Re: [ba-poker] Thats why I Play Poker!

[Michael Keohan <mkcards(deleted the rest)>]

Thank you so much for your kind words.
--- Michael Wiesenberg <queueing(deleted the rest)> wrote:
> There's a nice writeup at 
> http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result9261.htm.
>  Can't wait to watch 
> the show.
> 
> At Saturday, 3/13/2004 10:30 AM -0800, Michael
> Keohan wrote:
> >Hello!
> >
> >The following is a summary of my WPT/LA Poker
> Classic
> >tournament.  Please be advised chip counts and
> blinds
> >are estimated, redrawing has been added for
> dramatic
> >effect...
> >
> >If one person reads this and is inspired I'll be
> >satisfied...
> >
> >
> >--- Michael Keohan <mkcards(deleted the rest)> wrote:
> > >
> > > After starting slow on Day 1,2...and playing
> against
> > > guys the likes of Brunson, Forest, etc I arrived
> at
> > > a
> > > table with Phil Hellmuth, Dan Harrington, Mel
> Judah,
> > >  and Sasha (the Thorasic Surgeon)...After
> several
> > > hours of play Hellmuth, Harrington and Judah
> were
> > > gone
> > > and we were re-drawing for seats...Down to four
> > > tables, with the coaching help of former
> Horseshoe
> > > World Champion Michael "Mickey Mouse" Mills I
> became
> > > this fearless, aggressive player I once was in
> my
> > > younger years... Raising all-in, several times
> while
> > > never being called...After surviving to 2 tables
> the
> > > hand of the tournament was played....Casey
> Castle
> > > raised in the cutoff position $16k (4xbig blind
> > > blinds
> > > $2k-$4k).  I push all-in $180K with QQ (covering
> > > Casey
> > > $120K).  After 5mins JC Tran decides to call
> all-in
> > > for $80K. After much thought, casey says "well
> one
> > > of
> > > you must have Aces" and lays down KK face-up. In
> my
> > > mind, while he thought I was thinking "I know
> he's
> > > gonna lay down the best hand here."  And in fact
> he
> > > did.  JC Tran, flipped over QQ, as well. He did
> have
> > > the Q of Hearts.  When the flop came 2 hearts
> and
> > > the
> > > turn came a heart, I was in for a lot of
> sweating on
> > > the river.  Lucky for me, no heart came on the
> river
> > > and we split the pot.
> > >
> > > Thereafter, I was lucky enough to win the two
> > > biggest
> > > races of my life w/AQ and 99 and survived to the
> > > final
> > > 6 of the WPT/LAPC.
> > >
> > > We came back the next day, were interviewed by a
> > > gazilion people, had makeup put on us and were
> > > treated
> > > like royalty.  Anyway, I decided to wear the
> same
> > > shirt as I wore the prior day, just 'cause I'm
> > >  superstitious.  Once on the WPT stage, I
> continued
> > > my
> > > aggressive play; pushing all-in frequently. On
> the
> > > 4th try I was called by David KJ I showed him
> > > Q9clubs
> > > and proceeded to suck out on him on the river by
> > > hitting a nine.  This was undoubtly, the most
> > > exciting
> > > moment of my poker career.  I was standing
> waiting
> > > to
> > > leave the stage when my miracle card hit. I
> clinched
> > > my fist and said "That's why I play poker!"
> > >
> > > Mike "kazoo" Keohan
> > >
> > >
> >Stay tuned Travel Channel Apr 28 6/9 PST, May 1 3pm
> 
>