WSOP 2007: Andrew Black

Card Player: The World Series so far for you, how has it been?

Andrew Black: I played pretty badly most of the time, actually. I was doing pretty well in the Omahas near the beginning. I played pretty well, but even in them I made mistakes. My head hasn't been quite right, so mostly I have played fairly badly. And then recently when I started playing well, I started getting unlucky. But I feel that is just payback for having played so badly in the first place. So I don't feel like I've been unjustly treated. I feel I have been getting my just deserts. Even though I have had some real cruel ones in the last few tournaments.

Then I got angry at someone the other day, I nearly… well no I didn't really nearly whack him but I was pretty angry. The more I have reflected on that over the last few days, I kind of thought, that's not me; that would be a sign that I am not being as I usually am. One wonders how much of it is them and how much is me. Either way, I don't think I have any excuses. If I get that angry, regardless of the provocation, it's just not something I want to do again.

It is difficult to keep your center here in this space. I find it very difficult. It's just such a whirl of activity. It's quite difficult to keep your higher qualities in view. So I'm hoping even though it's coming up to the end that I act a little better and hopefully play a bit better and get really lucky as well! That would be great. Yes, that is the plan!

[Andrew played day 1A of the main event and for a time was the chip leader; he did eventually run into aces and when out late in the evening.]

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