Dannenmann Taking It One Step At A Time - Q&A

Steve Dannenmann is best known for his second-place finish in the 2005 WSOP main event. The finish earned him $4,250,000, which he split with his friend Jerry Ditzell, who paid half of his buy-in. Anyone who watched the ESPN broadcast that year saw that Dannenmann was always smiling and having a good time. Three years have passed since his impressive run, but the likeable businessman from Maryland is still having the time of his life.
Card Player caught up with Dannenmann to see how this year's main event is going.

Scott McDaniel: How has your table been so far today?

Steve Dannenmann: It's played pretty tight. It's a friendly table. We're all having a good time.
All in all, I'm getting pretty good cards, good flops, and keeping pots small. On the first day you've got to keep them small.

SM: Are you approaching this year and different than the last few?

SD: My goal is just to make it to the second day – one step at a time. You don't win the event on the first day.

SM: A lot of pros have been successful this year winning several bracelets. What reasons could there be for that?

SD: Maybe because there are more and more pros every year, maybe better structure, maybe it's just that everyone else is broke. (laughs)

SM: Is anyone giving you trouble at your table?

SD: They're all trouble. Especially this guy (a big muscular player stands from his seat to stretch his legs and asks, "who me?") – I could arm wrestle him though. I could take him down.
No, they're all good guys. There are a couple of good players. Seat 1 (Jon Panozzo) is a really good player.

At the table, a player who had been tanking for some time finally called an opponent's all in bet on a board of Js5c5h. "I put him on eights," Dannenmann whispered before returning to the table. He was close – the player turned over pocket tens and was trailing the initial raiser's Kd-Jd. The turn and river bricked, eliminating the player with tens.

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