The Almost Legendary ASQ - “You Need To Pay Attention"

Rick Nebiolo · #1 10-30-2002, 03:48 AM

Anyone who has read “Play Poker, Quit Work, and Sleep Until Noon” by John Fox has read about the exploits of the “Almost Legendary ASQ”. The “Almost Legendary ASQ” is Art Sathmary, and I have the pleasure of working with him at the Bicycle Casino where he is a prop. While waiting between hands in holdem today, Art told me an incident he witnessed from the heyday of Gardena. I’ll call the story “Sometimes You Need To Pay Attention.”

The game is 10/20 jacks of better draw poker. After the draw, player A was first to act and tosses a single $20 chip into the pot to bet against his lone opponent Player B, and then he looks back at his cards. The chip accidentally rolls across the table and comes to rest near Player B’s stack. Player B picks the chip up and politely tosses it back towards Player A. Player A looks up, sees the chip coming from Player B’s direction, and says: “You got me” and folds.

I guess Player A got his bluff called with his own bet ;-).

Regards,

Rick

scalf · #2 10-30-2002, 08:55 AM

[img]/forums/images/icons/cool.gif[/img] wow rick, you really gave me a high; we need more stories of the old pros...the draw players, before calif allowed stud and flop games, and what they are doing..etc...gl.... [img]/forums/images/icons/smirk.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

PokerBabe(aka) · #3 10-30-2002, 11:37 AM

Phat Mack · #4 10-30-2002, 12:32 PM

Good story. I think we had a thread a while back about the true identity of some of John Fox's characters. Now we know who the almost legendary ASQ was.

Is John Fox still around? I wondered whether he was able to make the transition to hold 'em.

Rick Nebiolo · #5 10-30-2002, 01:07 PM

Actually, the story was a lot better the way Art told it. [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

I'll ask Art on Thursday regarding John Fox but last time I heard John, whom I never met, was not playing poker and in poor health. BTW, Art maintains most of the stories about him in the book were not true.

Regards,

Rick

#6 10-30-2002, 01:23 PM

Why would he fold ? The 20.00 tossed back would be a call not a raise.

Rick Nebiolo · #7 10-30-2002, 01:32 PM

He folded because he mistakenly thought his bluff had been snapped off so he tossed his hand into the muck rather than show his hand.

Regards,

Rick

andyfox · #8 10-30-2002, 03:31 PM

Art has always been quite a gentleman and was a helluva player. But I remember we played 10-20 draw with $5 chips.

Good story though. The Bike has too class acts in you and Art.

Regards,
Andy

Rick Nebiolo · #9 10-30-2002, 03:48 PM

Andy,

Thanks Andy. Art is a real neat guy, a good player, and a gentlemen who never seems to get upset at the table. I need about five more like him right now.

While I was writing the story the chip denominations didn't make sense. But I assume the player had a spare big chip or something. I'll ask Art on Thursday.

Regards,

Rick

andyfox · #10 10-30-2002, 05:30 PM

No, don't ask Art, I'm sure you're correct, he happened to have a bigger denomination chip.

A guy who folded to his own bet. That sure is a good story. I once bet after the draw, as a joke, without any cards and the two active players both folded. My 5 friends at the table thought is was very funny, the 2 players, who were strangers, failed to see the humor.

Fortunately, one of them admitted he didn't have openers beat and the pot was awarded to the opener. Ross (now at Commerce) was the floorman and he called me over allegedly to lecture me, and when I got there he whispered that it was the funniest thing he ever saw, look like I'm telling you not to do it again.