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I'm waiting in the Vegas airport for my flight home now.  Unfortunately, I won't be playing the main event.  I took a really bad beat to go out of the last tournament I played before the money, and I lost a satellite into the Main Event in pretty gross fashion as well, so it just was not to be.  I am excited to get home though.  The last week of poker was pretty brutal, but I am still going home with a nice profit and an overall very successful summer in my mind.  I had a great time and put myself into a bunch of tournaments to have opportunities at a big score.  I was not expecting to be able to play 5 WSOP bracelet events, but I am glad that I got to have a chance to make a tourney score.  If I had run well, anything could have happened, but sometimes running bad is just gonna happen, especially in tournaments.  It was pretty frustrating, but I played my heart out and put myself in a position to win.  

I also lost my phone 2 nights ago, so that was pretty annoying. If you have been trying to reach me, that is most likely why you can't.  I should be able to go to the store tomorrow or Monday in Atlanta and get a new one.  I am really excited to get home.  I love playing poker, but Vegas can be very overwhelming.  I am ready to get back into the non-Vegas world: a world where noone is harassing me to participate in the sex trade; where I am not surrounded by clouds of smoke at all times; where I don't have to fight through crowds of people and worry about being run over by motorized scooters; and where the worst beat I'll take is being served stale bread at Panera instead of their typically warm, freshly baked deliciousness that I am so looking forward to dipping into some tomato soup when I get home.  Vegas can be really draining, but it will always hold a special place in my heart for the easy access to poker, the potential for a big score, the amazing food, and many other things that make it a yearly destination for me.  I of course will also miss hanging out with Cliff, Tony, Austin, and the other friends that we made this summer through poker.  I'm sure I will miss Vegas alot at certain times when I realize how little poker I will play this year, but home is looking really good right now.

Thank you to everyone for your support while I have been out here, especially Amy and my family who have supported me in poker from day 1 and are always excited for me as I continue to follow my poker dreams.  I really appreciate all of you who wished me luck, checked in with me, and of course read the blog.  I am not sure if this blog will continue next summer, as I am hoping to enter the working world pretty soon after graduating.  I hope to make it back for at least a little next year, but we will have to wait and see.  Mark my words, though: I will definitely play the Main Event eventually.  I just have to wait until it's my time!

Thanks,
Danny

Just a Few More Days

Hey Everyone,

I likely will only be in Vegas for 4 more days, unless I miraculously make a ton of money or find a backer to play the $10,000 Main Event at the WSOP.  Cash games have been going pretty well, and I played a tournament on Sunday that was going well until I went card-dead just before the money.  I was really disappointed to lose that tournament, as I felt in the zone and was ready to make a deep run.  However, a few hours later, it became clear that it was probably best that I busted out of the tournament.  As soon as I got home from the Rio, I became very nauseous and ill to my stomach, and I spent the next 24 hours sick in bed.  Luckily, it all ended late last night, and I am feeling 95% better today.  I guess it was just a 24-hour bug, but it was painful while it lasted.  I am thinking about playing the last $1k tournament of the summer tomorrow, and otherwise I will just be grinding cash games and trying to figure out if I should/can play the main event.  I have had an awesome time out here, and whether or not I play the main event, it has been awesome to be able to play a few side events at this years WSOP.  The next update will probably come after the 7th, when I have either gone home or decided to stay and play the Main.

-Danny