Well, first off, thank you for all the kind words. I appreciate the support.
Joe, yes, I had way too many chances to beat Shawn Putnum. Maybe next time. I guess I can't be too upset about losing to the person who won the tournament.
My feelings about playing in the open events? I love it. I think playing better players is the only way to learn something. In every set that I play I watch what the other player does and learn something new. Even if I don't make it to the money or the second day, I leave with whatever I have learned from my competition. And of course, I am there to try and beat the better players. I like to see some of the guys faces when I beat them or when I break. It's nice to show them that girls aren't afraid to play with them and even better to get the respect and friendship of a guy who may not have respected a female pool player at the beginning of the match.
Sarah