U.S. Poker Championship on ESPN

Didnt play any poker on Wednesday. Decided to take the day off from the game and let the brain relax a bit after the trip to A.C.

Instead, I pulled up the tivo and watched the last 2 hours of the U.S. Poker Championship on ESPN. He took play in Atlantic City at The Taj. It was actually a good watch.

I still can't believe that D'agostino pissed away his stack and chip lead the way he did at the final table. Unbelievable. I mean, he finished in 6th place when he shoudl have at least finished in the top 3 by my best guestimate (if not win the thing outright). And his behavior when he lost all those checkers to Hoyt Corkins was uncalled for. I dont know how I would have reacted to that. I guess it was a good thing he pushed his chips to the middle and not towards Hoyt. And to reach over and count another player's chips. That really caught me off guard.

I really did appreciate the play of the CEO, Agliolara. He played a good match when it came down to heads up. Congrats to him for becoming the Champion. I have to hand it to Cassidy as well. That young kid and D'agostino will be some forces to reckon with in the future.

Good show. I highle recommend watching this one. Especially the final table.

I've already put it on my calendar to be there for the 2005 event.

Big Syd