So I take my seat in the 25K main event and I have 10 pros at the table. I am in seat 2, TJ Cloutier seat 3, Mike Gratz seat 4, Joe Sebok seat 5, this is 3 wsop winners from 2005 and Sebok made 2 final tables. All the other guys plat regularly, I think this is a great table and it is the first time I have played w/ TJ.
In the 2nd level I go down to 19k as I make a move and I get called by middle set. I double up later and I am at 62k when I play this hand w/ "the great" TJ.
W/ the blinds of 200/400 I have
and raise in late position to 2k, Tj calls and we take a headsup flop of
, I check and TJ bets 2K.
I call and the turn is
, I lead w/ a bet of 4k, river is
, I check to TJ and he bets 6K, I call , turn over my cards and the fun begins!!!!!!!!
Tj shows
, i take the pot!
TJ " how do you call my bet on the flop?" ( in a u cant play this game tone)
rookie " sorry TJ, I have not read your book yet" laughs from everyone else at the table!
TJ " keep playing like that"
rookie " I will , I need a few more bracelets to catch you, dont worry TJ I wont beat you w/ the
"
about 4 hands later I did beat him w/
as I raised preflop and hit
on flop and
on the turn, I thought he was going to die!
In all fairness to TJ he is still in the comp w/ 80K, the point of this story is that many of these top pros think u should play "their" way or the "proper way"and fold to all their plays and bets. After we both settled down again it was a pleasure to watch him play, I can see why he is a great player
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