Quote Question (1 Viewer)

[Flopalopagus]

Ok, years ago I was watching poker with one of my best friends on the boob tube. It had to be about 20 years ago, maybe a little less (after 2004). We were watching one of the high stakes or side events for the WSOP. I can’t remember who it was but they were in a funny/antagonizing mood. The guy is/was a popular pro (pretty sure that he is middle eastern or European) and he just won back to back huge pots and was on a good run. He had a fun accent. He’s in the middle of trying to stack his chips and play at the same time, and he chuckled and says something along the lines of “These chips they come too fast!” It was something about the way he said it that made my friend and I crack up laughing. We still quote the line to this day, but for the life of us, we can’t remember who it was.

Name that guy. Send a link to it or something… I just can’t seem to find a clip or reference and it’s killing me!

I’ll bet that if I go back and watch it again it won’t be that funny, but in the moment I remember it fondly.

HELLLLLLLP!

Maybe it was someone like Sammy Farha or Freddy Deeb

 

[Flopalopagus]

Bump….

 

[legend672]

First thing I thought was Freddy Deeb

 

[Flopalopagus]

Couldn’t find it anywhere though. It was so damn funny when I heard it the first time.

 

[Eriks]

Don’t recognize that quote, but Eli Elezra and Sammy Farah also fit the player description

 

[Flopalopagus]

Almost positive it wasn’t Eli but at this point, who knows. It’s driving me nuts trying to find it.

 

[MeridianFC]

My money is on either Freddy Deeb or Sammy Farha, leaning towards the latter. I feel like I saw this play. IIRC he just won a hand is stacking chips and is dealt some heat so goes right back in (and wins).

I remember this legendary hand with Sammy:

 

[ChipEnvy]

I'm not familiar with the quote but it sounds like an Humberto (Brenes) type of thing to say.

 

[doublebooyah85]

Ok, years ago I was watching poker with one of my best friends on the boob tube. It had to be about 20 years ago, maybe a little less (after 2004). We were watching one of the high stakes or side events for the WSOP. I can’t remember who it was but they were in a funny/antagonizing mood. The guy is/was a popular pro (pretty sure that he is middle eastern or European) and he just won back to back huge pots and was on a good run. He had a fun accent. He’s in the middle of trying to stack his chips and play at the same time, and he chuckled and says something along the lines of “These chips they come too fast!” It was something about the way he said it that made my friend and I crack up laughing. We still quote the line to this day, but for the life of us, we can’t remember who it was.

Name that guy. Send a link to it or something… I just can’t seem to find a clip or reference and it’s killing me!

I’ll bet that if I go back and watch it again it won’t be that funny, but in the moment I remember it fondly.

HELLLLLLLP!

Maybe it was someone like Sammy Farha or Freddy Deeb

Speaking of another quote I would love to see again was the one of an Asian guy saying “me love poker” when he wins a big pot and was during the ESPN WSOP days

 

[joeyshin]

Sounds like something that guy who sings “give a little bit. Give a little bit of your chips to me”. He wore his shades upside down.

 

[Eriks]

Sounds like something that guy who sings “give a little bit. Give a little bit of your chips to me”. He wore his shades upside down.

Marsel Luske

 

[FreeBop59]

Speaking of another quote I would love to see again was the one of an Asian guy saying “me love poker” when he wins a big pot and was during the ESPN WSOP days

Are you thinking of Chau Giang vs Robert Williamson III in a PLO bracelet event? (it's at 1:14 of this clip)

 

[FreeBop59]

Sounds like something that guy who sings “give a little bit. Give a little bit of your chips to me”. He wore his shades upside down.

Marsel Luske

At 1:38 of this clip:

 

[Eriks]

At 1:38 of this clip:

Love that! Watching the 2004 wsop is where I really fell in love with poker

 

[doublebooyah85]

Are you thinking of Chau Giang vs Robert Williamson III in a PLO bracelet event? (it's at 1:14 of this clip)

Yes almost certain it’s Chau! But it’s not in that clip…

 

[doublebooyah85]

Yes almost certain it’s Chau! But it’s not in that clip…

Haha yeah that’s it definitely I’m just misremembering

 

[SwissChip]

Just the comments of Norm&Lon are worth watching these old main event episodes ; )

French man‘s hand comment by Norm:
„Well this hand went from ‚le bluff‘ to ‚le nuts‘“
Hilarious!!

 

[FreeBop59]

Just the comments of Norm&Lon are worth watching these old main event episodes ; )

French man‘s hand comment by Norm:
„Well this hand went from ‚le bluff‘ to ‚le nuts‘“
Hilarious!!

Agreed: it's unfortunate that ESPN doesn't have the WSOP broadcasts and it's all on PokerGo or later on CBS Sports Network