So, after a 4-month poker hiatus, I have decided to return. I have also decided to heed the advice I have read and heard from so many players, many of whom I have great respect for, and I have decided to abandon the warm, safe bosom that is S'n'G land (or Shit 'n' Go's as I prefer to call them) and take the plunge into Ring. I was playing quite a bit of 50NL full ring over at FullTiltPoker.net before I stopped, but have decided to return to Stars and give 6-Max a run.

What I have learnt in my absence / since returning?

Well, I am still far too impetuous and prone to batches of tilt; however, at least 6-Max gives me the opportunity to shut down and take a break to simmer down.

That I took short-handed ring to be like a short-handed SnG situation and was playing WAY too many hands. I am getting this under control.

That 25NL is emminently beatable and that I can't wait to get back from Oz and start playing some 50NL and 100NL in due course.

That I need to start admitting my short-comings a little bit more instead of putting my mistakes down to Goofball opponents, variance or whatever.

That if I really applied myself, I could make a lot of money playing poker.

It's good to be back.