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#250E – London Journal #16E – Million Dollar Cash Game #19 – Dick-Out
Is “dick-out” a known expression or am I assuming too much? I think I referred yesterday to a “dick-out hand.” By that, I meant a hand where the players are ALL aggressive, like they want to whip their dicks out to measure whose is biggest. But when I refer to a dick-out situation, I’m really not trying to be crude or even exclude or offend women. Annette Obrestad, the new World Series of Poker European Champion, led the tournament in dick-out hands, where she would not be denied her right to aggressiveness, even if she had to put all her chips in before the flop with 3-3 or Q-J.
The table chatter, which I think will be a preface for the action, is becoming dick-out-centric. (One of the participants, Tony G, has just noted as I’m writing this, “We’re talking the talk but we’re not playing many pots.”
Tony G has been trying to chat up Brian Townsend and Brian eventually responded by saying, “I’ll play you any time you want, as high as you want.” Tony said, “We’re playing here now.” Brian said there were too many players here. “Just the two of us.”
Ivey proposed that they play a big heads-up match and simulcast it on their sites, Cardrunners.com and Pokernews.com.
Tony G acted generally like he was interested, and then Brian tried putting meat on the bones: “$1,000-$2,000 with a $2 million cap. Once someone loses $2 million, they can quit if they want. No-Limit, though we can play PLO if you want.”
Now Tony is waffling and Brian is pointing out that he’s waffling. “That shut him up,” Brian says.
Which, of course, gets Tony talking again about making it happen. That made Brian turn up the heat. “Any number you want Tony. If it’s more than I can afford, I’ll get backers.” Then he added, “I won’t have any trouble getting backers against you.”
Tony said he would send Townsend a proposal, muttering, “Don’t forget what you said.”
Howard interjected, “There’s no chance this match will ever happen, but it will leak out on the Internet, then there will be a million posts.”
Brian is smiling for the first time today, and the smile will not leave his face.
