So I sign up for the $5k NLHE at Rio today and I draw a table with Maurice Hawkins, who I don't know.. Maria Ho.. who I don't know.. and Melanie Weisner who I don't know.

Well I know them all now. I guess they're really big deals. Like I should care how important and awesome they are or something.

But anyway, Maria likes to raise preflop and bet every street. Or at least she did today.

I had pocket 33. the board came Q7752 (or something like that). I can't remember how the action went but she bet 850 on the river. The pot had 1400 in it, and we each had about 14k behind. (very early in event.)

I want to think about it. I don't like my hand, but I'm not certain she has anything. In fact, she might be betting because it's the only way she can win. Sure it doesn't seem like a lot of chips being only 850 but every decision matters in a tourney, IMO.

About 8 seconds after she makes her bet, Maurice Hawkins rolls his eyes at me (indicating that it's such a small bet I should have auto-called or auto-folded) and then starts loudly singing the Final Jeopardy theme song. This makes it more difficult to think. On top of that, he says, "Call the clock. It's only 850. This is ridiculous. He's had one whole minute to think about it and it's only 850!"

I decide to muck before the floor comes over but I ask for the floor to clarify the situation. I say, "Is it OK for him to sing the Jeopardy theme song while I'm trying to make my decision and is it OK for him to call the clock after only one minute (which he even said HIMSELF it was only a minute! not lying here).

The floor says that it should be at least 2 minutes before a floor is called, and no in no uncertain ways is singing the Jeopardy theme song acceptable while I'm making a river decision.

Maurice tells me before the floor gets there, "You know what? I don't give a damn."

But when the floor gets there he says "My fault. I shouldn't have said that."

He did get a warning for the Jeopardy singing.

Prior to this event, he had dropped the F-Bomb twice. I am not worried about the F-Bomb. Wouldn't have cared, but after this whole thing he said it again so I called the floor. The floor came over. Gave him another warning for dropping F-bomb (which the whole table had heard).

THAT's TWO WARNINGS.

So we play for a while and he gets in a 3-way pot that I'm not involved in and the early position player checks, he bets 3100, player behind him calls, then early position goes all in for 11,000. He had about 28000 then.

I wait for 2 whole minutes (remember he only gave me one Jeopardy-music-filled one minute earlier) and then I call clock. He says "You know you're a little bitch don't you? Yeah that's right you're a little bitch!" He's still in the hand and deciding what to do, but that's what he says to me.

A person with a Boston cap, then leads into me saying I didn't give him enough time, etc. This player had not been there for the earlier stuff. I told him that. Turns out he was close friends with Maurice so it was all a sham.

The floor gives both me and Maurice warnings. I'm thinking that's crazy. He got a warning for Jeopardy music, he got a warning for F-bomb, and he got a warning for calling me a little bitch.

What did I do? I called clock after 2 whole minutes on someone who called clock on me after 1 minute where he was singing Jeopardy the whole time.

So I'm the bad guy or something.

Anyway, there's a clique in poker. Maria Ho and Maurice obviously thought they were both superior to everyone else. They laughed and chided me and thought it was fine to break rules and etiquette because they're just that far superior to the peasants that troll these games like me.

There were a few other people at the table that refused to say a word in the tournament, but on the break they told me I was right on everything I said.

The floor seemed in the tank for Maurice too. They came up smiling to the table and Maurice greased them with hellos and smiles too. Clearly there's clique in tournament poker, and if you're not in it, you're not going to be treated well by the floor.

kinda sounds like it.

both of you, tho.

Who cares, every person you listed is ****ing terrible

Bit anticlimactic....thought you might have busted him

Calling the clock on him was a douchey move. You were pissed when he did it to you and now you're surprised when he's bent when you do it to him?

Naw, wish I could have scripted it where I busted him, but I saw the flop with 73 hearts from the big blind when his Boston friend min-raised from the button. Flop came 973 rainbow and I checked raised all in. He had Queens and rivered a 9 for two pair to knock me out.

I find 2+2 enjoyable though. I'm a douche because I call clock on someone after 2 minutes of silence because he called clock on me after one minute of Final Jeopardy. I'm the douche!

Awesome.

bump this thread to inf imo

Weird response - revenge clock call is fine imo to prove a point, and Maurice was a dick in both hands.

Thanks TOE... I'm not familiar with inf and not too good with Twitter. In my 40s now. Guess I'm old! Maria was mostly innocent on this, but she certainly was more inclined to support him and disdain me. Maurice I think was caught up in the moment of impressing two women. Yes. I think he wanted to be the center of attention.

I'm not really well known ... I won the Ultimate Black Tour years ago and know Blair Rodman well. Just saying that I'm not an anonymous person spouting off. In fact, I've met Chuck Weinstock and Mason Malmuth a number of times.

It takes a lot to get me riled up and this was enough to do it. I paid $5,000. I'm a 7 Stars player. I give people the respect of letting them take time on their decisions. I don't swear at them.

But I'm not part of the clique I guess.

Maurice sounds like an idiot. Hate it when people try to bully the recreationals/lesser known pros. Childish to call the clock on him, but understandable after his behaviour imo, you were within your rights.

Sounds like Maurice's run good went to his head. Also would love to know who is burning $ putting Maria ho in $5k+ events. She must be good at networking.

maurice sounds like a huge idiot.

maria has her own cash and probably sells off some action at times. She is better than most people think and has a lot of really talented players around here (omgogomgogmgomgmogmogomgomg).

Shes putting herself in. She has done well for herself. Cool post though.

Exactly right, he should call the clock. Also how many warnings does a guy get? Calling a player a bi@@h is really out of line.

double post

What are the odds, just saw a pokernews vid that showed your table @ 0:14 and alludes to some issues with sexist comments and stressful table due to drama @ 2:20 onwards lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrKxytePCp0#t=37

I just wish people would stop calling it the 'f-bomb' and say it like it is! Other than that... well nothing more!

kinda douchey to spite call clock but id put up more of a fuss if he got 3 warnings and u were still treated that way. try tweeting or contacting jack effel @wsoptd if stuff like this happens and the floor isnt doing their job correctly

So you make a post and describe what Maurice did wrong, mention nothing that Maria did wrong other than bet a hand, and somehow part of this thread turns into denigrating Maria? Maria is an awesome poker player and person and it's really annoying that some f you make certain assumptions based on how she looks and her gender. It really is amazing to me that some people still think there isn't sexism in poker.

So crazy that video online. I was at the table when the tall blonde who interviewed them was asking them to be on camera at the break. The cameras on the table were nonstop. That video was about 20 minutes after the "Jeopardy" incident.

The cameras on them were insane. I thought to myself if there's any women on earth that has an ego issue, simply play a poker tournament. You will have cameras on you nonstop.

Maria Ho probably had enough photos of her today to fill the Library of Congress.

Maria was quite unpleasant to me. She sneered at me when I disputed Maurice's behavior. She chided me for my criticism of a dealer. It was more of a passive aggressive thing though with her.

She might be a nice person. You know what? I'm a nice guy! But I won't know that about them and they won't know that about me I guess because they treated me like a dirtball.

This is why live NL sucks so much, the clock should auto start after 10 seconds, players shouldn't have to call it. Just make a damn decision. You might be right or wrong but least everyone else can finally get a new hand. If rooms/tourneys enforced something like this the game would be far more enjoyable.

can you link to a picture of you/hendon mob?

i want to sing final jeopardy song whenever you are in a pot at my table.

Maybe you should watch what you say before you start bringing people's race into it, OP

not cool

How Maria Ho is in this thread is hard to understand

OP you dont know how she is but you feel the need to mention her (personally I'm not good at perfectly guessing the names of people I dont know so well done on that). "A player bet 850 on the river" wouldve been fine, instead you just want to make subtle jabs at her and a few other pros

The clock thing is super douchy on the small river bet, along with singing, but just call him out for being a douche and move on, you're 40, you dont need to be looking for spite calls later.

Obviously if there is any leniancy on when time should and shouldnt be called, it should lean the side of a 11k all in with further action than a 850 closing river bet

He shouldnt have called the clock, he shouldnt have sung, you shouldnt have called the clock either, and this thread shouldnt exist, especially with other peoples names other than Maurice Hawkins

And I just saw you criticised a dealer and maria had a jab at you for that, you kind of deserved it by the sounds of it, dont take pot shots at dealers

Sounds like you're not being very clear on how you behaved at the tables