If You Missed It

I had a couple of brief appearances on ESPN's World Series of Poker last Tuesday. The most significant of these is at the beginning of this YouTube video. Overall, I'm really happy with how the episode turned out. Prior to its airing, I figured there was as much as a 35% chance that I wouldn't appear whatsoever, so the fact that I was in 3-4 different spots was more than I could have hoped for.

Even though I've mostly gotten over it, I appreciated the degree to which ESPN portrayed the unjustifiable arrogance and lack of humility of Michael Carroll on the heels of a life-changing three-outter. It gives viewers a small taste of the soul-crushing I endured sans-confidant last July. They could have experienced a much larger taste if the cameras had kept rolling through Carroll's rant about what a great player he is while he organized the 100 big blind pot.



Next time I make a deep run in a major televised tournament, I'll request a large patch for my back from the agents at Poker Royalty. No sense in failing to capitalize on the sponsorship value of the "walks away in disgust" shot. ;)