[ThunkHard]

Maybe it was just the length of play or the constant pressure but watching live last 2 tables then into espn final table several players we looking like they were really falling apart after losing a large pot. While AC would hope to maintain a optimal strategy because he has more high-stakes experience and is less interested in moving up the pay ladder a little bit. But he looked rattled at times like we had not seen before, and perhaps in truth he was under MORE pressure than the "regular guys" because winning this event for him was much more valuable. If he had won, it would combine some of the most elite tourny and cash game result for the past few years with the biggest win ever. As media dollar boom, he would have become the far and away #1 hotshot for at least a couple years, and being directly related to a major site already he would have spurred a big windfall.
And they were playing so many days so [carebears] long. Ultimatly I think on the hole cards broadcast will show that he really caught some bad breaks. There wasn't really much of a fatal blow, but everthing was just lining up wrong for him. Although, once he realized his dwindling chances and impending doom he seemed to take it pretty hard. But who would like to have a bad few hours in that spot? We've seen several [carebears] [carebears] dudes just break out in tears for much less. So ya'll gotta feel bad for AC...he only won more than moneymaker, while it defied odds that a big name pro would make the final.