Well not much to say except I'm really disappointed that my 2007 WSOP Journey is officially over. Ugh. Man I really played well in the 1500 nl event too. At the first break, I hadn't done much except steal some blinds here and there, and kept steady at my starting stack of 3000. Through the 100/200 blind level, I kicked it into high gear and started taking down a lot of small pots uncontested. I don't believe i showed down a single hand up until the hand that spelled my doom.

When the next level, 100/200 with 25 ante started, I was sitting at a comfortable 4500 in chips. As time progressed I took down a couple more pots with preflop 3bets and a cbet and before I knew it I was at right about 7000 in chips. Til "the hand". Older, tightish but sort of splashy asian who had about 8500 raises utg to 700 (100/200 25 ante), folds to me in the bb and I make it 2200 with AA. He looks at me and tanks. 1-2 minutes of thinking later, he finally says "All In" and of course I insta call. He flips KK and a flop of Q 5 Kr hits. No ace coming and it's game over for Aaron. fuckkkkkk

So yea I get a cab back to the room and now I'm just sulking for a while before I head back out to play more cash games and try to at least turn a cash game profit for this trip. I might give a last ditch effort to a wsop satellite at the Rio tonight at midnight, but I haven't decided for sure yet. After busting out of the other two events I played, there were some hands that I could second guess a bit, and I knew I'd have other opportunities... but after this event I really feel like I played the best poker I could possibly play and put myself in a position to be in at least the top 5% of chips if I could hold up with an 80/20 one time. ugh.

I don't know how people can play these things for a living.

Aaron "maybe next year" Wilt