tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10040809.post-1132693271769040372005-11-22T15:31:00.000-05:002005-11-22T16:01:11.800-05:00I was over at the MGM Grand last night and spotted Phil Gordon on a $1/$2 no-limit hold'em table. Thanks to the always-kind floor people at the Grand (and the fact that it was after midnight on a Monday), I managed to get into the game pretty easily.<br /><br />The table was really annoying to play at because everyone seemed to be trying to impress Phil with their knowledge of the game. I had trouble focusing because no one would shut up about how great they play. Phil didn't seem to mind--he was having a blast playing a lot of Rochambeau for about $20 a shot with an arrogant kid who ultimately lost $50-$100 from his inferior rock/scissors/papering. <br /><br />I only got involved in a few hands with the host of Bravo's Celebrity Poker show. I raised his blind a couple of times with hands like A-K and bricked. He took a few small pots from me. Then I got pocket aces in early position and made a weak $6 raise. Phil asked for a chip count of my stack and decided to raise enough to leave me with $1 left (I'm not sure what that was about, but I went ahead and put my last dollar in when the action came back to me). Anyway, Phil had pocket queens and was unable to outdraw my aces, so I doubled through him. That was really the only substantial pot we played.<br /><br />I was a little off my game that night, and we only played for a couple of hours, but regardless, I have to admit I could never get any sort of read on Phil Gordon.Matt Borondynoreply@blogger.com0