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I’m back from Vegas and my WSOP event.  I finished in the money!  I got knocked out in 236th place which was good for a payout of $2770.  With the initial buy-in of $1500 it means I made about a $100 an hour playing poker that day.  None too shabby.

I only lost 3 showdowns all day long.  I was very very happy with my play.  Of course, the last showdown that I lost was an all-in bet on my part.  I had AA and my opponent (Bernard Lee) had 99.  The flop came 953 and the rest is history.

I knocked several players out, one of whom is named Fred Goldberg who happens to be the proud owner of a WSOP bracelet.  So even if that had been it, I would still have felt like I accomplished my goal of being able to keep up with the pros.

One of the coolest things about this is that I am now a part of WSOP history.  Check it out.  That’s forever.

Thanks to friends and family that supported me and gave me kind words of encouragement.  Thank you most of all to Marilyn, Emily and Jonathan who are my biggest fans and loudest cheerleaders. I couldn’t do it without your help.

I’m going back next year and I will be a better player when I get there.  Let’s see if we can’t push some of those numbers up.

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