Re: Anyone have a good experience meeting a pro at the WSOP?
My first ever interaction with a pro was at some promotional tournament at the Sands in Atlantic City when Scotty Nguyen said “‘Scuse me, baby” to me and my friends while returning to his table after one of his frequent cigarette breaks. I thought to myself “wow, he actually does talk like that.”
During Day 3 of the 2005 WSOP ME, I was in the bathroom just before the dinner break was about to end and I saw John Juanda washing his hands. John was (and is) one of my favorite players, but I decided not to bother him. I went to wash my hands at a sink near his and he actually struck up a conversation with me, asking me what my chip count was, etc. I told him that I emailed him a few months earlier for advice on a particular hand and he remembered the hand and the response he gave me. He was a very genuine guy.
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