If only Chris could've found those 5 extra pounds at Clear Lake, in which case he would've won the $125K, in addition to qualifying for the *Big Show*!

But of course, that would've presumably paired him up with someone else @ Amistad (Dion Hibdon, who beat McAbee, Jr. head-to-head?), which means he might not've qualified for the August tourney, after all...

I guess you take the hand that's dealt -- and as far as I can see, it looks like Chris's hand is coming up **ACES**, so OK, we'll forget about the coulda, woulda's...

This is awesome, Chris. What a great turn of events. It was great news to hear you pulled it out on that last day. I was hoping they'd do a write-up on you in the 'Quick Bites,' but all they did was mention how bad your head-to-head counterpart, Andy Morgan felt after you BLEW HIM OUT OF THE WATER!

Way to go, man. We're looking forward to following and supporting you on your continued road to success!