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Chuck Bower wins San Antonio Open Main
Posted By: Chuck Bower In Response To: Chuck Bower wins San Antonio Open Main (Jason Lee)
Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 7:42 p.m.
Thanks Jason, Mick, John, Lenny, Joe, Phil, Mike, Neil, and Keene. (And again thanks to several who e-mailed me privately and those who congratulated me in person on Sunday.)
It used to be I had to mention my unbalanced share of luck when I cashed at a tournament. That is now redundant since you all had a chance to see that from the streaming. I can't validate this quantitatively, but it sure felt like over the two days I had more good luck than at any time in my BG life. I hit every shot. My opponents missed nearly every shot. When I needed to run I rolled a high doublet. When I needed to save a gammon I did. I don't know how many sigma I was into the tail, but that was no typical occurrence.
I realized on the flight home that there is something more valuable to me than the prize money, super nice Parker board, and trophy I received. It is the sincere congratulations from my peers. I was seeded (on the odds sheet) about where I belonged -- in the middle of the pack in this loaded 87-player field. Everyone knows that in terms of skill there were 20 or 30 players who deserved this more than I did.
(Oh, but I got the prize and I'm not giving it back. :)
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