WSOP Interns

We get to see things that most do not. This is segment we like to call, "We saw it at the World Series of Poker".

Daniel Negreanu was practicing his golf swing in the back hallway during a break from a tournament. When asked how he was swinging today, he said he hit it so far he didn't see it land, but if we were going that direction, we should look out for his ball.

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One of our new favorite poker player is Humberto Brenes. Most of you are probably familiar with his sharks. Zero zero six and zero zero seven, as he refers to them. We met him on the first day of the World Series, and every time we have seen him since then, he gives us a big smile, and sometimes gives Amity a kiss on the cheek. Heath is fine with keeping their friendship to hand shakes. The only problem is, he doesn't speak much English, and we don't speak much Spanish, so it makes our conversations pretty basic. If you have a chance, you should check out Gary Wise's interview with El Tiburon (the shark) himself, Humberto.

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During the final three tables of the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event, Phil Hellmuth caught his card on the river and bet big. Another player clearly had the best hand until the river came out and pushed hard. Once the cards were flipped, Phil saw that he got very lucky and admitted that the guy outplayed him, and he got lucky. He then called himself an idiot, and then this conversation took place:
Phil (standing up): Where is the tournament director? Can I get a penalty for berating myself?
Perry Friedman: Phil, are you a master-berater?
Phil: Perry, you are way too clever for me. I'm going to just sit down. (He takes a seat and pauses) But my wife has been out of town for a while.

--A & H