Not WSOP 2005: Filippi Fills It Up

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So they do get a cup for winning this thing after all. If it were our cup, we’d immediately fill it with Cristal and invite every high-class hooker within shouting distance to take a sip. It is the Bellagio after all. Everything is better at the Bellagio, even their whores.

Anyway, Amnon Filippi is your winner, he flopped trip threes and got Quinn Do to push his chips in the middle with Ace-King. Since Filippi and Do (sounds like a legal team from San Francisco specializing in getting your Shanghai family into the country with quasi-legality) split the $593,050 prize money for first and second, Filippi’s win gives him the victory, the cup, and a $25k seat in the WPT Championships at the Bellagio in 2006.

In case you were curious, Dr. Pauly took a moment to ask Quinn Do what he thought of Tobey Maguire’s play. According to Pauly, Do was impressed. “I’ve played in tournaments against him in L.A. and he’s a very solid player. He needs to be more aggressive. But he is solid.” Until, of course, you start throwing Wonder Boys jokes his way. Then he turns into a surly sonofabitch.

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