John Adams

For those of you who aren't familiar with Harrah's St. Louis, John Adams is the man. Every poker room has one, he's ours. He's the guy who always wins, and wins big. He is by far the most profiting player in the room. He Destroys the $2-$5 no limit game about 5 days a week.

John is an upper middle aged man, around 55-60. He's retired from Anheuser Busch, single, and financially free. He is probably the best no limit cash game player i have ever seen. The man just doesn't lose.

Now the reason for this particular post is an open "story" that another one of our players wrote. I'm not going to say who, but it is great. And this tells just how good, John Adams really is.

Here is the story...

There was a rare occurrence in the poker room last week. As rare as the spotting of an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker or Haley's Comet. Larry Connors opened up the 10 O'clock news with the story and security film confirmed it, John Adams had to meet someone in the bathroom after he busted out.

The Young guns, Justin, Corey and Rocco were all in stunned, disbelief. And John's good friend Rich, who frequently stands behind him to watch him play, has confirmed that John has taken this very hard, and many are not sure he will be able to recover.

So we as his poker buddies are determined to help. Debbie says she will run some bake sales. The Auto wholesalers will be having car washes. Greg the pizza man is selling slices on the corner. Kevin said he would be more than willing to raise more often. Tim the chip popper says he will tutor John in the annoying practice of the chip pop. PJ, Barry, and Jewelry Sam will take time out to give tips to John on his poker play. Darmish's family says they will give John a hotel room during his financial troubles... for a reduced rate. And all of our Asian friends will help school John in the art of loose play. Doc even offered a rectal exam after the reaming John just took. The dealers and floor people have extended the courtesy of no rake to John until his suffering has ended. The $30-$60 players are willing to give up one pot to pay for John's psychiatric counseling if needed. Scott said he would do some legal work if he had the time, but he has his own issues to deal with.

Okay John, the poker community is doing all it can to get you back on your feet. We also want to let you know that we will be there to support you if it ever happens again.

I guess i need to explain what "going in the bathroom" means. The state of Missouri has a $500 buy-in law. That means that a person can only purchase $500 worth of chips every two hours. So if you go bust, before you can buy more chips, you need to find other means to bring chips on the table. The way around it is, players take chips home with them each night. That way, they don't have to buy them from the cage, they just pull them out of their pockets. If a player doesn't have any extra chips they have to buy them from another person. To do this, they have to go in the bathroom, away from all the security cameras.

Everyone named in this story is a regular in the 2-5 game at Harrah's. And it just reiterates the fact that John is the best, and obviously one of the most liked player in the rooms. Congratulations John, you deserve the recognition.