AimlesslyChasingAmy

Sharks move constantly and have few restful periods.  They don’t experience anything that really equates to human sleep.  Michael Craig is a shark.  After working with Michael for three months and watching him in the poker environment, I’m convinced that Michael is unfamiliar with the concept of sleep as most of us humans know it.  I get emails from him in 20 minute intervals throughout the day.  He “thinks” he sleeps.  If you ask him when he slept he murmers something about 17 minutes between an interview and the start of a Full Tilt HORSE heads-up match.  He might try to claim a two hour sleep session, but then remembers he also wrote three articles and a blog during the same time period.

This morning Michael had been up a few (like maybe 246,332) hours before I awoke.  His email directed me to a site based solely on the Clonie Gowen vs. Paris Hilton poker challenge.  It’s totally cheesey.  It does reference the charity poker challenge, but it also has such idiocies as “Sexy Stats” which surprisingly has nothing to do with track records on the felt.  You can also vote for who is sexier.  Woo hoo.  My hope is that this match actually does go off, as charity will be the big winner.  And no offense to the lovely and talented Gowen, but if I had to pick my blond, Cyndy Violette gets my vote.  With ten WSOP final tables, including a WSOP bracelet, Violette’s got the poker goods.  And based on the input from my male counterparts (including her undying fan wildbill), she’s the total package.

Last year about this time, there was an unsolicited bid for the WPT causing a positive jump in their stock price.  Tomorrow they will recieve something from a soliciter - though hardly solicited.  A press release follows:         

Dewey Ballantine LLP To Hold Press Conference Re: Antitrust Lawsuit Against World Poker Tour Enterprises 

Las Vegas, July 18, 2006 — All media are advised and invited to attend a press conference announcing a major antitrust lawsuit against WPT Enterprises, Inc. The press conference will take place on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 9:00 AM PDT at the Rio Hotel & Casino, Pavillion 10, in Las Vegas, Nevada./p>

For those unable to attend the press conference, you may participate in a teleconference to discuss the lawsuit against WPT Enterprises. The teleconference will commence at 10:00 AM PDT immediately following the press conference. To participate, please dial one of the following dial-in numbers:

Domestic Dial-in: 877-339-3944

International Dial-in: 720-356-3698 

Conference Code: 2122596245 

A press release and press kit will also be issued to coincide with the press conference. If you would like to receive copies of these materials, please contact Jason Dinwoodie at jdinwoodie@deweyballantine.com

About Dewey Ballantine LLP:

Dewey Ballantine LLP, founded in 1909, is an international law firm with more than 550 attorneys and locations in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, East Palo Alto, Houston, Austin, London, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Milan, Beijing, and Rome. Through its network of offices, the firm handles some of the largest, most complex corporate transactions, litigation and tax matters. 

I just spoke to Michael Craig, who is playing today’s NLHE event.  He said, “I just found a way to outplay my opponents; hitting quads with presto.”  I’m hoping that’s not his only move today.