September 15, 2000

$4-8 holdem, the chips are rocking and rolling back and forth across the table, a delightful player from Florida has a seat on my left.

I’m first to act and raise with A-K…he calls with 7-4 off suit. Everyone else except the two blinds folded. The flop was J-8-5. I released my hand to a bet in front of me and “Florida” on my left called. A 7 came on the turn. Florida called a bet on the Turn and River and a lone pair of 7’s were good.

While he was stacking the chips, he looked me dead in the eye and as serious as could be, said, “I was worried about those two. You never know what they’re going to turn over!”

He was motioning towards the two blinds as he spoke. I kept the straightest face I could possibly manage and totally agreed with him.
What a country. What do people do that don’t play poker?