WPT Championship: Don't stop me now!
I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out, yeah!
And I'm floating around in ecstasy
So don't stop me now don't stop me
cause I'm having a good time having a good time.
Day 4 of the World Poker Tour Championship is successfully over!
Chips: check
Confidence: check
Enjoyment: check
I am in second place with only 17 players left - not bad at all, Mr. Hansen. Not bad at all.
I ended up choosing Queen to best express how I am doing right now. I feel great and very confident about my game. It is also a clear message to my 16 opponents: "Don't try to stop me now while I am having such a good time."
Day 4 went almost as scripted, until the bitter end. My chip stack slowly increased from 2.24 million to 2.5 million to 3 million and all the way up to about 4 million before I lost a big pot near the end to Mikael Gracz, right, and ended the day at 2.91 million. Over all, I can't complain. In retrospect, it is always easy to know when you should have folded.
I won't be posting any hands today, mainly because I am really tired but also because I don't want to give my opponents a better feel for my style and moves. I promise you all that I will post the hands once the tournament is over. You know me "Every Hand Revealed," right! And believe me, there is plenty to choose from:
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I want to be optimally prepared for Day 5, which means I am going to hit the sack and get the oatmeal going once I wake up. Remember the importance of having a good time when you are playing. That is one of the essentials of playing poker!
By the way, if you don't like Queen (highly unlikely, but anyway) my second choice for today's musical contribution would be Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire," and really if you don't like that one, there is something wrong with you J.
Thanks for your support. Wish me luck.
Here's what's playing in my head entering Day 5:
"Don't Stop Me Now"
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