Story Time: WSOP Edition
So I roll into day 2 of the WSOP main event and am the first to arrive for the day at the table. I take a quick moment to match my tag with my bag. As I open my bag and start to stack my stack I notice the bag to my left says "Dwan". I cant help but look...CRAP..the name on the bag is chicken scratch but legible nevertheless...Tom Dwan.
FAST FORWARD...
Event is about to start and Tom arrives just in time without his matching seating tag, but he hands the dealer his ID. The dealer squints at the seating tag which is completely illegible and immediately calls a floor. Floor says, that doesnt look like your name. Tom is adamant that it is his seat. I grab Tom's chip bag from underneath his chair and hand it to the floor. It clearly says Tom Dwan on the bag. Floor relents and leaves with this gem "You might want to write your name more carefully, your playing for a lot of money you know young man" Tom rolls his eyes.
FAST FORWARD...
Tom asks me "You got a 20 on you?"
REWIND...
Im in the cab on the way to the Rio for day 2. Just BS'ing with the cab driver and I tell him im from Canada. He yanks out a Canadian 20 dollar bill out of his cup holder and asks me "How much is this worth?"
"20 dollars"
"No, how much american"
"Probably about 17"
"You want to buy it?"
"Not really...I dont have 17 on me anyways"
"You got a 10?"
"Nope, All I got for change is an american 20"
"Tell you what, give me 20 US for the Canadian 20 and cab ride is free"
"Done"
FAST FORWARD...
"Ya I got a 20 on me Tom"
"Wanna play what he (he gestures toward a guy from the UK seated to his left) thinks the ESPN camera is worth?"
"Sure, auction?"
"Ya"
He starts the bidding at 4k...I go 5k...He goes 6k...I go 6500...He goes 7500...I got 8500...He goes 9000...I go 9500...He goes UNDER.
UK guy says "11k" Tom hands over 20 dollars...
"I was soooooooo gonna angleshoot you Tom...yanking out the Canadian 20"
He laughs
FAST FORWARD...
A guy gets moved to our table...he scopes out the table casually, then his eyes widen and a goofy grin creases his lips as he spies Tom dwan...and I swear to god this is how the next hour of table conversation went with maybe 10 min period of silences between questions...
"Hey Tom...do you think Patrik will concede in your challenge now that your up so big?"
"Hey Tom...where you living now?"
"Hey Tom...you playing much in Bobbys room now?"
"Hey Tom...what Tournament are you playing next?"
"Hey Tom...Im from New Jersey too!"
"Hey Tom...can I please have your babies?" OK OK...i made the last one up.
FAST FORWARD...
Tired of being left out...I say to Tom...
"Hey Tom...I got a good over/under..."
"Ya? What?"
"How many chips that guy thinks youll finish the day with."
"Your on...for 20...a US 20."
"Done"
"55000"
At this point, Tom had 47000 chips...I felt like the fanboy would probably think hed double up...so I was setting the line around 94000.
"65000"
"71000"
"81000"
"86000"
"91000"
Tom goes UNDER. Fanboy says 96000. I win another 20 Durr dollars. I ask the dealer for his pen. I hand it to Tom and have him sign it. Hand the 20 to the fanboy.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Tom seemed like a really nice guy. But he looked pretty tired and pretty much had his headphones on all the time and never really participated in any of the table conversation. It was pretty insane the amount of cameras were on us...they hovered over the table and they came flying over whenever Tom was in a pot...not matter how insignificant. Tom did bust out in spectacular fashion though which Im sure will make the ESPN coverage. Oh...and I love the idea of knowing Im one of the few people UP LIFETIME on Durrrrr.
FAST FORWARD...
Event is about to start and Tom arrives just in time without his matching seating tag, but he hands the dealer his ID. The dealer squints at the seating tag which is completely illegible and immediately calls a floor. Floor says, that doesnt look like your name. Tom is adamant that it is his seat. I grab Tom's chip bag from underneath his chair and hand it to the floor. It clearly says Tom Dwan on the bag. Floor relents and leaves with this gem "You might want to write your name more carefully, your playing for a lot of money you know young man" Tom rolls his eyes.
FAST FORWARD...
Tom asks me "You got a 20 on you?"
REWIND...
Im in the cab on the way to the Rio for day 2. Just BS'ing with the cab driver and I tell him im from Canada. He yanks out a Canadian 20 dollar bill out of his cup holder and asks me "How much is this worth?"
"20 dollars"
"No, how much american"
"Probably about 17"
"You want to buy it?"
"Not really...I dont have 17 on me anyways"
"You got a 10?"
"Nope, All I got for change is an american 20"
"Tell you what, give me 20 US for the Canadian 20 and cab ride is free"
"Done"
FAST FORWARD...
"Ya I got a 20 on me Tom"
"Wanna play what he (he gestures toward a guy from the UK seated to his left) thinks the ESPN camera is worth?"
"Sure, auction?"
"Ya"
He starts the bidding at 4k...I go 5k...He goes 6k...I go 6500...He goes 7500...I got 8500...He goes 9000...I go 9500...He goes UNDER.
UK guy says "11k" Tom hands over 20 dollars...
"I was soooooooo gonna angleshoot you Tom...yanking out the Canadian 20"
He laughs
FAST FORWARD...
A guy gets moved to our table...he scopes out the table casually, then his eyes widen and a goofy grin creases his lips as he spies Tom dwan...and I swear to god this is how the next hour of table conversation went with maybe 10 min period of silences between questions...
"Hey Tom...do you think Patrik will concede in your challenge now that your up so big?"
"Hey Tom...where you living now?"
"Hey Tom...you playing much in Bobbys room now?"
"Hey Tom...what Tournament are you playing next?"
"Hey Tom...Im from New Jersey too!"
"Hey Tom...can I please have your babies?" OK OK...i made the last one up.
FAST FORWARD...
Tired of being left out...I say to Tom...
"Hey Tom...I got a good over/under..."
"Ya? What?"
"How many chips that guy thinks youll finish the day with."
"Your on...for 20...a US 20."
"Done"
"55000"
At this point, Tom had 47000 chips...I felt like the fanboy would probably think hed double up...so I was setting the line around 94000.
"65000"
"71000"
"81000"
"86000"
"91000"
Tom goes UNDER. Fanboy says 96000. I win another 20 Durr dollars. I ask the dealer for his pen. I hand it to Tom and have him sign it. Hand the 20 to the fanboy.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Tom seemed like a really nice guy. But he looked pretty tired and pretty much had his headphones on all the time and never really participated in any of the table conversation. It was pretty insane the amount of cameras were on us...they hovered over the table and they came flying over whenever Tom was in a pot...not matter how insignificant. Tom did bust out in spectacular fashion though which Im sure will make the ESPN coverage. Oh...and I love the idea of knowing Im one of the few people UP LIFETIME on Durrrrr.
Comments
Agreed. Much better than that lame worst beat I've ever seen story.
so PK....what kind of cards do you like best?
Dwan is so your bitch.
Awesome story sir, how deep did you go?
No, he did that on day one to Adz. We talked about it briefly and came to the conclusion that it couldnt have happened to anybody more appopriate.
Im going to assume the first two questions are facetious
Very good assumption. Well done. At least you got it in ahead. Not much more you can do. I have no illusions of going deep in that tourney but I'd love to get in there on a SAT and have Tony G. or Helmy berate me for terrible donkey play......