Adam Junglen

I’ve been home from the Bahamas for about a week now. I didn’t make any noise at the PCA, just a couple of Day 2’s; the main and $5k PLO. I left happy with my play and irritated at Atlantis, which is starting to seem standard.

William Thorson was on my direct left in the $5k PLO and after building his 15k starting stack up to 60k he went on break after 150/300 and sat out the rest of the day (2/400, 3/600, 4/800, 60min levels), coming back to 45k at 500/1k with 16 left (8 paid, 1st 110k) on day 2. I stayed like a sucker and played the tournament, ended the day with 72k. I busted out in ridiculous fashion early on day 2 and William ended up winning/chopping 3 handed. I ran into him at a bar after the event and he explained he was “out buying a suit” while he was sitting out. Then he “ran into some friends” and one thing led to another etc, lol. Nice life, William.

I’m back in Ohio, still waiting on being audited. For some bizarre reason the case seems to be moving at a slower pace now that I’m fairly certain they owe me money. Imagine that?

I’m going to be skipping Biloxi and possibly Borgata as well. I’ll be grinding online tourneys (FTP 2xing guarantees and UBOC) for the rest of this month. Get my audit (aka bank error in your favor) taken care of, then head back west for LAPC and NAPT.

That’s all for now.

Later,

- Adam

This is now the third year I’ve come to Atlantis in the Bahamas for the PCA. I was 19 the first time and it was my first live major event. Right after I flew to Australia for the Aussie Millions. Since then it’s become the second biggest (and juiciest) tournament of the year.

I’m looking to start the year off strong. I’ve done a lot of thinking and analyzing of my play and feel very good coming into the new year. It’s amazing how in poker, the more you learn, the more you realize you have SO much more to learn. There aren’t too many things in this world like that.

After the PCA and side events I’m going back to Ohio. Gotta take care of the audit and then oral surgery. Long story short, since I was born in South Korea my biological parents didn’t have the benefit of fluoride in their water. So I’ve got crappy teeth and need a handful of implants. At this point I practically enjoy the feeling of being put to sleep, it’s just another annoying thing that needs to be done.

In other news, Shaun informed me he’s going to move out in 5-6 months. He’s going to travel Europe or something. He’s still one of the handful of people I trust implicitly, no dramatic falling out (aside from him and tournament poker). I’ve got lots of options, so we’ll just see what happens. I’m definitely staying in the same place in Panorama through the WSOP, but after that I can basically do whatever I want….and I’m a big fan of doing whatever I want.

Later,

Adam

Well, I’m back home in Ohio for the holidays with my family. December was a pretty hectic month for me. Between a business trip to New Mexico, a week of 12+hr days grinding Bellagio tourneys, and being audited by the IRS, (plus all the Christmas/family stuff) I’ve had my hands full.

A couple weeks ago I got a scary looking big envelope from the IRS. Sighhhh, it was in fact an audit notice. I’ve been on the phone with an IRS agent and my accountant the past few weeks organizing my records and going through the motions. I’m not nearly as worried about it now as I was when I first got the notice. It wouldn’t surprise me if the US government owed me money when it’s all said and done. That doesn’t mean it isn’t a pain in the ass though.

I’ve got a good accountant and have kept good records, so there’s not much to worry about. I’m working on getting the case moved to Akron so I don’t have to fly my accountant out to Vegas. I’m crossing my fingers it doesn’t interfere with the PCA. I doubt it will and the IRS seem fairly accommodating – but its a possibility. I’ll probably give an audit trip report when it’s all said and done. Several of my peers have asked about it and with our profession it’s probably something we’ll all have to deal with at least a couple times in our lives. Best be prepared.

I ended up breaking even during the Five Diamond series. For the most part I’m pretty happy with how I played and managed to build stacks in every tourney I played during the series. I took 4th in the $1.5kr plo tourney which covered the rest of the series. I made a semi deep run in the main event, busting out near the end of Day 3. I caught a flight back to Ohio shortly after being eliminated for Christmas.

It’s nice to be home for now though. The weather in Ohio isn’t too bad and I’ve had a nice time celebrating Christmas with my family. Looking forward to hanging out with friends and then (barring an audit scheduling conflict) headin to the Bahamas for the PCA. I’m ready for the new year.

Happy Holidays everyone,

- Adam

After spending the last 5 days or so at Ray’s in NJ, I’m finally at the Taj in Atlantic City. Tomorrow’s day 1 of the $5k USPC main event. I’m looking forward to building a stack and bringing my A-game. This is actually my first time in Atlantic City. You’d think through all my travels I’d have been here before, but it just hasn’t worked out that way.

I had planned on playing the Borgata $1.5k this past Monday, but it just didn’t work out. The tournament started at 11am Monday, but tragically I had to miss it. Around 9am I had just finished my 20hr+ Sunday session and was just too tired to play the Borgata event. I had a pretty good excuse though, this Sunday I wound up chopping the $535 buy-in FTOPS Main Event for $290k – my biggest cash to date.

Words can’t describe how great a feeling it is to bounce back in such a big way. I had busted out of all the other Sunday tourneys around 10-11pm, so I was one-tabling the FTOPS for around 10hrs, giving it my full attention. Guess it worked out though.

Thanks to everyone for the support, much appreciated.

Later,

- Adam

It’s been quite a long time since my last blog. To be honest for a good chunk of time I had lost interest in just about everything, including blogging. Hell, including eating. I’ve lost roughly 4lbs since I moved to Vegas….and if you’ve ever seen me you know I can’t afford to lose any weight.

These are obvious signs of depression. I went to see my physician about a possible eating disorder (most likely associated with depression) a couple weeks ago. I don’t have the body image issues that are associated with something like anorexia, but my bmi is certainly considered underweight.

The fact I went to a behavioral health place (therapist/psychologist) voluntarily is a good sign in itself. I’ve gone through about 5 different antidepressants in my lifetime now without any help. They’ve actually done more harm than good, but I’m going to start therapy again as well as continue my search for a functional antidepressant.

I’m currently back in Stow, OH. I decided to stop by and celebrate my birthday with my family and also get a chance to spend time with some of my old friends from around here. I’ve been feeling better and it’s been nice to get out and see autumn back east. Being in the desert for 3 months straight was kind of like being in Ohio during the winter. When I came back I almost forgot about trees and grass and leaves that change colors!

It’s been a rough year for me, but I’m working on taking better care of myself and with that I’m confident I’ll be back in better form than ever. I recently turned 22 – more or less a mid-life crisis year in “poker years”, haha. I realize I’ve taken a lot for granted the past year and I’m really looking forward to some redemption this year.

Since I’m already on the east coast I’ll probably end up at Foxwoods next, possibly AC as well, I’ll have to check the exact schedules. Then I’ll head back to Vegas after Thanksgiving for Five Diamond. I’m also going to be doing some PokerVT work. I’m looking forward to getting back on the saddle and adding some more depth/layers to the site I once poured my heart into.

-Adam

Legends of Poker WPT  is the next big event I’ll be playing. I’m driving in Friday late night and the event starts up midday on Saturday.

I’m still not completely set on my fall schedule. The only thing I’ve decided on 100% is WSOPE/EPT London (both schedules look amazing) and of course WCOOP. I’ve always been a pretty impulsive guy though, so I suspect those won’t be the only tournaments I’ll be playing over the next month.

Cya at the Bike,

Adam