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January 10, 2001 KO-NEE-OH-NO! Ken goes wild when his aces
aren't. Poker madness strikes again as Ken Brooks fled the game after a furious outburst over a seldom used ruling. Trying to use an ace as his "low-in-hole", a clear infraction of a well recognized but unquestionably silly rule, Kenny had his winning hand revoked. His breakdown followed immediately after and culminated in his storming out of the game. Fortunately Dr. David Gr0dberg, a mental health professional, was present to council
the remaining players with post-traumatic stress. He explained to the
players, many of whom were very shaken up, that Ken suffered from "antidisestablishmentarianism
and perhaps had a temporal lapse in his seratonin re-uptake receptors...",
then sensing the blank stares from the table went on to say "Kenny went
cookoo" to the nodding crowd. Some players were more affected by the
disturbance than others: Dan Rheinstein had to be rolled up in a mattress and
placed into a darkened closet. Mitch felt inspired by Ken's performance and sat
like a tightly coiled spring, ready to explode at the next opportunity. His
moment arrived about 10 minutes later. Nobody quite knows the exact reason for
Mitch's episode, or cared really. He probably didn't declare his hand because he
just wanted to go nuts--to not be outdone by the amateurish Ken.
Later on the "Kenny Incident," as it was called, was discussed
roundly as the players sought answers to how it could have happened. Chowhound
thought it was stock market related. Dano thought it had to do with the Peruvian
chicken. Feltman thought it had something to do with his apartment. Doc G
alluded to a type of "poker-dyslexia."
But perhaps the true answer loomed large and clear in the night sky. Last
night was a full moon.
TNP Productions. D. Feldman proprietor. All rights reserved. © Copyright 2001.
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