He Couldn't Beat the Marlins...Now He's a Fish

According to this article, Alex Rodriguez has been seen with Phil Hellmuth playing at underground Poker Clubs in New York. Yankees management apparantly isn't too happy about the image problem this presents. I'm not sure whether they're referring to AFold playing poker or being seen in the company of the petulant one, Phil Hellmuth. This is just another example of what distinguishes ARod from Derek Jeter. You know that if Jeter were to be seen in a poker club, he'd be hanging with Phil Ivey or Evelyn Ng.

My first reaction to reading this article is "How can I get to New York to play in this game?" Rodriguez would be such an easy target. I have the feeling that he'd prefer to play $3/$6 limit, but assuming you could get him on a no-limit table, here's how he'd play:

-He'd overbet Aces or Kings preflop, assuring himself of only winning a small pot, but he'd have a look on his face like he'd just broken the bank.

-He'd rarely play speculative cards, but any time he did, he'd just limp in and could easily be raised out of the pot.

-Anytime he was on a draw, his lips would turn blue.

-He'd buy-in for 5 times more than anyone else had, lose about a third of his chips and then take off but consider himself a winner because he was still leaving with more chips than anyone else had.

But hey, good luck to ARod. Maybe he figures poker is his only way to get a sniff at a World Series title.