They Don't Call Him "The Ear"

Right next to us, at table 15, Mike Matusow has been his usual opinionated self, offering his input to anyone who will listen -- and to anyone who won't, for that matter.

Matusow has been buddy-buddy with young gun Andrew Brown for several hours now, commenting on his play and the play of the table. The Mouth has been quietly conversing at times, and at other times he has jumped out of his chair to yell at his table, or at his old pal Shawn Sheikhan, seated at the adjacent table.

In a recent pot, Andrew Brown and another player were headed for a showdown, and when the hand was over, Matusow turned to give the youngster a piece of his mind. "What was his seventh street? Do you understand there's no way his seventh street could be anything other than an eight?! OK, I just wanted to make sure you were aware (*chuckling*). What'd you expect it to be, a friggin' four?!"

The two shared a laugh and a lesson, and both men are up near the top of the leader board. Something must be working right over at table 15.

2008 World Series of Poker

2008 World Series of Poker

They Don't Call Him "The Ear"