NAPT Venetian Day Five

After I busted out in sixth place, I went to fill out some payment paperwork near the poker room. There was some small tournament with plastic chips going, the sort of tournament where someone is all-in every hand and the players will likely end up making a four-way chop at the end. I thought about the first "big buy-in" $500 and $1000 tournaments I played in Minnesota and Vegas, the first time I played the big Party Poker Sunday tournament. I thought about how far I have come, how a really huge score like this could feel disappointing because it wasn't a truly stratospheric life-changing event. It is a wonderful situation to be in when a six figure win can come with a tinge of disappointment.