A shot at 12

Posted: September 23, 2008 12:29 AM

Another shot at # 12 in HORSE here in London!!!

At the end of Day One two players have over $50,000 in chips, with the next highest stack at $37,000. Phil Ivey at $59,000 and me at $54,000! There are either 68 or 53 players left depending on who you listen to. The Internet reports 68, but the casino player's clock said 53. So I have a chance to do here at the WSOPE, what I couldn't do in Vegas at the WSOP: I have a chance to win a HORSE tournament! But before I get ahead of myself, I first need to make it to the final table on Tuesday (there are live updates somewhere!), or we may play until the final 16, depending on how long the day goes. I am so happy that I have another chance! I am so positive right now that it is amazing! Coming off a recent losing streak, including a $306,000 loss (the biggest in my life) in a televised cash game last week, about $70,000 on the internet since the WSOP ended, and another $60,000 in chinese poker since the WSOP ended (mostly to Rolande De Wolfe), you would think I would be down, But I'm working out almost every day, and I feel terrific! Today I picked up $25,000 at Chinese during the dinner break, but more importantly I seemed to have the chip lead all day long in the HORSE.

Feeling great is wonderful, but I need to keep focused tomorrow, and the next day (hopefully I'll make the final table). My most recent third place finish in the WSOP HORSE is fresh in my mind, and that helps me tremendously. I want to win this more than ever. I truly believe this: "Great things always happen to me." I leave y'all with these six words: positive, positive, positive, positive, positive, positive!!!