Black and Blue

My starting table for the Aussie Millions main event included Andy Black, Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet and Mike "Timex" McDonald. I had never before played with Black but had heard some tales from others and seen him on television quite a bit. My impression was always that he was a bit of a nut, never laid down a hand, and was great at accumulating and spewing chips. My impression now is that Black is a world class player, one of the best I have ever seen. I feel like most of the big names out there are solid but unspectacular players - I'm usually unimpressed. Black has the complete package.

It was a rough day for me. I tried to scrap and claw and eventually got in my half stack with KJ against Black's QsTs on a Js7s7 flop. A spade hit the river and it was time to start thinking about Thursday's 5k Heads Up tournament.