I know you may find this hard to believe, particularly after all the sage advice I have doled out on this website, but I have never won a World Series of Poker bracelet. I came close to a bracelet when I watched a final table from the bleachers, but never have been named the rightful owner of one. I understand you may be shocked to hear this and if you need a moment to catch your breath, by all means, go ahead. Since I have never won a WSOP event, I have also never experienced anything that goes along with it, such as the swollen bank account, permanent smile, and dozens of new friends and family members. I actually have something in common with Richard Austin, who won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event this summer, as we both haven’t had the usual experiences of a WSOP bracelet winner You see, just as I have never been interviewed by the media after a WSOP victory or been presented with my bracelet in front of a packed Amazon Room at the Rio, neither has Richard Austin. You see, Austin declined both the post-game interview and the following day’s formal bracelet presentation, something that nobody ...