This little story comes from WSOP event #14: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em with rebuys. Rebuy events with a load of pros playing are more fun to watch than bartender at the Parisian Palace.....OK nevermind, you had to be there for that one, I mean two.
You all know Phil Gordon, what you may not know is that Phil loves to chat, talk, cajole and generally have a good talkative time at the table. You may not know Mike Odeh but to know him is to love him or not. Mike is also a great table talker; so when the two of them were seated at the same table to start the Rebuy event, I thought it might be a good place to hang-out for a spell. Phil was the first to try and convince the table that rebuy meant "loose" as in "if we don't get some rebuy chips on this table early, we might as well go home, those other tables are moving chips and making those rebuys."
Mike chimed in with: "You gotta make the loans now or you can't collect them later."
But finding no takers, Phil offered to Mike: "Let's go all-in blind this hand."
"OK, you ready?" said Mike.
Phil was: "Absolutely, let's go!"
A mid-position raiser spoiled the fun and Mike said: "Oh, oh now we have to look." He did and moved all-in anyway. Phil folded and Mike got a call. The caller showed AK and Mike showed QQ. A turn Ace had Mike calling Rebuy!
"You want to try again?" Mike asked Phil.
This time an early minimum raise got four callers and Mike moved all-in. All four players folded and Mike tossed over the 72o.
"This is a rebuy! Weren't you guys paying attention?"
I love rebuy events, its like Old Maid, War and Risk with a Full Kill.
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For more on the Parisian Palace 'House of Cards' poker reality show see Amy Calistri's post below and for more "details" check out her personal blog Aimlessly Chasing Amy. I may be dating myself but other than that woman in green, I thought the highlight of the evening was the Doors memorabilia.
