Tony G’s latest blog post tells of being in Minsk playing poker in incredible action games. Quoting The G:
“When I was in Minsk, I stayed at the Hotel Europa. And when I checked in, I saw Andy Beal’s Ferrari with Florida plates. It’s very nice to see Andy in Minsk nowadays.”
Just think, in a few short hours, I’ll be tucked in my little, snuggly bed, crashed and isolated from the rest of the world in a blanket of dreams, but at Wynn, the poker game of the century will resume. Andy Beal came back to continue playing with the best of the best, for stakes that are truly, almost obscene. A few years ago, at Bellagio, I can remember hearing Mike Matusow state, “If he (meaning Andy) breaks them, there’ll be some great $200-400 games going on.” Continue reading At the Wynn with Andy Beal and Craig Singer
Friday night at the zoo! That statement says it all most of the time but not this time. It wasn’t a zoo. There were no cages and orderly paved walkways. It was a jungle. I swear there were people crawling up the walls and ceilings and swinging on the drapes to get into the middle of the room and sign up for games. The lists were 50 long…that’s not an exaggeration. Continue reading Andy Beal’s Sweater, Devilfish, Greg Raymer, Johnny Chan, Eskimo, Et Al
My first game of the night was table 7. Andy and Doyle. Todd, Doyle’s son, was sitting behind him. Andy’s had a sweater sitting with him every night. When I walked up to the table, his sweater said, “Yes, he does remember you. I read your site and really enjoy it.” Continue reading Andy, Doyle, Todd, and Craig