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My Best World Series Moment

My best WSOP Moment was back in 2004 when I outlasted 832 players in the first ESPN Event. This was the second biggest field ever for a live event, The year before a man you might of heard of names Chris Moneymaker beat out 838 other players to win the main event.
 
In the first level of the tourney I get dealt KK in a raised preflop hand and the flop comes KQ10 and I get all my 2300 chips in on the flop, My opponent turns over AJ and I get knocked down to 175 chips with blinds of 25/50 coming around. I get lucky and double a couple of times and never have a lot of chips. I grinded away and later sat with Erick Lindgren where he had someone all in with his AQ and his opponent flipped over AA and Erick flopped him dead to no runner runner outs. Flop comes QQQ. That was something I will never forget. I learned a lot playing with Erick, he is scary good. This guy is a master at putting you on a hand and learning your playing style.
 
The only bad beat I put on someone was Chip Reese with about 40 players left I was like 11 times the big blind and it folded around to me and I pushed all in from the small blind and I flipped over QJ and Chip had KQ,
 
When we got down to 2 tables there where a few names you might recognize including JC Tran, Erick Lindgren, Charlie Shorten, David Chiu, Brian Haveson, Chip Reese, O'Neil Longston, Vinnie Vihn and someone named Phil Ivey.
 
When it got down to 10 handed me and Erick were really short chipped and I had Charlie who I saw on a one of the WPT shows a couple of seats on my left. Every time he was in the pot I would always raise or go all in because I figured he wanted to make the final 9 for the TV show and it meant more to him than any of the final 10 that was left. It worked I had an average stack when Erick bubbled the TV table and I had the two monster stacks on my right in Brian Haveson and to his right was James Vogl. The first player knocked out was when Brian was dealt KK to Mr. Vogl's AA. Now James had over half of all the chips 9 handed and I make a comment that aired saying "Well boys it looks like it's gonna be a race for second"
 
The hand that people seem to remember the most is when I flopped quad 9's against David Chiu and got him to pay off a $105,000 bet with his two pair. I later busted him when I was dealt 44 to his two over cards that never hit. At one time I was the chip leader with about 65% of the chips. It was sick to get so close and not win the bracelet. The payday was sweet but I am still sick and will let you know when I am over it.
 
I do really believe that by not winning the bracelet it forced me to learn the game and really try to improve and be as good a player I can possibly be. I really work hard at always trying to better my game. I got invited to play on the Professional Poker Tour which was a great honor and I love teaching the camps. I am also making videos for Pro Play Live which is an honor to be selected along with the biggest names in poker.
 
I am been representing UB for 4 years now and very proud of all the people I have met and have worked with. This has been a great life to get to enjoy your passion.
 
I will be posting about every event I play while I am here and hope to bring home the gold.
 
Proud UB Team Member
 
Shawn Rice