Joe Speaker

We’re going to have to start today’s highly anticipated photo post off with a downer.

I’m kidding. Wait’ll you see these donkeys.

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When F-Train is down ten bucks before everyone even arrives (because of prop bets based on WHEN people would arrive), it’s safe to assume things are gonna get out of hand.

Chicago…meet Out of Hand.

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I was in bad shape. The Wrigley Field bleachers were all I’d imagined them to be in my mind. Hot, sweaty, perfect. The beer went down like water. The game played out just under our noses. The thunderstorm came just in time to cool us off. As with any experience, I simply soaked it all in, marvelling at the intimacy of the setting. I didn’t plan anything past the moment I was in. Though I figured I’d grab a buzz, it was shortly after the game ended that I knew I was in trouble.

Walking right into a pole was my first clue.

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My online poker hiatus is in full effect. I did donk around over the weekend, managing one cash in Full Tilt’s $10 Re-Buy, which doesn’t get a nickname yet (like the ones on Stars and the long-lamented Paradise), because it was pretty reasonable in field size and play.

But aside from that, I was mostly terrible and the last online hand I will play probably for the rest of the month (largely due to travel and other commitments) will be a perfect reminder why I should take a little break.

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If the Bible was about my poker results the last two weeks, Revelations would contain a lot of cuss words and a much more ominous view of the end of the world than in the original.

Yes, The Beast is back. And it’s pissed.

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Because I am well-versed in libel law, I am going to have to preface this post with a disclaimer. Though satire is protected speech under the First Amendment, some court cases have added the caveat that the satire must be obvious to the reader.  I feel compelled to state this post is a joke, because a reasonable person could see what follows as true, considering  the feckless ridiculousness of Harrah’s performance as steward of the World Series of Poker.

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