I had such a great time seeing everyone again, bought a few chips on the showroom floor and did well in the poker tournaments that I played in.

I especially enjoyed spending time with many folks during this trip. Too many people to name individually and I wouldn't want to accidently leave off a name. It was great seeing all of the chipboard poker players again too. What a great thing it was to you guys again at the convention this year.

I enjoyed Greg's Palms get-together and had a nice dinner with Steve Palumbo and others.

Played a little craps with Todd Barrett and Mr. Bedo. Whey! glad we won that $150 on that craps table that one night but I gave it all away later. I need to stay away from that game!

Saw Brian Cashman and Bob Orme at the "splashbar" and enjoyed my visits with you both.

I had a really great time spending the day with Don Logerwell's wife, Pat as we watched Don go on to finish in the money at the WSOP Senior's World Championship event. We were lucky enough to be able to stand close to Don's table as he made it into the money and I got a video of the announcment when the bubble was burst:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBYltS-hVs8 (Don is in the red hat with light blue shirt on).

Don and Pat then paid me the same favor and watched me as I went on to win one of the Southpoint morning poker tournaments. Nothing like Don's accomplishment but I'll take it! Also we had a nice breakfast together afterwards which I enjoyed visiting with you both.

It was fun to see Tom Leggio win third in a Southpoint poker tournament. I took fifth in that one which was just out of the money by a couple of spots.

Finally, I had an awesome time spending the last couple of days with Greg Susong and Andy Hughes. We had a couple of nice dinners together and we played some poker together too. We played in a 5pm Mirage poker tournament with 63 players (which I cashed in). All three of us ended up at the "M" the last night together and that was a fun time too.

In summary, I had just a fantastic time. While I did bring home a few new chips home with me, I am most thankful for the new memories that I bought home after see you all again this year. Thanks for spending time with me and I look forward to doing it again.

Brian