Don't I Know You?
Some other familiar folks here. Barny Boatman has taken his seat, located to the immediate right of Tom Schneider. Dutch pro Noah Boeken and our PokerNews colleague Chris "Homer" Hall are both here. And Justin Phillips -- he of the famous royal flush-vs.-quad aces hand from the 2008 WSOP Main Event -- has taken a seat as well.
Phillips' table is engaging in some jovial small talk here in the early going, much of it to do with how well they know PLO/8. Amid their talk, one player pointed at both Phillips and the player to his right, saying they both looked familiar, although he insisted it was the other one -- not Phillips -- who looked more so.
"He looks more familiar?" said Phillips with a wide grin, then with a thumb pointed to his characteristic tank top, added "I'm kind of a big deal." The table laughed as Phillips said he was kidding around, and resumed the discussion of their relative experience (or lack thereof) in Omaha/8.