I\’m seriously trying to stop it. In truth, I wouldn\’t call it stalking… But every time I see the hot talented actor/producer/director in a field of poker players at a tournament, I just can\’t help myself. But it is true that I haven\’t exactly covered Ray Romano or Jason Alexander the same way… I suppose I might have a bias toward Mekhi.
When I saw Mr. Phifer at the Ante Up for Africa tournament yesterday and proceeded to take his picture, he had a certain look about him, one that said, Seriously? You again? or A call to Security might be in order here. So, when I was told that he was in the field today, I got control of myself and decided that I should leave him alone for the day. I already know he will be at a party I\’m attending on Monday night, so I shouldn\’t overdo it.
But lo and behold, he is sitting close to media row. Argh! Self-control is hard! But when I was made aware that he was doing quite well, I looked from afar and asked Dan to take a picture of his chip stack.
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Take a look at that stack – it\’s huge! Seriously, though, he had 55K going into the dinner break and seems to be playing a good game today while trying to stay under the radar. If it wasn\’t for my well-intentioned and un-scary inability to stop following him around the poker tables his PokerStars patch, he might just go unnoticed.
UPDATE: Phifer has been eliminated from the tournament with less than an hour left in Day 1A.
