Anyone have a good experience meeting a pro at the WSOP?

[ardubz]

Me and some friends went to the WPT event in Niagara Falls.

I passed Freddy Deeb in the hallway as he had just busted out. He had just bought a cup of ice cream and was eating it as he walked. I recognized him and said "Freddy Deeb!" and he smiled and said "Hey buddy" and gave me one of those guy half-elbows to the ribs - he's like 5'0".

We went to the Dragonfly nightclub (wow, highly recommend), and saw Mike Sexton mingling with some young asian hotties. We bought him a Coors Light which he actually drank, smalltalked a bit about Niagara Falls and got a picture with him. Really nice guy but exactly the same as you'd think he is by how he acts on TV. It's sort of hard to explain but it's as if there's an extra-thick layer of non-compassion between him and you... I'm rambling.