via bus (a nightmare), Nice, Monte Carlo, and now finally back home to stay for the next several months.  Traveling the world is great, but I couldn’t be happier to be in Vegas right now.  I’m playing a few SCOOP events here and there, and spending the rest of my time working out, playing golf, and just enjoying the Vegas sun.  I haven’t had much time this year to hang out with my friends and roommates, and I’m pumped to finally have some.

After SCOOP wraps up on Sunday, I’ll have about 10 days before the first WSOP event.  I’ll probably dabble with some mixed cash games to brush up for some tournaments and the side cash action, but the majority of my time will be spent barbecuing, hitting some Vegas pools, and going out with some people that are coming into town.

The World Series is a great opportunity with a lot of big tournaments, but it is also an extremely draining six week period.  I’m looking forward to the chance to make some big things happen, and I’ll be preparing for it by soaking in as much sun as possible over the next few weeks.