No not at all rattled, more motivated by it all and I know I can win there now. Its normal big field MTT variance. I don't want this to sound the wrong way but, I am not overly moved by poker players at all. I don't really look up to them or think they have superhuman powers. Its just a 52 card deck divided by 4 suits, 13 per. Add a little deductive reasoning and psychology, and anyone who has put enough study/work/time as I have, can and will win. Just need proper volume.
I thought it was awesome that Drexel walked me up to Bobbys Room to show me, and ironically at the same time Johnny Chan walks out and looked right at me. I saw it, but I didn't say hi, i didn't kiss his ass because I play poker, I don't kiss poker players asses. Even though its probably better to do that, and thats how most players these days are getting staked, I just kept it real and my head high. Looked at him, nodded I knew who he was, he smiled back and that was that. Even tho nothing was said, that was a really cool experience for me (thank you Brandon) but I am not a fanboy I want to play the game not be a fanboy.
I don't honestly do drugs except sometimes by myself to relax smoke some marijuana. After I busted out, I went to the front bar of the Rio and had a Corona and then got a cab. Later that night I went back to ellis island and another place and did get a good buzz on, went back to hotel and slept.
Bankrolled plane tickets, the ticket out there was a leftover credit from a generous person I met on SealsWithClubs that would always like to remain anonymous. It was a leftover credit from back in September 2014. I paid for the return with money form a job I worked the week before. So it was the right time, in a lot of ways.
Hotel room I payed for and just stayed at a cheap hotel.