Drawing Dead in Deep Fried Tunica
The only guys I recognized at my starting table in Tunica were Justin Truesdell and a guy a few people have probably heard of, Chris Moneymaker. My inner-fanboy has a pretty hard time getting excited about any fellow poker players, but I admit it's pretty cool to play with Moneymaker. As he sat there with a nonchalant demeanor, I couldn't help but think to myself that he was a primary reason I started playing this game nearly six years ago. Certainly the course of direction my life has taken since then is remarkably different than it would have been had ESPN's WSOP telecasts in the summer of 2003 not been so captivating in part thanks to Moneymaker's "normal guy" charm and hyper-marketable last name.
In level six, I flat-called a raise from vinnyb9 of Bodog fame with pocket Kings. I raised his bet of 1.7k on a rainbow flop of Jack-Nine-Three to 4k. When he checked the Eight on the turn to me, I went ahead and "sped up the process" as Timex would say and moved all-in for 11k. It would have taken a photo-finish camera to see whose chips got into the pot faster: mine or vinnyb9 and his Queen-Ten.
After that, I went to the casino buffet. A pretty unremarkable point of pride for me is all of the Harrah's buffets I've been to. Let's just say I've been around. The Tunica version by far wins the Most Fried award. Any food that has ever gotten notoriety for its tastiness after being fried was in this buffet: pickles, green tomatoes, steak, you name it, they have it here. Perfect way to start off my Eat Less Food and Don't Shave resolution for the month of February.
Lastly, I got an idea today that I thought was a pretty good one. Let's just say it involved getting a tad bit political in the poker world. However, I'm not as optimistic about its chances anymore. After farming the opinions of some guys like Shaniac, Bill Edler, Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler, and Nat Arem, I'm not sure the time and energy required to do it in the way I had envisioned is such a good idea. Certainly there are less flamboyant approaches and more influential channels than myself who could attempt to get a four color deck instituted at the WSOP.
In level six, I flat-called a raise from vinnyb9 of Bodog fame with pocket Kings. I raised his bet of 1.7k on a rainbow flop of Jack-Nine-Three to 4k. When he checked the Eight on the turn to me, I went ahead and "sped up the process" as Timex would say and moved all-in for 11k. It would have taken a photo-finish camera to see whose chips got into the pot faster: mine or vinnyb9 and his Queen-Ten.
After that, I went to the casino buffet. A pretty unremarkable point of pride for me is all of the Harrah's buffets I've been to. Let's just say I've been around. The Tunica version by far wins the Most Fried award. Any food that has ever gotten notoriety for its tastiness after being fried was in this buffet: pickles, green tomatoes, steak, you name it, they have it here. Perfect way to start off my Eat Less Food and Don't Shave resolution for the month of February.
Lastly, I got an idea today that I thought was a pretty good one. Let's just say it involved getting a tad bit political in the poker world. However, I'm not as optimistic about its chances anymore. After farming the opinions of some guys like Shaniac, Bill Edler, Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler, and Nat Arem, I'm not sure the time and energy required to do it in the way I had envisioned is such a good idea. Certainly there are less flamboyant approaches and more influential channels than myself who could attempt to get a four color deck instituted at the WSOP.
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