On the all time tournament money list, David Peters is seventh among players and not using a WSOP win. He had $11,171,573 in earnings to his name as of July 5, with nearly $1.3 million coming on the Series.

Peters, who hails from Toledo, OH, had 38 cashes on the annual summer poker festival. On Tuesday at around 5 p.m. local time in Las Vegas, Peters had a pretty good stack with 11 left in event no. 56 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em). A LAST table could be his eighth on the WSOP. The record for many final tables and not using a bracelet is 12.

Peters is a real tournament grinder. Over the process his decade-long poker career, he has cashed greater than 280 times and won 16 tournaments, however the WSOP hasn't ever delivered for him.

Card Player caught up with Peters during a break on Tuesday.

Brian Pempus: How are you feeling on this $1,500? Have you ever thought of this event being the one?

David Peters: I'M feeling great and playing rather well. I BELIEVE like I'VE an even shot on the bracelet, but I’m not likely to let that cloud my mind an excessive amount of. I’m going to play my game and check out to play the most productive I can.

BP: LOTS OF PEOPLE consider you probably the greatest on this planet with out a WSOP win. Wouldn't it mean so much to you to get that monkey off your back?

DP: Yeah, it’s something that each poker player wants, but IT'S NOT THAT I AM going to let it affect my decisions. I’m playing like that is just some other tournament and going from there.

BP: How do you mentally prepare yourself for an extended summer grind? Or do you not likely want to because that is something you're used to?

DP: Yeah, I'M so used to it. I do that year round; I play such a lot poker. I'M conditioned by it. The [long days] don’t bother me. Usually by the tip of the summer individuals are getting tilted and tired and I’m usually very fresh and strong, and that provides me an edge needless to say. I WILL play long hours and never let it really affect me.

BP: You’ve been crushing in tournaments for years now, but it surely looks like it's challenging to near them out lately. Is that this just variance or is there something on your short-handed game at a last table that you're looking to work on?

DP: There's certainly a large number of variance, but I BELIEVE I’ve done well within the heads-up and short-handed situations throughout tournaments. But there may be variance, and you have got to win the flips. Sample size may also be a subject matter when you're playing live tournaments, especially in 2,000-player fields like these where it’s tough to get three-handed (laughs). I FEEL I’ve done pretty much though; I’m confident in my short-handed play and heads-up game.

BP: Since you are so good at wading thru these massive no-limit hold’em fields, are you able to give some how one can players who're seeking to improve their tournament game, especially on day 1?

DP: I'D say wait and see. Don’t be too nervous. Don’t take into accounts what quantity of money first place is solely. be calm and play your game. One hand at a time.

BP: Who're every other top poker pros who you could like to see get their first bracelet?

DP: Shannon Shorr is a great friend of mine. I AM HOPING he gets one soon. Adam Geyer, Jesse Yaginuma, there are such a large amount of. Those are some pretty good friends of mine.

BP: A bracelet for you could possibly just feed the will for more, right?

DP: (Laughs) Yeah, I’m going to be hungry it doesn't matter what. If I'VE zero, five, 10, whatever, I CAN still want more.

For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2016 WSOP landing page complete with an entire schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.

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