About 5-6 years ago I was playing in a $500 buy-in event at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, like 1500 entries. They had just changed the tourney chips and I wanted some. I think we started with about 3K. After two hours, I had a $25 and a $100 in my pocket. I then won a good pot, and I palmed a $500 and put it in my pocket. I know. STOOOOOOOOPID. And I was just about ready to sneak it back onto the table when I got in a big hand with a guy. I won the hand, he was left with.....I swear......$575 in chips. Next chance I got I put the $500 back in my stack.

Know where this is going?

We met up again with 6 tables left. He crippled me when his pocket 9's held up v. my AK. I went out a few hands later at 52nd, collected about $2K.

He WON the whole thing, and collected over $180,000.00.

I still have the $100 and $25, and every time I look at them I feel sick!