Sammy "Killer" Reid Wins Brunch for the Bayou Tournament
Thanks to everyone who came out and played the Brunch for the Bayou charity poker tournament.
Two WCP regulars made the final two. Heads-up it was Steve "the Destroyer" Dalton against Sammy "Killer" Reid (pictured left and right, respectively, glare and all). Sammy was swinging a monster stack and captured the first prize: two tix to Vegas and entry into a WSOP Circuit event.
But here's the best part...
Sammy called Chops at about 7:30am, about 5 hours before the event started. Sammy had just GOTTEN HOME from a night of boozing. Sammy (still drunk) asked Chops for a wake up call around 11.
So at 11, Chops called. Voicemail. Chops leaves a threatening message telling Sammy to get to the game. F-bombs were dropped. At 11:30, Chops called again. Chops leaves another threatening message. At about 11:50, Chops called again. Sammy awakes and in a none-to-happy-about-it tone says he's up and on his way.
The last entrant to arrive, Sammy was the last to leave the table. Congrats to Sammy.
Also, as you noticed, CNN crews were at the event. Whenever we get word that the CNN "American Spirit" segment with our tournament will air, we'll let you know. And a final special thanks to Bodog.com, the Tiltboys, Andrew Feldman at ESPN.com's Poker Club, and Airtran for kicking in all of the great prizes.
by "best," he means "most sexually satisfying"
Posted by: BlackSpy | September 30, 2005 at 12:25 PM
great- beaten by a lush....best drunk i ever lost to.....
Posted by: dalton | September 29, 2005 at 05:03 AM
...just like Forrest Whitaker in the Crying Game.
Posted by: BlackSpy | September 27, 2005 at 03:48 PM
It really wasn't quite as bad as Chops made it sound. I mean really, I think I only took 3 puke breaks during the entire tournament.
Posted by: Sammy "Killer" Reid | September 27, 2005 at 06:29 AM
Chops here. I'd like to add to this story that Sammy played some brilliant poker. Makes me want to re-evaluate my whole "sober" poker playing approach.
Posted by: Chops | September 27, 2005 at 05:07 AM
Score one for the drunks! Nice work, Sammy!
Posted by: Bones | September 27, 2005 at 04:47 AM
...or sometimes bringing a stash of your owns chips to the table really helps too.
Posted by: BlackSpy | September 26, 2005 at 12:36 PM
Hah! Funny story. Just goes to show you that you don't have to be all business when it comes to playing poker. Sometimes, just playing poker just for fun can really pay off big.
Posted by: Dwayne | September 25, 2005 at 11:18 PM
I'd love to get a transcript of that phone message.
Posted by: cgpop | September 25, 2005 at 07:42 PM