WSOP Nearing The End of a Great 2008

Date: Wed, Jun 25, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Well its become the year of the Professional Poker Player at this years WSOP. I have to congratulate John Phan for winning his second bracelet.Whenever John see's me he always makes sure to say hello and ask me how my play is going. John is not only the life of the table at any event is he is a super gentleman and does some amazing charity work for his home country, Vietnam.

I would also like to say to Chris Bell, I know you must be disappointed with your 2nd, but it was your second final table this year and with the fields that have been playing this year it is a great accomplishment and I know all of your friends and family are proud of you, I know I am. Thank you for allowing me to sweat you for the 6 hours Sunday!!!!

Also, congratulations to Eddie Villareal, Little Eddie as he is called at the Bicycle Casino by all of us who know him. Eddie is a daily fixture at the Bike playing the Nooner tournaments on a daily basis. He busted 13th in the Seniors Event when his AK was beat on the Turn by AQ on a flop of 10-J-8 and the turn was a 9 giving his opponent a straight. Nice showing Eddie, 17k will let you play a lot of Nooner Events this year. To go through the 2218 people to make it so close to the final table is a great accomplishment. Surviving beats like that are very hard to do in any tournament.

Today all eyes in the Poker World will be watching the 50k H.O.R.S.E. Event. Supposedly this is the Pro's main Event and it has been honored by the WSOP as the Chip Reese Event, rightfully so.Freddy Deeb took this one down last year and there is no doubt in my mind this event will not disappoint us Poker enthusiast, good luck to all of you.

If you have yet to make it out to this years WSOP, you should really try too. It is an amazing spectacle and there are so many games going on. Caesar's is having huge turnouts for their events and the Venetian and Binions are also doing well. The Main Event starts next Friday and the convention center at the Rio should have it annual Poker Show as it has the past several years. You can pick up almost anything there from coin protectors to pictures with your favorite player.

You cannot tell this country is in a supposed recession by the throngs of people in Vegas. I was truly amazed at the crowds as the weather is beginning to get HOT. I still see some great Hotel rates at some of the dot com sites so shop around a few of them if you can make it to Vegas.

Wishing everyone the best and if someone out there has an extra $1500.00 they want to get rid of, the last $1500.00 NL Event starts Monday at noon. I am on Vacation starting Monday......for 12 days......(:

Take Care...Be Safe...and congratulations to all of the people who won bracelets and made final tables at this years event. A great accomplishment and you all should be very proud of yourselves!!!

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Viva La Rivered!!!!!

Date: Tue, Jun 24, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Yeah here it comes. Ok I was really excited to play in this event. A $1000.00 entry and my second ever WSOP tournament. I imagined myself playing and doing well as I drove to Vegas with my wife Sunday.

The ride was smooth and very little traffic and I thought about the event the whole way up.

When we arrived we went and had some lunch and I showed my wife around the Amazon room. She has seen it on TV when we watch the WSOP on ESPN and she was impressed. We went over to the registration area and checked too see how many players were entered and at about noon on Sunday there were 760 people pre-registered.

We walked around the Casino and I played 25 cent Draw Poker and ended up winning $200.00 on my $20.00 investment. It was just about 2pm and we headed over to watch my good friend Chris Bell at the final table of the $2500.00 Pot Limit Holdem Event.

We sat with Michael Gracz,Peter Feldman,Layne Flack, Joe Tehan,and a few other friends of Chris's from North Carolina. After 4 hours of play Chris went heads up with this kid from Belgium who by the skin of his teeth surviving an all in, when 4 handed.

My buddy Ernest Bennett and his wife Mary stopped by to give us the keys to our room at Caesars that Ernest got for me. He had to use his comps and he likes staying at the Rio, so being the great guy he is, he got my wife and I a room,,thank you Ernest.

We left after watching Chris for 6 hours as I promised my wife an evening on the town. We had a great Italian dinner at Caesars and walked around wanted to see a show, but we were just to tired and called it a night.

Fast forward to 11am and we are at the Rio watching Gavin Smith and Joe Stapleton along with their guest Layne Flack due the Poker Road radio show.

Noon and the doors to the Amazon Room open and 2218 players make their way to their seats to start event #42.

After some introductions by Oklahoma Johhny Gale, we here "Shuffle up and Deal" I am at table 16 seat 3 in the Orange area of the Amazon Room. The blinds start at 25-50 and the button is in seat 10.

There are a bunch of old guys at the table and the very first hand I am the only one who folds,,, Q-5 diamonds. Ok I see how this table is going to play tonite.

Second hand under the gun I have AA, I raise to 225 and get 3 callers, flop 995 two clubs. I bet out 525 and two players call. turn 10d, I put out another 500 and one folds the other raises to 1500. Now we only started with 3000 chips and I already put 1250 in the pot. I fold my AA face up and wait for a better spot. I build my stack back up with 66 vs 55 to 3400 and the doomsday hand comes to me in the Big Blind. I have QJ and 4 limpers in front, I check and the flop comes 4-Q-J check,check check, bet 200. I raise to 400 and it folds around to the first caller. He raises to 800 and I look at him as he swallows hard, naturally, so I raise to 1500,he just calls. The turn is a 10 and I go all in for my last 1500 chips. He starts to fold but pulls his cards back and calls me. I turn over my QJ for top 2 pair and he just shakes his head and turns over KJ. He is open ended and of course the Ace comes on the river to knock me out after 45 minutes of play.

We head back to Caesars and pack, go have some lunch and we are on the road home by 5pm.

One of these days, one of these days.....

Take care...Be Safe...

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Viva Las Vegas!!!!

Date: Sun, Jun 22, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Ok, the time has come!!!! I am leaving for Vegas at 7am Sunday Morning. I am playing in the Seniors Event on Monday 12pm sharp! and I am hungry, determined and DUE.

I will be able to blog while there and I will definitely keep you all updated.

Thanks so much for all of your support.

Take Care...Be Safe..

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Learning New Things

Date: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

It's amazing the things you can learn even as you get up in years. I have said many times how fortunate I have been with my new found interest,"Poker".

I have met some incredible people and some not so incredible. I have become a fan of certain players only to find out their ego's have become huge since meeting them and I no longer admire them for who they have become.

I have supported some only to be ignored and others have been very supportive of me.I have always wondered why people tend to change as they become accepted in a fraternity of their peers.Do they forget their past?

We have the same problem in Law Enforcement with people thinking they have become better than some of their peers,and sooner or later it catches up to them and they have to adjust or move on,because if they don't they get eaten alive by peer pressure.

I have never had this problem because with all the things I have done and all the commendations I have received,they have never gone to my head. I am still the guy (with a lot more experience)who became a cop 22 years ago.Sure I have had some conflicts with a few Deputies who hasn't with a co-worker. However it has not been because of MY ego.

So it disturbs me when I have reached out to those and have tried to develop a friendship yet because I have yet to WIN a huge event I am considered a groupie or a wannabe as I was told by someone the other afternoon.

At first I was somewhat flabbergasted by there remarks but I then realized Poker is a Sport,Hobby for me. I do not have to make my living off of it,of course I would love to win a big event someday because of my competitive nature. I have had the taste of some first place finishes in smaller events and this keeps me going.

I have told people before not to mistake my kindness for weakness just ask some of the hundreds of crooks I have taken to jail over the years.I can apply this to my Poker playing also and have started to be more aggressive at the tables.

My point is, remember where you started,you can be a star today and a has been tomorrow in anything you do.You should be thankful for your fans and friends and remember you would be nothing without either of them.

I will always remember what it was like when I was a broke and lonely person and had no one to turn to for advice or help. We have all been there one time in our lives and we can always be there again if not careful.

I apologize for such a harsh blog,and I promise you I will be a different person when I am at tournaments, because it just does not pay to be friendly with some.

If I am not able to blog in the Poker community anymore,I would survive. If I never did an appearance on a Radio Show, I would survive, If I never have the opportunity to win a major, I would survive.Just as long as I could continue to do my Charity work and have the love and support of my family is all I would ever need.

OLD, is when you cannont teach an old dog new tricks and Learning New Things is a way of life and a blessing sometimes in disguise..

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June Update

Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

I stopped off at the Bicycle Casino Saturday and decided to play the $335.00 NL event at 4:15.I had just got off of work and I haven't played any live Poker for about 2 weeks. I dabbled on-line a bit just to pass some time,but I tell you I should of taken my $100.00 and given it to someone or just hung it out the window of my truck and let it go! On-line is so brutal, I guess I am just a glutton for punishment because I keep going back and playing.

Anyway, 6,000 in starting chips and Denny Williams the tournament Director gave us an extra 30 minute level at the beginning, we started out at 25-25 instead of 50-25 and within 5 minutes there were 4 people busted.

I was in seat 6 and lost a couple of hands to flushes,once with a set of 9's and the other one 2 pair. I actually lost the minimum both times but it brought me down to about 3800 in chips. It's so hard to get people off of flush draws at the Bike,they are willing to risk their tournament on draws to the river.If I had won those two hands, a mistake I made later would of never happened. I did win a decent pot when seat 8 raised to 200 when the blinds were 50-25 and 3 limpers. I had pkt 5's and called as everyone else folded. So I am heads up with the original raiser who is an aggressive player and raises out of position.

The flop was Q-5-3 rainbow. I hit my set and he bets out 700 and I raise to 1400 and he calls.The turn is another 3 and fills me up so I check and he bets 1000 and I just called him. The river is an Ace and he checks pretty fast. I thought, "damn", did he actually have pkt rockets? I bet only a 1000 and he just called me and turned over AQ and I had a sigh of relief, as I showed him my Full House.

I now have about 7900 in chips and have A5 with 6 limpers and I am one of them. The flop came out Ac-5c-4h and as it checked to me I bet out 500 chips because I hit 2 pair and another flush draw out there. Seat 3 who beat me earlier on a flush called my 500 and a lady in seat 5 raised to 1500. I re raised to 3000 and seat 3 went all in. The lady in seat 5 calls as I do.

Seat 3 4c-2c for a gut shot straight and straight flush. Seat 5 AJ and me A5...turn 3 hearts giving seat 3 a straight and the river was 9d. I am knocked down to 775 chips. I build it back up to 3500 and as the blinds go to 300-150 and a 74 ante the button raises my blind 1200 and I have pocket 3's so I push my last 2750 in and he tanks for about 3 minutes. Now he tried to steal a round earlier when I had 66 and he called my all in of 1500 with 5-4 off. I thought he was making a move again but he finally called and turned over 66. He hit a 6 on the flop and I was on my way home.

I am still not sure I should have laid my A5 down earlier. If I had won those earlier races against that player I probably would have,but my stubbornness got the best of me and even though I had the right read he had too many outs. Oh well live and learn.

I am not going to Vegas tomorrow, I am going on Sunday the 22nd as I was given a few nights of free rooms at Caesars by my good friend Ernest Bennett. I am bringing Mrs. Diamond and I am going to play the Seniors Event on Monday as the wife goes shopping with Mrs. Bennett.

Ernest won the WSOP Seniors event last year and there were over 1900 players. I hope to have a better showing than last year as I will be playing my "A" game.

Hope all is well, congratulations to the "Italian Stallion" for winning a bracelet this past weekend and also to Barry Greenstein for winning the Razz event.

Take Care...Be Safe....

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welcome back.

Date: Sat, Jun 14, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

I started seeking out new music again. I guess that's how I know the medicine is working; I guess that's how I know I'm getting better.

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dont ask me ... ?

Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Justin Shronk also made an early exit from the tournament, but his elimination hand was not exactly a race situation. With the blinds at 50/100 Dutch pro Peter Jepsen raised to 250 in early position and the player on the button called. Shronk moved all-in for 1625 total from the small blind with A-J off suit. Jepsen then reraised all-in for approximately 6K chips and the button folded. Jepsen showed 10-7 off suit and flopped a 10, sending Shronk to the rail.

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Missing out on SO much

Date: Wed, Jun 11, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Since I have been stranded at home this week I have been surfing the Poker Forums and watching the updates of the events at Pokernews.com.(which are outstanding)

I can't believe some of the interviews taped and posted at various sites have given Bryan Micon so much time.

There are so many other outstanding Poker players walking the halls that are actually a good interview and not some guy who rambles and laughs at his own comments.

I have also been listening to the live feed of PokerRoad Radio. Excellent show and I highly recommend it to anyone. If you cannot listen live they are archived and also available at Itunes for free.

Still a lot of gossip about the WPT and GSN and I read a very interesting post by some one who said that Direct TV is a very good possibility for a 24 hour Poker station.How cool would that be.

I have been pretty busy trying to get the Fallen Heroes web site up and running and getting next years event started. The new shirts are a hit and we are hoping to get some more Challenge Coins soon.

Good Luck still to everyone at the WSOP I am going Tuesday the 17th for 2 days ...Yes Iam Back..if the satellite goes good I will enter the $2500.00 NL event Tuesday at noon.If not I will be at Caesars playing the noon tourney...

Take care...Be safe...

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Share your WSOP Story

Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

I was glad to see our own Justin Shronk was able to play in a WSOP Event due to some very generous friends. Justin is a very good Poker Player and did well in Last years Series. Although he didn't get deep this year, I am sure he will be back at the table very soon. Most of his time right now is dedicated to PokerRoad Radio and I am sure all of you have tuned in.

I am not sure I would want to be backed in a tournament. I would not mind giving someone 40% of my winnings, but the makeup would bother me. Some backers do not worry about the makeup and thats a big risk for them, but they have confidence in your play,after all one is usually staked because their funds are low.

I would love to hear your WSOP stories. It doesn't have to be about how you played. I will listen to Rail stories, Vacation stories to the WSOP or even bad beat stories at the WSOP.

You can e-mail them to krwisehand@sbcglobal.net">pkrwisehand@sbcglobal.net and I will share as many as I can.

I am still trying to come up with some money to play next Tuesdays event. I had some stock I sold and I was told it would take about 10 working days to get my money.

It was time to sell it anyway. I bought 1500.00 dollars of Delta Airlines stock after they went bankrupt a few years ago. It was only 24 cents a share at the time and I knew the Government would bail them out. I sold it last week for a nice little profit, so if my check comes I am in. If not my garage will be the most organized and freshly painted one in all of California.

Also. I read GSN has yet to approve another year of televising the WPT. Other bloggers have written this could be the end of the WPT on television. I for one hope this not to be true. The WPT on TV has been so important to Poker and Steve Liscomb is a great businessman and I am sure he will find some way to keep televising WPT events. ESPN would be the best solution for this if they could work out some type of agreement or even Fox.

We need televised Poker and all the sponorships it brings with it. Good Luck to you WPT hope your discussions go well.

Hope to hear from some of you........

Take Care...Be Safe.....

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I'm playing!

Date: Sat, Jun 7, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Hey,

With the help of some very generous backers, I will be playing in the $2,500 buy-in event at the WSOP today (saturday). First prize will be close to $1 million dollars and there should be around 1000 players.

One benefit of knowing all the guys that do the updates on PokerNews.com is that they are going to make sure to have a bunch of photos and constant updates on my chip counts and play. The event starts at Noon PST, and you can track all my results here at :

http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2008-world-series-of-poker/event-13-2500-no-limit-holdem/ (the page should be active about an hour before start time).

There is also a function on the side of the page where people watching the coverage can chat and leave messages for players in he tournaments, or chat with the tourament reporters.

Thanks to Brian for putting me in the event, and wish me luck!

-Justin

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Wishing My Friends the BEST

Date: Thu, Jun 5, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

I had looked so forward to this years WSOP as every Poker enthusiast does.It was going to be my second year there as a player and my game has improved so much this past year.

I started off fantastic winning the first two $175.00 satellites I played for a $3,000.00 profit and in the third one took that beat when my KK got called by Q3. HOWEVER.. I had to come home because of a family matter and it now appears I will not make it back this year to the WSOP because of it. I will probably be with drawing from the Seniors event as well on June 23rd because I need the 1060.00 money back right now.

I truly wanted to do well at this years Series. I had too!for so many reasons.My whole life I have been thrown curves and I have dodged the strikeout but It has not been easy.

I do have so much to be thankful for and I am not going to let this latest curve get me down,but there are other more important things in life sometimes and there will always be another WSOP to play in as well as other Poker Tournaments.

I have been on my own since I was 16 years old after my mother passed away from leukemia when I was 14. I moved to Ohio and lived with my godparents who put a roof over my head but I had to work in order to by the things I needed as they were young and had 2 children. I played baseball,basketball and football in school, did my home work after I was done with practice and games and worked on the family farm and enjoyed every minute of it.

Married with two beautiful daughters, adopted a son and had two other stepchildren for 16 years until a divorce in 1996.

I was the first cop in the family and was proud to become one and I have had a successful career and have been rewarded for it. I remarried a wonderful women who also had three children from a marriage and she has given me 4 of the most wonderful,beautiful,loving girls one could ever have. YES, I have been a father to 12 children and I have never for a moment regretted it.

One of those children has caused us some heartache right now and I have to be a parent even though as angry as we are, its our duty as parents.

There will be plenty of time to play Poker and hang on the rail and sweat all the remarkable people I have had the opportunity to meet in the Poker community. I am 52 years old going on 15 and the excitement at the Rio is very hard for me to put into words. It's as if you were at an All-Star Baseball and game sitting in the dugout for 6 weeks straight with all the best in the world right there.

Gary Wise has given me the opportunity to share my thoughts and stories with all of you and I will never forget him for allowing me this privilege.

To Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, Mark Seif, Michael Grazc, Chris Bell,Nam Le,J.C. Tran,Bryan Devonshire, Gavin Smith, Joe Sebok, Scott Huff,Quin Do,Jim Pittman,Antonio Esfiandari,Chad Brown,Minh Nguyen,Ernest Bennett,Johnny Walker, Jorge Pineda,Richard Betar,Jennifer Newell, Justin West, Shawn Sheikhan,Eric Morris, Kasey Thompson,and many others.. A Huge THANKYOU for always taking the time in your busy schedules to talk Poker with me, give me advice and share your life with me.

I hope each and everyone of you continued success and I will always be there to support you!!!

Thank goodness for the Internet and the ability we have to log on and check the updates of events. I can follow all of you from home and I will continue to sweat you from here for the next 5 weeks.

Also I would like to thank you, the readers of my blogs for all your kind comments and the support you give to Wisehandpoker.

As always...Take Care and Be Safe........

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Vegas Trip...

Date: Tue, Jun 3, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Well I Know I told all of you I would be going to Vegas today. I actually went Sunday Night and met my buddy Jim there. I got in about 7:00pm and he had just busted out of the Pot Limit event.

I went early because of something that occurred here at home and I needed to just get on the road out of town.

We actually entered the $340.00 NL event they hold in the Amazon room every evening. I was late to register but they do not blind any of your chips off,you get the whole 5,000.

There were 285 people entered and first place was just under $20,000.00, I couldn't get anything going won a few pots,but it seemed every time I raised or bet a flop,everyone folded. I cannot get involved in monster pots and come out ahead.

Again I played very good,no mistakes and I busted out 89th. I just did not have the chips to make a move and on a open ended straight draw on the flop I pushed and was called by AK on a flop of 9-10-4 when I had QJ. I only had 7,000 chips and the blinds were going up to 1,000.

So off to the satellite room to check it out. I wanted to hit the sack but Jim talked me and another friend of his we met there into trying one.

I entered a $175.00 satellite, you get (3) $500.00 tournament chips and $140.00 cash.

I used my strategy I have been working on and discussing with several friends. It seemed to work because my patience paid off and I had a commanding chip lead heads up with this Canadien guy. He seemed nice, so I offered him his buy in back and he said "NO".

Next hand he pushes his last 1800 chips into the pot and I call with A9h and he has Q-5 and an ace hit the flop. I tipped the dealer $40.00 and caught up with Jim who busted third in his $525.00 satellite and went to the All American Grill and had some dinner.

I slept until about 8:30 am which is very long for me. I am so used to getting up at 3:30 am my body has a hard time adjusting. Jim was still knocked out so I showered and went and got coffee and walked over to the Amazon room.

Now I know what Daniel meant in his blog about the huge empty room when he first saw it this year.It was early and there was one small cash game going on but the rest of the room was empty and it does give you a weird feeling as you look at the walls with the Banners of all the past champions. I can here in the back round a replay of ESPN's coverage of the 2005 Main Event. It kind of gives you goose bumps listening to the voice of Lon and Norm as you stand inside this enormous room with wall to wall Poker tables. You start to dream a little bit about what you want to accomplish in this room as you stand there in a daze.

At 11:00am Poker Road Radio has their live feed from the Rio and I hung out and watched them do there show. As usual the three didn't disappoint and Justin Bonomo was a guest and it was a very good show. The whole Poker Road team does an amazing job setting everything up and our own Justin Shronk is the man behind the scenes putting it altogether. Great Job Poker Road and thanks for giving us Poker fans some enjoyable pod casts and shows.

So I hear as the shows ending "One more seat left in a $175.00 satellite". I grab the ticket and go to the cage,pay my money and sit down at my second satellite. This table was a bunch of good guys and my strategy again worked and I ended up giving a guy his buy in back and the dealer $40.00 for another win and nice profit of $1400.00.

I again enter the 340.00 nightly go and meet Gary Wise and walk around the Amazon Room saying hello to numerous players I have met.

J.C. Tran--Chad Brown--Chris Bell--Hassan Habib--Quin Do--Michael Mizarachi--David Chiu--and David Pham. I always just give a short hello but Chris got up and did one of those guy hugs with no more than 3 pats. Chris is a great guy and I really enjoy talking to him. The others I do not want to bother too much because they are concentrating on what is going on at the table. This is for big money and bragging rights so Game faces are on.

I met Clonie Gowen who so graciously donated a 7 day cruise she won to my Fallen Heroes Poker tournament next year and was able to thank her in person. Gave a few shirts from my charity event out and I was off to play the nightly again.

I lasted to about 60th when I called an all in of a very aggressive player when I had AA. He had 22 and turned one so I was out after playing well again and surviving with a short stack. I was feeling I had a chance at a final table but Aces are overrated,huh!

When we got up this morning we headed home as I need to deal with a thing or two. I will be going back next week and trying to get into the $2500.00 NL event somehow.In the meantime I may head over to the Bike and play a 20/30 event.

Take Care and Be Safe...

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A little unsuccesful warmup

Date: Sat, May 31, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Yesterday i decided to play the $225.00 Nl event at the Bike. It started at 4:15pm and since i was off at 3:00pm I headed over there. they have had some big crowds lately,but only 107 people entered and from what I heard registration closed before 5 pm on a Friday here in LA, when traffic is at its worst. Apparently about 25 people were turned away during the first level of play.

We received 4,000 in starting chips with 30 minute levels and I again played well. Late when blinds were 800-400 and 30 or so people left I has Ah-Ks on the button with a raise in front of me by a very aggressive player who was all decked out in Full Tilt gear. The player to my left re-raised him and I went all in for 8400 chips into a pot of 5,000. Aggressive guy folds and the other guy calls and of course shows AA. I could not put him on this hand because he had AA 5 times already today. The flop was very nice Kh-8h-4h but it bricked out and I was left with 600 chips. My very next hand I have 10-9 and go all in with 5 callers. Flop 7-8-J Nice!
I am up to 5000 again and cannot hang on as I bust 20th and 18 get paid.

I do not play to make the money, I play to win and I only had QQ-JJ and 44 pocket pairs all day. So I played very well,but just couldn't get anything going and no cards to make any moves with.

No bad beats, pretty solid players last night and I may play the $120.00 NL today. The field may be small again but I want to go to Vegas Monday Night without any rust and if I can make some extra money by winning a small event, it would be a great confidence boost.

My friend Jim Pittman is in Vegas right now and he won a $225.00 satellite and is playing the $1500.00 NL buy in event today. Jim told me there are a lot of Local players in Vegas and this could be the reason for a small turnout.

The Bike changed the name of this years event from the "Mini Series" to the 20/30 event making it a mini deep stack tournament with low buy ins, but it did not attract the throng of players as their last deep stack event did.

I saw the 10k Pot Limit event had just over 300 people registered. I thought there would be more and I am not sure how many entered this event last year, but I know it was a 5k event in 2007.

Hope this is not an indication to the crowds this year. Todays event will tell as it has 2 start days and last year there were over 2900 people and I heard that Jeffrey Pollack when starting todays event at the Rio told the crowd, "Welcome to the 4th largest NL event ever" Good Luck Jim and see all of you in a few..

Be Safe...Take care..

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WSOP Players...GOOD LUCK

Date: Fri, May 30, 2008 Professional Internet Tournament

Just wanted all of you who plan on playing and are reporting from this years WSOP a whole bunch of GOOD LUCK and have fun.

To the tournament reporters, I hope you all get planty of sleep and let me thank you in advance for the work you will be doing the next month and a half. Without you, us Poker enthusiasts would not be able to follow the Series and see how are favorite players are doing. Thank YOU!!!!

Monday night cannot come fast enough for me. Hope to see all of you Tuesday morning.

Take care...Be Safe...

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