the suns and more grinds

I’m in Phoenix for the week, but I’ve still managed to play a decent amount. I really prefer to play on my desktop (and the huge monitor that goes with it) rather than on my laptop, but I can still managed to play a few tables. Last night was especially good to me, as I ended up finishing 2nd in the $117 super turbo KO on FTP for ~$7k. Combined with some solid finishes in the last week or so (including 7th in the $109R turbo on FTP on Sunday), I’m still obviously running well. I hope it keeps up.

I managed to go to Game 4 of the Suns/Lakers series while I was in town, and it was without a doubt the best basketball game I’ve ever been to.

First, Suns fans have a reputation for being a lot like Lakers fans: they show up late, leave early to beat the traffic rush, etc. I went to Game 1 of the Suns/Blazers series and this was obvious. With a minute left and the Suns within 6, the lower level looked like this:

This game was a completely different story. They handed out those Thunderstix to everyone who came in (the inflatable sticks that you bang together), which makes the game way more fun. Second, the crowd as a whole seemed to care a lot more. The fact that it’s the Western Conference Finals and it’s against the Lakers is what caused this, but I wasn’t sure that Suns fans would be able to get up for a big game like this. Clearly we can. Finally, when we were leaving, the place was still going nuts. I managed to snag a little as we were walking out:

Granted, this is only the second Suns playoff game I’ve ever been to, but that atmosphere was intense. Also, I’m glad I got just enough for you to hear the guy next to me singing, “Kobe takes it up the ass, doo dah, doo dah.”

Here’s hoping the Suns win Game 5 at Staples.
Cheers