[Scooterdoo]

I sat next to Antonio during the $1k NL tournament at Commerce two weeks before the final event which he won. He was fun to play with and was not at all cocky. He was very unlucky when he got knocked out by Freddie Deeb. It was a weird hand, if I recall correctly. I believe he raised the pot with AA and was called by one guy who was short-stacked and was no all-in and by Freddie who had around the same # of chips as Antonio. I think Antonio made a comment at the flop that they should check it down but Freddie bet out with mid-pair and a flush draw. Antonio raised all-in and Freddie either caught his flush or two pair. It was ugly and Antonio was pretty bummed. It only took a few weeks for him to cheer up!