WSOP 2010 Trip Report, Part 3

The exciting conclusion of my 2010 WSOP Main Event trip report, covering Days 5 and 6, is now appearing in the October issue of 2+2 Magazine. Here’s an excerpt:

My Day 6 felt like what the World Series of Poker is supposed to be about: a battle of wits and will amongst the poker world’s elite. Of the 7,319 people who entered the main event, only 205 of us remained. My 1.2 million chips put me right around the average.

At times, the final table felt so close I could taste it. After all, I’d already outlasted thousands of players, and I was a good player with a lot of chips. I was practically there!

Except not really. To make it to this point, I had outlasted 97% of the field. To make it to the final 9, I was going to have to do the same thing again. Only 9 of the 205 of us, or 4%, would make it there. There were quite a few good players remaining, many of whom had even more chips than I did, and all of whom wanted to be there just as badly as I did. I’d come a long way, of course, but there was still a long way to go and a lot of great players to go past.

Thanks to everyone who’s followed along this far. I hope to have another long report coming next year, so please let me know what you liked and how you think it could be improved!