Gimme My Money Back!

Vegas took all my money! Ok, not all of it, but more than I wanted to give it. I managed to prove, once again, that I'm not as good as I think I am at the whole gambling thing. Oh well, we'll chalk it up as a learning experience.

Even with the financial difficulties of the trip, we had a great time. Jeff very nearly finished in the money of his World Series of Poker event. I think he wishes he hadn't gotten anywhere close to the money. Missing it by 5 may be worse than missing it by 100. Of course, finishing 275 out of over 2700 players isn't too shabby. It's too bad you don't get paid unless you finish 270th.

We also got to see a handful of pros. Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Eric Lindgren, and Chris Ferguson, just to name a few. Is it sad that I treat these people like movie stars? Next year, I'm going to find an event to play in also. If I can build up the bank roll, that is.