Starting August 10th, there will be new episodes of the World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPN.

Fortunately, I was on the featured ESPN table for Day 1 this year. So, if you watch for "Andy Vaughn" from Corvallis, I will be on TV.

For those of you interested: I went to play in it as a "Bucket List" thing to do with my father in-law. Ten minutes before starting play, I was informed that I was going to play on the main ESPN featured table with reigning World Champion Joe Cada. I was then offered and accepted a sponsorship with Full Tilt poker to wear their logo and hat backwards for the camera.

It was insanely nerve-wracking, and I'm inevitably going to look like a super-donkey on TV, but it was well worth it.

Overall, I made it to late Day 3, whereupon I took a bad beat with QQ vs. 77 for $150,000. Next year I get to try again

So anyway, look for me (aka Bodhi) on TV playing poker in a week or so.

Ciao.
--Bodhi

Kudos sir! You've done me proud. I only ever played (and cashed) in the $1500 NL event in 2003 -- and for far less than $150k I'll make sure to cheer your donkey ass on when I see it.

ps QQ always loses to 77...also, 10-5 always beats JJ...words to live by

Not to disappoint, but I meant 150k pot, not $150k prize. I would have been in good shape to make it to Day 4 (in the cash) with 150k chips that late (9pm), whereupon the first prize-level was $19k.

Congratz on your cashing. I will most-likely be playing it again next year with my wife and father-in-law. It was pretty cool to freeroll the $10k buy-in. We'll see if I get that lucky again.

--Bodhi

I didn't know when the bubble was...I suppose it's a bit different with 7319 players whereas in '03 there were 839... :/

Either way, great job to make it that far, hopefully I'll make it back one day...PokerStars doesn't quite cut it.

damn.. nice, congrats and good luck!

They covered Day 1A and Day 1B last night at 8 and 9PM EST.

I will be on next Tuesday at 8:00PM EST, at the Featured Table with Joe Cada. Enjoy!
--Bodhi