Bahamas - WPT PCA...

[JDMcNugent7]

TP u go this poster hangin up in ur room yet?

[Gordogg]

I'm fond of this picture myself. Damn she looked good for this WPT episode...

[Talking Poker]

She's actually a lot cuter when you get to know her.

I can't believe out of of EVERYTHING I wrote in this thread, all you guys comment on are the few mention of Isabelle. hehe...

[Talking Poker]

I was going to post this in another thread, but it's not even on the first page any more, so I'll put it in here...

So.... after this:
I read about the game and thought it looked interesting. I stopped by the lobby again a bit later and they were still playing, so I asked if they would mind if I watched. What I MEANT was if I just watched how the game played out, but when Daniel said, "Sure, as logn as you promise not to tell him my cards," I took that as an invitation to sweat him, which is exactly what I did. We made some small talk and talked a bit about strategy after each "game" (or whatever each deal is called). About 45 minutes or so into it, Daniel is holding TT553322. There are also a TON of points in the pile, including the Qs and the Jd. If I'm understanding this correctly, if Daniel's opponent throws a T a 5, or a 3. he's going to really kick his ass.

Well, the other guys picks up the pile and starts laying down all sorts of things. Daniel goes nuts and literally throws his cards into the air. They are all over the place. The guy starts laying down all his sets, and because of what Daniel did, I thought it was over. OOOOPPPPS. As he's picking his cards back up, I say to him, "So, if he had thrown a T, a 5 or a 3 there, you would have killed him, right?

Daniel looks at me with a face I will never forget and says, "I thought you said you weren't going to tell him my hand. You just told him my entire hand." At this point, I realize the other guy didn't go out, and it wasn't over. Sumbitch.

Fortunately, Daniel laid down TT2 and 332 immediately. He then drew a 4 and threw a 5, announcing that he was no longer going for 5s. FORTUNATELY, the other guy threw him a 4 next and he was able to go out. What I did definitely put him at a huge disadvantage, but I don't think it cost him any money... It's a good thing too. On his site, he gives an example about how to play $1/$3. Well, they were playing $300/$900!!! Can you imagine???

Stupid, stupid, stupid me.

Daniel was cool about it after that, and I only stuck around another 15 or 20 minutes... When I bumped into him the next day, he smiled and said, "Hey bro," so I think we're cool.

God damn I felt stupid though!

[2Tone]

Interesting anecdote – great reporting on this whole trip, BTW. Is this game played in casinos? If I was playing any card game against an opponent and they start “literally throwing their cards into the air,” I’d want the hand ruled dead.

[Talking Poker]

Nah. It's just a forum of Rummy.

[Robbie Robb]

OMG! Too funny. I'd have just about died if that had of happened to me. At least he's cool about it. He seems like one of those guys that really has FUN playing poker but also gets steamed on occasion. From what you write here and what he writes on his blog, he also seems incredibly versed at a) barely showing it and b) shrugging it off almost immediately and getting back on track.

Wait-a-minute - there was more to the weekend than Isabelle???

[Talking Poker]

Here's a pic from my shark dive.

Sweet, eh?