Although there were no monster hands to write about at table 37, the banter between a few of the competitors made it an interesting place to hang around. Without naming names, one player, in particular, managed to keep the mood lighthearted with quirky turns of phrase. For example, rather than saying, I’m all in, he preferred, “I”m all you can eat.”
On another occasion, when he won a small pot with a pair of pocket threes, he quipped, “Check out the Marty McSorely.” It was a reference to the NHL journeyman who played with the Oilers, Rangers, Kings and Penguins, whose uniform number was 33. Most of the players at the table understood the reference, but for those who were in the dark, he began a diatribe about Marty McSorely’s hockey career and the brawlers lack of puck handling skills. “God, that guy was awful! He could barely skate.”
