The other night I fell asleep on the couch only to wake up to the one millionth re-broadcast of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. There was Tiffany Michelle becoming the latest hot girl to make a name for herself in the poker world by finishing high in a big tournament (17th), Joe Bishop became the poster child for wannabe hardass poker players who take the game way too seriously and have a habit of calling everybody “bro”, and there was short-stacked Kelly Kim going crazy every time Craig Marquis and Dean Hamrick went all-in against each other knowing the final table was within reach.
Re-watching the Main Event coverage yet again reminded me how much I hate Nick Sliwinski who was not only annoying throughout play, but also put on the biggest crybaby act ever after being eliminated in 13th place. Even Johnny Chan piped up from the crowd and told his friends and family that Sliwinski should just get over it because he won over a half million dollars; at least Joe Bishop left with some dignity by congratulating Chino Rheem after he busted him out.
But honestly, if I even see another glimpse of the 2008 WSOP Main Event I’ll probably throw up. Sure it was a great tournament with many excellent moments, and not so excellent moments, but I just can’t stand seeing it anymore. Thank god that ESPN will be finally be airing some new WSOP events tonight beginning with the $40k No-Limit Hold’em tourney.
I’m also excited about seeing all of the Main Event episodes leading up to the November Nine as I know they’ll be entertaining. Of course, I’m sure ESPN will play them to death throughout the year as well which will start the cycle all over again.