October 18, 2007
I'm up there and get to playing pokerparty mess with these cowboys from California -- they probably had more cards in their boots as they had on the table -- and I lost ol' Glass Eye, my roping horse. I needed to get more money on the sites, and that's going going to be a pain. Robert Williamson III You are literally half the man you used to be, having lost more than 200 pounds since your bariatric surgery. That could be true. Know what I mean?" Andy Glazer and Phil Hellmuth"It's funny. In front of each of them were stacks of $1 pokerparty chips which actually signified $1000 in value.
Just play. Making a fast tie was harder to do back then. Practice, practice, practice. I put ol' Ace up and went out that night, knowin' that by 7 o'clock in the morning Daddy woulda already been ropin' off that horse. [punches palm for emphasis] THAT! And what of the action? We don't pay that kind of partypoker money. If you don't have a good memory, you are not going to make it.
The last four or five years I've really determined that this is quite a pokerparty sport. I think my claim to fame is my longevity. His first big payday came in the 2006 World Poker Tour Championship, a $25,000 buy-in event that attracted more than 600 entrants and saw Paul garner almost $150,000 for a 15th place finish. "I've never seen a Seattle's Best Coffee in my life." Oh." He thought it was his best chance to take $600,000 from the chip leader. Yes, I believe that is one of my strengths. If you feel a tear coming on, all contributions are gratefully accepted. Well, it was actually during the World Series of Poker last year. He just proved himself as one of the best. he was out there every year and he knew all the gamblers. It's to pay my dues back to poker.
What did you think of the demise of the TOC? No other sporting online poker event in history has ever approached [prize money of that magnitude]. I'm not sure if it's a correction or a matter of semantics, but I don't consider myself a professional player because I don't make my living through poker. Chiu hits almost everyone's list. Scotty Nguyen finished in 11th place, earning just shy of $500,000. What are your views on Internet poker? As a poker player - and the one's that I've spoke to, they've always feel as do I - that the cream will rise. I know that's not practical, but we're just talking philosophy now. Spectators stood instantly to their feet, caught up in the intensity of a situation that easily could spell the end of Scotty Nguyen's run at the 2007 WSOP.