Television

Well, I finally got on tv. In the first two episodes of ESPN's coverage of the 2005 US Poker Championship, I can be seen at various times to the side of John D'Agostino and Cong Do while they rake in monster pots. I'm wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and a blue Florida Gators hat.

Paul is prominently featured in a segment on the WPT Championship in a syndicated show called "Inside Poker." They show about 30 seconds of an interview he gave on a patio at the Bellagio during a break early on day 6. "Inside Poker" airs on the Altitude channel in the Colorado area.

Peter "Nordberg" Feldman just won the WSOP Circuit New Orleans main event for 532k. I don't know Nord personally, but I read his blog http://nordspoker.blogspot.com/ consistently and consider him a peer. He actually plays lower stakes (or did until now) than I do. His blog considers many of the same topics as mine - ups and downs, struggling, trying to improve play, and taking shots on the circuit. His breakthrough is yet another in a recent string that makes me believe mine will come any day now.

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My parents took me to the emergency room this morning for what turned out to be a corneal ulcer, a bacterial infection of the eyeball most likely caused by overwearing my contact lenses. I was in excruciating pain this morning but treatment removed 95% of the pain and I appear to be just a few days away from a full recovery.