[CaryDarling]

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I didnt even think mike was any good at poker. Sick crib though!! Must be that announcers money.

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Mike's a great player, but like so many others who now work in the poker industry, rather than playing, they just don't get much time to play anymore.

Mike also has some truly sick gambling stories, you would be amazed at the things he's done over the years.

He has often told the one where they were in a restaurant, and the bar tender didn't want to serve Stuey, asked him about his age..Stuey proceeded to pull his roll out in front of the bartender as proof of his age, saying.."what kind of kid walks around with $XXXX on him?"

Another great story he tells, sorry but I can't recall who he was playing against, but it was a heads up challenge to be played at the other guy's house. For some reason I'm thinking it was either Billy Baxter or Puggy Pearson...anyway Mike was flat broke, and was hoping to put in a win so he didn't have to show the guy he couldn't pay him.

Well they battled for quite some time, up and down, both pretty much sweating the game...because as Mike soon found out...his opponent was broke too..didn't matter who won, neither one of them could pay up...LOL