Delaware Park Tournament August 6th

I was going to bypass going to Delaware Park this weekend as I had a home game I really wanted to go to Saturday night but since the tournament was a $340 buy-in with 30 minute levels and $20K in starting chips, I decided I would play it starting at noon and if I left by 6pm I would be able to return in time for the home game which began at 8pm. I didn't make the home game as I didn't return to the area until about 30 minutes past midnight.

This tournament had a $25K guarantee but just missed the number of players needed so first place was $8K and second $5K. We didn't make the final table until 8pm with 10 players but only nine got paid so everyone chipped in $30 for the bubble boy. Since I was a short stack, I decided to contribute. Of course there is always one player who doesn't have any money which I just don't understand. You had enough money to pay into the $340 tournament but don't have $30 in change?

When we got down to four players I was crippled when I lost the classic coin flip of QQ versus AK. Fortunately for me an interesting event happened two hands earlier with the other short stack at the table, a gentleman in a wheelchair who talked non-stop, reminding me of Dwight Pilgrim. The dealer flipped a card which landed in a players lap. The wheelchair guy turned his card over because he thought it was a misdeal. The floor was called and the flipped card was returned to the table and that player received a new card. The wheelchair guy had to play his hand with the card he exposed. Then he received a four hand penalty. This allowed me to get into third place. The wheelchair guy was arguing non-stop even at the cage when I left. He even challenged me to a heads-up match for $10K. What a character.