The late Amir Vahedi once memorably stated at the 2003 World Series of Poker, “In order to live, you must be willing to die.” What Vahedi was really saying was that in order to succeed in tournament poker, you must be willing to play as opposed to letting the fear of elimination paralyze you.
In a recent tournament, the $300 Knockout Bounty at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells — a tournament that attracted 144 entries and awarded $9,331.50 to first — both Michael Miller and I experienced this truth, though in different ways.