Tom Bostic

In case you didn't read the Bay 101 Final Day wrap up I wanted to share this with everyone...

Ted Forrest just won a grueling heads-up match with JJ Liu to take home his first World Poker Tour Title in four attempts. He called her "The toughest heads up opponent he has ever faced." Ted had just kind of hung around the whole tournament and never even made any real noise until late on day three, just before we got down to the last few tables. A great victory to say the least.

Documented as the "Suicide King" himself in Michael Craig's "The Professor, The Banker and The Suicide King" and a man known for his willingness to gamble on almost anything found an interesting way to celebrate his victory early Saturday morning.

Ted Forrest and I were staying in the same hotel during the Bay 101 tournament. In the hotel lobby they had the tiniest of convenience stores with two small glass incased refrigerators, a few snacks along with some postcards and knickknacks. I was just about to leave for the airport when I spotted Ted in this area. I glanced over and saw him picking out what appeared to be two frozen burritos and a soda out of the fridge. I looked over and couldn't resist saying "There's gotta be a better way to celebrate."

He flashed a quick smile my way and said "probably" with a slight laugh. The man known as one of the most infamous gamblers of our time was stone sober at 4am buying a frozen burrito for $1.29 from a hotel lobby after winning over $1 million.

Not as glamorous as I would imagine, but celebrate however you want Mr. Forrest – you deserve it. Congratulations.