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Author Archive
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Win a Signed Copy of ‘Deal Me In’!
caption and WIN! Leave your best caption for this pic in the comments section and I’ll pick my favorites. Winners get a signed copy of my book, ‘Deal Me In’!
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Hand of the Week: My $220,000 Pot at the WSOP
In 2002, after maintaining a great positive attitude through a terrible WSOP, I was ready to win the Main Event and the accompanying $2 million prize. Monday and Tuesday (Day One and Day Two) I played as good as I could play, and I caught a lot of big hands as well. I went smooth, Cadillac smooth in fact, from $10,000 right up to $127,000 without ever being low on chips or close to all-in. I really thought that moving from 130 players down to 45 players on Day three would be a piece of cake. And then…
…Hello, Meng La!
Wow, I had never met Meng “over the top” La before, but he was seated just to my left on Day Three and, believe me, this guy made Stu Ungar look like a slow player! Meng proceeded to raise or re-raise like a mad man over the course of the day. He raised, re-raised, or moved all-in almost twenty times in the first two hours. This guy never folded his hand once he put a chip in! How he survived that first two days playing that fast is a mystery to me.
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WSOP Player of the Year
Congrats to my friend, Greg Merson, on his epic comeback to win the WSOP Main Event and Player of the Year last week – so impressed with the level of play this year at the final table!! I was bummed to finish second in Player of the Year (for the third time!) but Greg’s got skillz and deserves the WIN. I’ll man up and be back in 2013!!!!
Check out Greg’s story and a recap of the final table via Poker News Global.
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Sandy Relief
In NY this week and seeing the effects of Hurricane Sandy firsthand. Looking for a great way to help? Click on the image below and check out First Response Team of America. These guys are legit: my wife and I support them every year. Donate online or via text and get resources and help where they’re needed!
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Hand of the Week: Play the Player!
On day two of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event in 2008, I found myself bluffed out of a huge hand by a fellow player from my home state of Wisconsin.
I was more than a little steamed because the young Wisconsinite – who I will call “Green Bay” because he had dressed the part in a Green Bay Packers sweatshirt, my favorite NFL team – just couldn’t resist the urge to flip his cards after I folded to rub it in: a stone cold bluff. Look, he made a good play, but it’s always war at the poker table, right?
I told him (after I was done being a Poker Brat): “Good play, but you never should have shown me your hand. Now I’m going to watch you and take you down.”
Getting personal in these things is never a good idea, but sometimes I can’t help myself.
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Poker Brat Radio
Listen in as I talk Bracelet #13 and golfing with Tiger Woods with the PB Radio hosts. If you’re in the Madison, WI area, be sure to listen to Poker Brat Radio live every Tuesday at 5PM on 100.5FM. And don’t forget to follow the show on Twitter @PokerBratRadio!
