James Woods Live

[ItsMerlin 2]

I was at the Rio in Las Vegas at a little past midnight on the first Sunday of the WSOP. I was sitting at a satellite table waiting for more people to join, when James Woods walks up. He is an extremely affable individual, not snobbish like some other celebrities I have met. He chatted with us and I told him I had just begun the process to become an affiliate with Hollywood Poker. I must admit he is a better player than I expected, but after you read my story you will know why I have renamed him "Lucky Jack." About 45 minutes into the game, with a couple players already gone, I go All In after the short stacked player to my right does. Jimmie follows suit. He has A J, the other fellow has A 4 and I have a pair of 8s. The flop brings a J and I get no help the rest of the way. One player out and I lose half my stack and he nearly triples up. His first Lucky Jack. Forty-five minutes later I have built my stack back up. With five of us remaining and our stacks about even, I get the A Q. With Jimmie on the big blind, I raise him, because while talking earlier, he said he likes to go All In if someone appears to be trying to steal the Blinds. Planning on him going All In, as he did, I called. Again his K J should have been beat. The flop or turn did not help either of us. But on the river, a J pops up and I am out of the tourney and he is doing a little "I am a Poker God" dance. I enjoyed the experience of playing with him, and hope that I run into him again over the 4th of July weekend when I return to Las Vegas to try to win my way into one of the WSOP bracelet events.
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Daniel Cox