Breakfast Club Poker

TJ Cloutier Inducted to the Poker Hall of Fame

 
TJ Cloutier admitted that he's been wanting to get into the Poker Hall of Fame for some time now. And on Thursday, July 27, 2006 he made that wish come true. Cloutier, has won 100 tournaments, has six WSOP bracelets, and is the only person in the history of the WSOP to have won all three events in the Omaha category. (Pot Limit High, Limit High, and Limit 8-or-Better High-low split). He is known to be the best player that has never won the WSOP championship title.

Here are some quotes from his induction.

"Becky Binion told me I was going to win this, but they gave it to someone else. Then, another year she told me I was going to win it, but they gave it to someone else. This year when they told me I was going to win it, I knew it was going to happen."

"I deserved this five years ago. Now I'm an old dinosaur and I'm happy I got it."

Kenna James Fan Tells All

A poker groupie from New York gives away James's secret...

"I just met him and he's got more personality than all these other moops," said Jeff.
"The flop was Axx, and a guy bet at it. Kenna re-raised all in. He came over the top for $17,000."
"Then Kenna came over to the rail and I asked him, 'Did you have it? Because I had you on trips,'" Jeff asked.
"I had trip nothing," said Kenna. "I had nothing. It was a bluff."
"17,000 over the top with naathing!" Jeff said again.

Kenna James is a part of Sun Poker, surely you've seen their great big green bus parked out in the Convention lot.

Chip Reese ...Black Stallion?

Just when we thought it would never end, the chips changed hands yet again. The two tired men had been seeing most of the flops and the one that paired the board usually carried through. But on a flop of 9s3d8d, Chip moved all in.
Andy got up and thought about it.
Then he called.
Andy turned over 9c7s for top pair.
Chip turned over Kd6d for the flush draw.
the turn was the 5d, and the river, a moot Kc.

It left Andy with 300k. He said, "We're not done yet," and battled it out for a bit longer, to no avail. The level ended before he did, and Andy said, "If I double up, then we can take a break." But he had no intentions of giving up.

More all ins. Some calls, some folds, some wins.
On the last hand, Chip went all in and Andy called.
Andy had 8s9s vs Chip's AQc
The flop came 7s7cJc. The turn was 4h and the river 4s.
Andy was stunned, and Chip turned around to hug his kids. Andy's girlfriend Jen understandably left in tears while Andy was still in his interview.

Andy Black Bets on His Favorite Jockey

Greg Raymer, Johnny Chan, Andy Black, and Mike Sexton are in the audience watching the final table of the H.O.R.S.E. event. I caught Andy for a moment and asked him who he was rooting for.

"I've got $5,000 on Chip Reese!" said Black.

Andy Black was at the final table of the 2005 WSOP, and has already cashed in this year's series. He took 25th place in the $ 5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo.

Kristy Gazes on the H.O.R.S.E.

Kristy Gazes is known for playing mixed games and was looking forward to this event more than all the others. She considers the winner of the H.O.R.S.E. event to be the true champion of the World Series of Poker and hopes that someday it will become the main event.

I caught her on the dinner break...

"There was a dude stalling in the Omaha game because he hates it and wanted the button for the next set of games. Everyone was complaining. A floor manager came over and told him the next time he did it, he'd get a 10 minute penalty. The guy was a stud specialist. But everyone hates games. I hate Limit, you hate Omaha, it's 50k—don't buy in if you don't want to play."

Gavin Smith on the H.O.R.S.E.

Gavin was looking a little bored so I asked him what was up.

"It's Stud -- I can't play every hand in this game, so it's not as much fun."