Silence and Sports

There are three very different demeanors at each of the tables. Stuart Rutter and Julien Nuijten are chatting amiably. At the moment they're discussing world cup teams in between hands. At the other end of the spectrum, Josh Tieman and Danny Estes are both staring in opposite directions. They haven't made eye contact, said a word, or cracked a smile since they started playing heads up. And somewhere in the middle, Joseph Elpayaa and Cary Katz are not too chatty, but they're not icy toward each other either. Though if I were Elpayaa, I'd be a little worried by the miniature skull Katz is using as a card protector.