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I'm Not Wearing Underpants

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:23:51 GMT

Why do the trees wave at you in the morning time? Their branches wave back and forth as to say, "Hey! Look at me and how chipper I am at 9 am." Don't they know I am not a morning person? I mean c'mon, don't you think they would have better things to do?

Do you ever stop and try and figure out what dogs are saying when they bark at you? I do. Sometimes, I will try and bark back at them in the same pitch and voice. Sometime they stop and look at me like I'm crazy. They just need to learn how to speak English and make things simpler. Yo no hablo woof woof.

Cards are in the air. One time, I would love to see a dealer go, "52 Card Pickup!" and toss the cards everywhere. Then the saying would actually fit.

I'm still waiting for my Egg McMuffin Jolyn.

Have you ever seen a pink and purple polka dotted elephant wearing an athletic V-neck top? I have. And I was sober.

I was talking to the floorwoman (see egg mcmuffin above) one day and she told me about the first time they held the Roshambo tournament at the World Series. At the time she was a dealer and the only Roshambo she ever heard of was SOUTH PARK ROSHAMBO. Suffice it to say she REALLY wanted to see how that was going to go down.

Gluing a phone to a camera does NOT make a camera phone.

Pink Monkeys are not blue.

And last but not least,

Wet Dogs Smell Pretty.

Who Cares About Barbara Enright?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:23:00 GMT

During the main event of the World Series of Poker, I mentioned to one of my field reporters that Barbara Enright is in his section and he should follow her. He replied that he knew and jokingly said, “Who cares about Barbara Enright?” Well lets see, just a majority of the poker world and the Poker Hall of Fame. That’s all. Enright just took down her third title of the year on sunday when she won the Ladies Event at Legends of Poker. So far this year, Enright has three wins, 6 final tables, and a cash at this past World Series of Poker. Maybe it me, but that sounds like someone worth following.

Great job Barbara, keep up the great work. Let’s see a deep run in the LOP Main Event!

Originally posted at JamesGuill.com

All That I Learned, I Learned at the WSOP

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:18:48 GMT

Originall posted at jamesguill.com.

A lot of interesting and strange things happened at the WSOP this summer. Some good and some bad. Below are some things I discovered:

Harrahs truly does try and accommodate all players. We had deaf players, legally blind players, players in wheelchairs, players with no arms, and even a quadriplegic.

Mike Matusow is just as insane off the camera as on. (Proven by him coming up to me and randomly ranting about his chip stack during a break. Why did he come and rant to me personally? I made eye contact I guess. I don’t know.)

David Singer complains a lot….

John Phan would get a ticket in Oklahoma for playing too slow.

People take $10,000 whims….

Blogs do indeed take on people’s personalities. (I wrote some blog entries during one event and for two days people came up and TOLD me that I wrote that. Didn’t ask me. They told me. And most didn’t even know my name.)

The phrase “One time” is probably the most overused phrase in history.

Followed by “bad beat.”

Followed directly by “ship it.”

Playing connect four is so much fun, but YOU play alone, cause you’re a virgin.

People have a hard time grasping the concept as to why a decent poker player would rather do something other than play poker. (You have no idea how many times I was asked why I didn’t play.)

Younger players need to learn more about the history of poker beyond Doyle Brunson, Stu Unger, and Johnny Chan.

Jean-Robert Bellande may appear to be a jerk but he does have an honorable side. In the Limit Shootout, he was heads up and his opponent did not return on time from break. He refused to take his seat and let the dealer pass the blinds around until his opponent arrived.

“If you don’t lose a hand heads up, you will eventually win a tournament.” - Words of wisdom from Tom Schneider referring to Daniel Negranu’s bracelet win.