The Railbirds Are Here
It started as a slow final table sweat as many of the seats were empty when we first arrived at the ESPN set. However, as the night has gone on, more and more people are arriving and the people who have been drinking the entire time are becoming more and more noticeable.
While Shannon Shorr and company are giving their friend Adam Geyer a solid sweat, Eric Froehlich and Antonin Teisseire easily have the most rowdy rails of the players remaining. Teisseire is French and while his supporters, about 20 people deep, are not easily understood, they are clearly here to party. As we wrote this, we looked up to see what they were currently doing and one man was thrusting his lower region towards the stage for no particular reason at all.
A minute ago during a break in the action, they started to yell something in unison. Froehlich's rail, not to be out done, chimed in with a "Let's Go, E-Fro!" chant. The players here to watch Froehlich could form a pretty impressive poker table themselves as it includes Justin Bonomo, Isaac Haxton, Scott Seiver, Steve O'Dwyer, Brock Parker, and Mandy Baker. Bonomo has had some additional fun by yelling out, "Queen on the River!" whenever Froehlich is in a pot. He is referring to the two-outter that Froehlich hit earlier in the night to stay alive.
While we only have 20 minutes left of play tonight, things should reach a climax soon before everyone goes home for the night.