Jameson Singer

What's up everyone? I guess I'm the newest member of the Wise Hand Poker blogging team. Before I get into the best experience I had during this year's WSOP, I should probably let you guys know who I am. I figure if I don't you might as well assume I'm some homeless old man looking for quick cash. Well, I'm not an old man or homeless, at least for the time being. I'm 22 and I just graduated from Quinnipiac University(It's in Connecticut) with a journalism degree and I've worked as a tournament reporter the last two years at the WSOP. Ok, now let's get into the real topic of this post.

The best moment at this year's WSOP for me came more towards the end. I was covering the $5,000 Shorthanded No-Limit Hold 'em event and it was later in the evening on Day 1. I'm pretty sure it was either a Friday or Saturday because there weren't a lot of spectators. There was, however, Thomas Wahlroos. I'm not sure if Wahlroos had played in the event or not that day, but he definitely wasn't still in it when he started wandering through the tables drunk off his ass. How do I know he was drunk? Well, for one he had a drink in his hand and a huge drunk grin on his face(I'm qualified to determine what a drunk grin is from personal experience, but that's a moot point). I also was pretty sure he was wasted because he came up to me and said something to the affect of, "I'm wasted".

As Wahlroos continued to check out the action he stopped by Roland de Wolfe's table to say hello. As he leaned over de Wolfe's shoulder to check his friend's chip stack a wonderfully drunk idea popped into his head. Wahlroos got closer to de Wolfe's stacks of chips and preceded to knock them all over. I'm not sure about everybody else, but I lost it and couldn't stop laughing. Wahlroos, however, wasn't done there.

He immediately spotted Phil Hellmuth who was also still in the tournament and went over to the all-time bracelet winner's table. Only moments after destroying de Wolfe's stack Wahlroos did much of the same to Hellmuth's. What was so great about this is Hellmuth lost it. Hellmuth immediately stood up and called the floor over as Wahlroos ran out of the Amazon Room giggling. The floormen couldn't do much about the situation because Wahlroos had already fled the scene. The damage was done, however, and a wonderful drunk story was created.

In my next blog I'll head to the opposite end of the spectrum and talk about my worst experience from the WSOP. You'll get to see me rant which I've come to determine is my specialty.