Lucky Number 23 For Dan Smith
The board read 
when Dan Smith checked to Jeff Gross who bet 23,000. The was already quite a lot in the middle when this happened and Smith verified the amount.
"Twenty-three," the dealer said, after which Smith tossed in the call.
On the river the 
hit and Smith checked again.
"That's the worst card ever," Gross sighed as he checked behind and tabled 
. Smith showed his 
and took down the pot with trips.
"I only called because 23 is my lucky number," Smith said with a smile.
"It's mine too," Gross sighed.
"MJ?" Timothy Adams asked, thinking that his lucky number is 23 because of basketball legend Michael Jordan.
"My birthday is on February 23rd, I lived on number 23 and it's the number of my two favorite sports figures, Michael Jordan and Don Mattingly," Smith said.
Smith stacked his chips up nicely and is up to 285,000 chips after this hand while Gross has around 265,000 left.