My $5/$10 shot, and What Is Next?

I just realized I had never given anyone the results of my 25 BB shot at $5/$10 during the last two days of my bonus clearing. Probably for the obvious reason - because it didn't end positively. I lost $170, but wouldn't have played any of the hands any differently in hindsight - this was 17 BB of pure variance as far as I am concerned. I did learn that 3 outers hurt a bit at $5/$10 though.....

I still cashed out for $2,300+ which is still an amazing run having started at $500 only three months previous. I got the check yesterday, and it will be interesting to see if there is any problems depositing it, given that there was an insert in the envelope saying (essentially) IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEM CASHING THIS CHECK, PLEASE CALL THIS TOLL FREE NUMBER IMMEDIATELY. Not exactly the most confidence-inspiring message. But it appears to be drawn on a bank in the U.S. (Las Vegas, in fact) so hopefully there will be no issue.

So what's next? I think I'm going to take a mini-break (only playing Stars Steps tournaments with FPPs or playing $0.25/$0.50 limit) until the beginning of next year. Then I'll likely roll a significant fraction of my withdrawal back into another Cake skin to continue playing $2/$4 and $3/$6 under a bonus or bonus / rakeback combination.

Unless something horribly interesting comes up while in my mini-break, I wouldn't imagine there will be much to post about until the new year. Happy Holidays, all!