I played in the $500 Roshambo event this morning, and man was that a blast. Phil Gordon rallied 64 troops to enter his informal WSOP event to raise money for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation. When I got to the scene, I was surprised at how many pros were there. Joe Hachem, Gavin Smith, Annie Duke, Carlos Mortensen, Clownie Gowen, Tony G, The Grinder -- and the list goes on. I had been studying a plan, but when I got there, my opponent said he was going to use the "Bowler" method. I asked Gavin what that was, and he told me not to mind that guy at all. He then took me immediately to Annie Duke and had her explain her "Dollar Bill Method".
To make the strategy more random, so that no one can guess your betting pattern, you use the numbers off the dollar bill to determine what hand you're going to throw next.
I creamed the first guy with it, and then got beat by an impatient player in the next round. I watched Phil Laak consult some green while he was playing, too.
Annie, who was using a new random number generator to select her next move ended up winning the event. She took a cool $10,000 after her beating Marc Goodwin 5-0 with seven hands, four of which were scissors. It was Scissors vs. Paper that won it in the end. March got $7k and immediately offered $1,000 back to the Bad Beat on Cancer efforts. Third place was a guy named Tim Beagly (sp?) won $5k, and fourth place went to Mike Micon of NeverwinPoker for $3k. In addition to the $25k prize pool, they put $7k towards the charity.
Big thanks to Phil Gordon for putting together such a great event. It was a blast and great to see the pros having a laugh while contributing to an important cause.
