I've been very busy the last few weeks blogging the WCOOP for PokerStars. It had originally been my intention to play in a few events, but when Brad contacted me about working it I couldn't pass that up. So I've spent the last 16 or 17 days watching three or four online tables at a time and reporting on the outcomes of the thousands of deals. All told, I worked 122.5 hours in that span. So as you can see I didn't have a lot of free time.
I can't describe to you how envious I was watching the final five players working out a deal last night.
"Oh you guys want more? I'll take $1.3 million instead of $1.6 million."
"I want to be guaranteed $800K so I have a chance to win $1 million." (They played for $200K and the bracelet.)
These aren't direct quotes, but they give you a general gist of the conversation. Can you imagine being in their shoes?
The interesting thing is that the guy who won (ckingusc) got less money than the guy who finished in second (liberace) due to the deal that was made with five left. I think the winner got $1.26 million or so and the second place guy got $1.3 million or so.
I have played little poker lately due to the time constrints. I've got about 600W$ I built up for WCOOP that I will apply to the PCA satellites. A tip to the Bahamas in January would be very nice and is a good goal to shoot for.
Meanwhile, I am still waiting to hear whether or not I get the job I interviewed for at UA. That would be a good one for me.
