Posted this for Tikay in a long dead thread. Figured I'd repost it here:
Congrats on your finish. I randomly bumped into this thread while looking for more PLO8 tournaments. Would have said congratulations earlier if I could answer your damn security questions (wtf is a Pillar mailbox???)
Funny, you and I sat next to each other at the Wynn tournament and were (pleasantly) giving each other a hard time before the first cards hit the table. Something about how mean Americans were as I recall...
Good morning!
Yes, of course I remember you. An american, but you studied Law in London, yes?
You were seat 1, I was seat 2, Gotcha.
You talked a lot, & were loud. You were most convivial company. Think we were, to use an American-ism, busting each other's balls, though all in good heart.
Fun Tourney, made so many nice friends, thoroughly enjoyed.
The Brit Guy who joined the table after late regging was Steve Jelenik, & he cost my half my stack when I sort of knew he would try the bare A trick on the Board that showed the J high flush. (I had the Q high flush).
But that Canadian Online Pro - best player on the Table by a MILE - was laying in wait for both of us with the K high flush. I check, Canadian checks, Steve fires out, I snap, "gotcha", & am horrified when the Canadian guy also snaps!
Anoither Bracelet winner joined the table, too, American chap, seat 4.
Hope we can hook up again on some 8 or better, or Omaha Tables sometime.
I really should have Finalled the WSOP 8 or Better, but I made a rash play (had decided to gamble) & it cost me. That exit hand has haunted me ever since, but truth is, I just decided to go for it, to gamble, & it failed.
At the Wynn, I can't quite recall, but I think I ended up 6th, & as soon as I went busto, the other 5 chopped it up.

Stay around man, there are some decent threads on blonde. Some shite ones, too.

I'm astonished you managed to find me here, glory be to google. (English company, you know).
All in good fun!
We were down to 12 people going into that hand and someone at our table busted out pretty quickly. So I had time to walk over to your table and I saw you thinking about your decision on the 10JQK hand. You were thinking for a long time and I was able to see your hand over your shoulder. I guess since all of the action had completed except for your all in or not decision you weren't concerned about protecting your cards.
I admit I didn't much like your decision either. I told my buddy that was railing that if you called (or pushed) here you were done for the tournament. Just didn't seem like a strong enough hand to put your tournament life on the line for when you had 100K+ chips behind.
That was my first ever WSOP event and I made so many mistakes at the final table. Even lost 400,000 chips when we were 4-handed because I thought I had a flush and called on the river. I'm an idiot! Went from 1st place to 3rd on that hand. Absolute miracle I have a bracelet on my wrist right now. I'm not complaining!!
