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05/05/06 - Me vs. Pamela Anderson

As I mentioned I would, I entered the DoylesRoom.com Bounty Tournament last night. They had been advertising a 100% rebate the first time you enter the tourney and Pamela Anderson would be playing alongside the usual cast of pros which included Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro. I figured “what the heck,” $25 for a tournament fee to play with some top celebrities, and maybe there would be a slim chance I could have a shot at knocking one of them out.  I didn’t know how the rebate would work but I thought it would be worth a try.

By the tournament start time there were 911 entrants so I began to figure my chances of actually running into a celebrity were pretty low. To my surprise, I was seated across the table from Ms. Anderson at the start of the tournament.  I could not believe my luck.  A friendly chat was started at our table but we were soon found by the other 902 players not lucky enough to be seated at our table.  As expected, she began to chat less and our visitors became more and more obnoxious. She still responded when appropriate and seemed to enjoy the game.

The tournament started pretty fast and chips were moving quicker than I expected.  Pamela was quick to bet and quick to call others.  She lost half of her stack in the first few rounds and I thought it would soon be over for her.  I was surprised, however, that no one tried to force her all-in while she was calling and betting. After a few rounds, play began to slow down and she was able to double up and work her way back into a comfortable position.  It didn’t take her long, though, before she began to bet her stack away, again. She was soon down to less than 1000 chips and I had been patiently waiting for the right hand to come my way.

Finally, the big hand came.  Not necessarily a big hand for me, but it was the showdown everyone had been waiting for. I had QJ suited, but limped in as I was not in the best position.  Pamela was in as were about 5 or 6 other players and I believe the BB was 200 at this point so a significant chunk of her stack. The flop came and I immediately noticed I had 2 possible straight draws. Someone bet, Pamela called and her stack was down to under $500.  It was my turn and I raised two times the bet.  A couple more people called, Pamela raised to all-in, and I did likewise when it came back to me.  At this point there were about 4 or 5 of us all-in against Pamela for the $500 bounty on her head.

The next two cards came so fast that I really couldn’t see what was happening. All I could see were everyone’s hands being mucked except mine and I knew I hadn’t hit my straight.  Then I noticed chips being moved in my direction and I was celebrating my $500 victory.  I was confused however as Pamela was still in the game. Had she been granted a 4000 chip rebuy? Did we have to knock her out again?  How many times did she have to be knocked out?  All these questions went through my mind as I tried to put the pieces together.  I started scrolling back through the dialogue to see exactly what went down on those hands and in the meantime I was folding everything.  I found the hand again and sorted through it. Pamela had won with 2 pair, aces and 8s. However, she had been short-stacked (I know, an oxymoron, right?) and I had the second best hand with my ace-queen high cards.

My celebration was short-lived as I realized now what was going on and in the meantime Pamela had lost most of her stack again. As I regathered myself for an attempt to try again, someone else had knocked her out of the tournament and claimed the $500 bounty.  As disappointed as I was at not getting the $500, I still had the rest of the tournament to play and the experience was worth the price of admission.

I did go on to outlast Pamela Anderson and the legendary Doyle Brunson, but fell short of being “in the money.”  Only 27 places were paid out of 911 entrants and I finished in 145th.

After the tournament, I went back to claim my Bounty Tournament Rebate and discovered it could not have been any easier. I simply typed in my screen-name and it was instantly credited back to my account (note: this only applies to your first entry into the bounty tournament). I don’t know who will be the next celebrity guest on their Bounty Tournament, but I would recommend that everyone give it at least one try and take advantage of the rebate.  DoylesRoom.com just moved up a few places on my list of top poker rooms thanks to last night’s entertaining experience.

Written by Trenton Hall. Contact him at admin@pokerjournaldaily.com or find him at Doylesroom.com under the username sfamiler1.

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