WSOP-Circuit Characters: Sam Rose
The 2010/2011 World Series of Poker Circuit has produced its fair share of characters. A great example of one, who unfortunately didn't qualify for the National Championship, was Sam Rose, who we met in the Main Event in Hammond. It was there that Rose asked us to cover him, which we did when he was short stacked and in need of a double. In that hand, Rose was down to 7,400 when man to his right opened to 7,000, and Rose counted down his stack before deciding to just flat-call.
As the dealer was making the pot right, Rose started chatting. He was already standing up from his chair, and he asked us for a pen. "Here. I'm like Barry Greenstein," he said, pulling a non-descript square of white paper from his pocket. It was a voucher for a buffet comp. "I'm gonna sign this and give it to the guy who knocks me out!" Rose announced. He scrawled his John Hancock across the back, but as it turned out, Rose doubled on the hand.
Whether or not he gave away that voucher when he eventually busted is beyond us!