WSOP Main Event on ESPN

ESPN began their coverage of the World Series of Poker Main Event last night, dedicating one hour blocks to each of the first two "day one" flights of the tourney, meaning that my day will be featured in their first hour of new programming next week, probably followed by an hour dedicated to day two when I got knocked out. I really don't expect to make it on TV at all, and if I do it will definitely be a "blink and you'll miss me" moment. It was fun and a little surreal to watch the tourney on TV knowing that I was there and that I was a part of it. There were also some crazy hands, like Jennifer Harman losing when her opponent caught a straight flush on the river to beat her. It was also informative to see Daniel Negreanu at the TV table--he admittedly had a terrible WSOP, blaming most of it simply on cold cards. Some people are quick to criticize him, saying that he had lost his focus at the tables and was becoming too concerned with his poker celebrity and other outside interests--a criticism also often aimed at Phil Hellmuth. Well, judging by the coverage, Negreanu has absolutely nothing to worry about. His reads were dead-on and he played nearly perfect poker but just couldn't catch the right cards. It happens.