bones about my win last year, but I do try to have some fun. As I wrote in my story, that Chequers was was kind enough to publish, my win had as much, if not more, luck to it than my skills. A lot of things came together that night, and I just happened to be the one it happened to.

I have no misconceptions about my chances this year, but I will be there to defend the title, just as Tony was last year. I could only hope to do as well as he did, let alone as well as I did.

But I will have some fun. I believe that there are some Bounty chips on my head, just as I have pledged SIC-BO chips on Travis' head and I think on Whiteman.

In any event, I wish you well in WSOP play, and thanks for the explanation, I honestly did not know.

BTW-Are the buy-in chips really chips and are they collectible?

Jim