07 August 2006
At the time I had no idea who knocked me out of the 2006 World Series Of Poker on the first day. I only knew he got very lucky when he put me all-in before the flop with his pocket Kings and then cracked my pocket Aces. Now, with 40 players left in the event I see that he is currently running third, and his name is Rhett Butler.
I suppose you can call me Scarlett O`Hara - because this guy certainly screwed me over at the WSOP.
On the one hand it`s gratifying to know that the guy who knocked you out went on to do brilliantly in the event. It would be kind of cool if he won the WSOP, in the sense that I could tell people that the world champion knocked me out.
It`s a level of sophistry that I`m sure I could stoop to with ease. It implies that but for the presence of the world champion at my first table of the tournament I might have gone all the way. I`m also a fan of the Sliding Doors argument that suggests if only my original seat number was #4 instead of #6 I would be headed to fame and fortune, and Mr. Butler would be left with no chips and cracked Aces.
So, I`m rooting for him in a sense, if only because he`s the only face I recognize that isn`t a minor poker pro (Lissandro, Cunningham, Brenes), and I still mean what I said to him as I made my queasy exit from the tournament: "No hard feelings. Good luck to you."
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