I’ve played with Mike a couple of times, but dealing to him was the best.
Last year when I was dealing the $1500 Stud/8, I got to a table that had Mike Sexton, Cindy Violette, Dan Shak, and a couple other young pros. The entire down was Mike and Cindy telling stories to the young kids about the old days, Stu Ungar, Chip Reese, etc.
After I got pushed out, all I could think was that I would have gladly paid to deal that down because it was the coolest 30 minutes in poker I’d ever spent.
Taking one of the most boring spectator games possible and turning into a worldwide phenomenon (even if only a short lived one) is a damn impressive accomplishment.
I am confused by the concern itt with “derails“. Isn’t the entire point of this thread a random hodgepodge of things? If so, it can’t be derailed by definition.