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It’s my first true off day in a long time. Even with the other off days I had to be very mindful of the fact that I’d be playing a day or two later and couldn’t sleep until whenever the hell I pleased and screw up my schedule.
The big news of the day is (besides Sirwatts making an increasingly deep run in the Bellagio $15k) is the Tiffany Michelle ‘scandal’, if that’s the right word. The controversy goes that as Tiffany went deeper and deeper into the main she naturally gained a large amount of attention, being a young and attractive female with many friends in the industry. All the various poker sites came calling with offers for her to wear a patch during the ESPN coverage and although I have no idea as to the details or offers it’s safe to say she likely had her pick of who she wanted to represent. Unfortunately for everyone, Tiffany chose a certain not-to-be-named poker site currently involved in a scandal.
So here we are, watching what should be a great moment in poker (an attractive girl making a run in the main all over TV, which sounds a little absurd but is clearly good for the game) turn into a massive fucking train wreck. I’ve reading up on the issue quite a bit, including the thoughts and comments in Dr. Pauly’s blog, who not only has quite a bit of personal experience with Tiffany, but also a front row seat to watch the madness unfold. In the end I agree with his sentiments, I mostly feel depressed and disgusted. Tiffany could have picked any site but the one she did and this wouldn’t have happened. So the only real conclusion I can come to is that she’s made her own bed and now she has to lie in it. I’m almost a little happy to see the reaction be so massively negative towards her decision, since this is an industry where people mostly get away with their greedy and unethical choices without any real consequences. That everyone came together to voice a communal “FUCK YOU Tiffany” is in a strange way, inspiring. It makes me think there just might be more to this game than ‘take the money and run’.
Meanwhile, Sirwatts is the chip leader over at the Bellagio. He calls me during each break to give me an update and I mostly respond with “Sweet, sweet, yes, Boo yah! Go go go go go go go go go!” Mark Vos invites Celina and I out to dinner at what is supposed to be Vegas’ best sushi restaurant, which I’m somewhat convinced of when Patrik Antonius walks in 20 minutes later. The Antonius stamp of approval has a way of speaking waves in the poker community.
Afterwards Mark talks us into going bowling over at South Point with Perry Friedman, his parents, and his girlfriend. Naturally we gamble on the games and Mark and I end up losing $120 to Perry when it turns out Perry’s dad is a surprisingly good bowler. When we get home I sprint to the computer and find Watts down to 8 players with the chip lead. I message him with support and tell him that since nobody else really wants to go, I unfortunately won’t be coming down to sweat but will certainly be coming tomorrow when he inevitably final tables.
Not long later their night is finished. Watts has made the final table with a slip chip lead over David Benyamine at a very tough final table also including ‘Iweargoggles’, John Phan, Ralph Perry, and Gabe Thaler. First is nearly $1.7 million, and I’ll be on the sidelines all day screaming my head off for a Watts victory. Good lucky buddy.
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