She’s drinking wine…uh oh…never know what’s going to pop out on these pages when she gets in one of those…hold on, just in case it isn’t good, maybe you could get a glass of wine and share the experience or just drift by this one like it never happened.

A very long time, dear friend of mine, Jon, was in town tonight and graced table 16 with his presence. I particularly enjoy his zest for life, young/hard bodied women, his wit, intuition, and the thought he puts into everything that most people discard without thinking twice about it…that would be the human element. We could go for weeks on the ‘human element’ but we aren’t going to.

He’s a long-term thinker, I like that. He’s also aware of the human interaction in the ‘poker interface’ and I really like that. He’s also very much into matters of the heart and when he takes a friend or romantic interest into his life…they are there for good baby…no games and no bullshit, they’re in his heart and life…I really like that. Sometimes I get a very unique glimpse through a window into someone’s being and I cherish it forever…so it is with Jon.

So please, step into another facet of my relationship with Jon, a new forum/poker discussion board that is shared with this site and his site, PokerSearch.Com. There are many topics and options available and it is filling up with content worth reading. The new forum has much more to offer than the old one…be sure to register and share your knowledge and experiences with us and everyone else that happens to drop in.

One little comedic ice breaker from Jon as I was dealing to him tonight. The announcement came, “Players, we’re starting a $60-$120 game on table 8.”

We had two seats open and Jon innocently asked, “What I want to know is why are they starting that game when we have seats open here?”

It went over well with everyone…including Nicholas in the 3s. Nicholas? I won him over but it took a few minutes. He’s smart, lippy, and ready to jump on anyone and anything with a quick reply or a cutting verbal thrust that would take out the jugular and leave blood spurting everywhere.

In one hand, Nicholas had led the bet all the way and was called by the 6s. On the River, Nicholas bet and the 6s called with $7 instead of $8. I motioned to the stack and said, “Honey, you need $1 more.”

While the 6s was putting out $1 more and turning over J-J, Nicholas was throwing his hand away and snipped, “No he doesn’t, just give him my money.”

I replied, “He still needs $1 more.”

Nicholas went off into a, “Far be it from me to ever tell you how to do your job.”

I started laughing.

He stated, “I’m dead serious. I really meant it.”

I kept laughing and stated, “And I’m seriously laughing.”

He continued with something like this, “I thought you were going to call security and tell them I’m a smart little prick…”

He’s full of the energy of life and youth, doesn’t know where he’s going or how to get there…YET!!! But he will…he’ll be a ‘ball buster’ when he figures it out.

No collisions, no contusions, no accidents or abrasions…nice night. I even got out early.