Rick's Cafe Americain

Congratulations to Bravo for catching the end of the poker wave and running it into the shore.  I had hoped that Celebrity Poker Showdown and the televised incompetence so central to the show would encourage more players and much more bad play.  Instead, it seems to have sucked all the joy out of poker for everyone and filling a table has become much harder.  At least that is what I am blaming for my second short table in a row.  Rick had to work again.

Ugarte sat to my right, gave nothing but grief, and took his share. I’m still trying to figure out if losing to friends hurts more or less. At least I had a little company to my left. My only consolation is that despite the scorching losses, I still play better than the cast of West Wing.