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Most tournaments start around noon; so much for playing all night and sleeping all day (Myth Number One shattered). So after getting up at around 9AM — not that I sleep much when I travel — I shower, eat and maybe go for a walk. The event today is the $5,000.00 No Limit Holdem Event at the World Series of Poker. It’s noon of day one and time to shuffle up and deal. This is a relatively small field by today’s standards, with 466 entries, but some of the biggest names and best players in the world are here today. This surely won’t be easy. We get started a little late, and what a day: we play for nearly 16 hours before ending day one. We’ve lost nearly half the players. It’s now around 4AM, and thankfully I made it through. Day two starts tomorrow at noon. Business - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under business/finance/loan/mortgage category Computers - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under computer hardware/software/peripheral category Internet - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing category Software - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under software category Web Design - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under web design/development category Web Hosting - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under web hosting category Web Promotion - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under search engine optimization/internet marketing category Web Resources - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under other web category Recreation - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under travel/hotel/cruise category Casino - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette category Health - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online pharmacy/hospital/health category Shopping - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under online shopping/gift category Miscellaneous - Click the link on the left to visit our partner sites under all other categories The final table starts at 3PM, but I draw noon for my interview with ESPN. After yet another sleepless night, I return to do my interview, which goes rather smoothly. Now it’s on to the final table, and what a table it is — the likes of Gavin Smith, John Bonnetti, Todd Brunson, John Hennigan and TJ Cloutier. A flop of 4 6 8 sends an ugly chill up my spine. A harmless J falls on the turn and then, bam!, like a bullet in my stomach, the 7 of diamonds on the river, giving TJ a four line straight. That close to winning a bracelet… my dream has to wait one more year. My share for second place: $352,620.00. Not bad for 43 hours’ work. Since it costs about $500,000.00 per year to stay on tour full time, I’m only $150,000.00 short of realizing a profit. So I guess I’m on to the next venue.
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