Scott Diamond

Everyone is wondering now another blog about Devo..aka Bryan Devonshire, doesn't he write for pokerpages.com. Why all the fuss??

Well for me I started reading Bryan's blogs when I got interested in Poker 2 years ago.I would send some comments back to him and he would reply very quickly. Bryan probably gets 15-20,000 hits a day on his blog and alot of e-mails,so for him to respond like he did I appreciated it very much.

Bryan and I finally met at last years LAPC at Commerce Casino. Although I am old enough to be his father we hit it off and enjoyed each others company.

Bryan was instrumental in helping me get my first writing job at Pokerpages during the LAPC and if not for him I may not be blogging here today. So again, I thank you Bryan.

I went to the WSOP last year and sweated Bryan in his Omaha event for two days and was there at his final table when he had the Russian by his _ _ _ _ _!! Kravachenko made a historical comeback on Bryan and won the bracelet. I even ran to a store for Bryan with my bad leg and all to get Bryan some chew while he was at the final table. It was like a three mile walk,but I am sure he would of done the same for me. After all a FINAL Table at the WSOP. I walked with Bryan to the cashier after his loss and tried to be a big brother,but he was upset and righteously so. I said my goodbye's and headed home.

Bryan and I have kept in touch via phone the past year. He has been close by several times but we just can't seem to be able to go to dinner due to his busy schedule when he gets in town.

It's a pleasure to be one of Bryan's many friends and I wish him nothing but the best today at the WPT final Table in Reno. Win or lose,Bryan is still a winner in my book because of the person he is and that will carry him further in life than he can imagine. GO GET EM DEVO!!!!!

Last Night I went to Commerce casino to play in a free roll Poker Tourney sponsored by a local radio station, 97.1 FM. They had a great spread of food and it was worth the drive to Commerce just for the free dinner. You had to sign up on line to get in and if you received an e mail back you were in. Well about 12 of us from the Exterminators Poker Crew made it into to the event and it was an all in fest at the beginning. Over 600 people and you started with 1000 chips with 20 minute blinds. I had a bunch of fun and was knocked out early in level 4. No cards and no luck. I mean there were people playing any two cards because as the one person told me "They Look Pretty Together" That pretty much tells you the majority of players there last night.

Great evening and if they have it again as they say they are,I will be there.

Ok one very sick hand I have to tell you about and then I will never complain about luck again...

Forty dollar cash game with a couple of the guys before we headed home. I have 2-4 diamonds on the button and there are 7 players in for $15.00 so I say what the heck I am going to make the call. I had won a few pots in the 20 minutes I was seated there and had $160.00 in front of me. My buddy Paul was standing behind me and I said, "this is a sick call"

Well this guy who had just came to the table with his buddy bragging about how they were playing downstairs in the big cash game all night. I thought to my self,if they were playing in the big cash game they must have gone broke to be in the $40.00 game. The first two hands one of them went all in both times and lost one and rivered the other with a KQ lost...and won with an A-10. All of you know from reading my blogs I do not like cocky arrogant rude individuals at the Poker table.

I understand the frustration in defeat and some times we say "Hellmuths" but these two were really annoying..

So the older of the two "Rude Brothers" raises it to $60.00 pre flop and everyone folds. I begin to laugh and tell Paul, "it's my birthday and this is a very sick call" but I push $60.00 into the pot.

The flop is 10d 8d- Kc. I go all in with my 2-4 of diamonds for another $100.00 and he calls and flips over AA..... oops!!!! So I turn over my 2-4 and he looks amazed and starts talking in Armenian. I told him it was a sick call but I am out the door and I am only in it for $40.00 and Theres always a chance with any two cards.

I have a diamond draw and he is not happy as he is holding the As-Ac.. The turn is a 4h and the river is a 2c to give me two pair and win the $430.00 pot. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me...sick huh..

Take care and be safe.....