She Lok Wong Proving He's More Than Just a Fan
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Back in the poker boom of the mid 2000's, it wasn't surprising to see a poker player look across the table or room, see a poker superstar and run over and ask for a picture with that player... even if it was in the middle of a hand. That doesn't happen as much any longer but the other day, while bagging up one of the biggest stacks of the night, that's precisely what She Lok Wong did.
Wong was looking at Phil Hellmuth, looking much like a kid who just walked into a candy store. "That's Phil Hellmuth," he said, barely able to spit the words out of his mouth. That's how excited he was. Wong had his phone in hand. "You think he would let me take a picture with him?"
Of course he would. We got Phil's attention and he obliged and Wong looked at the picture on his phone over and over again while waiting for his chips to get counted down.
The next day, Wong would walk into the room. "What are you doing here," we asked him.
"I'm looking for poker players. Where's Daniel Negreanu. He's my favorite!"
We broke the bad news that Kid Poker would not be playing in this event and a look of disappointment came over Wong's face.
Taking all of this in mind, it would be easy to confuse Wong as a rank amateur at the tables. That would be a mistake for those playing against him. Wong took 2nd place at the 2013 Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship Event for $203,394. He also has three wins in the last year, including one that was good for $95,000.
"I am really nervous," Wong told us at the beginning of Day 1a. He overcame those nerves to bag 176,200. Regardless of how things turn out today for Wong, one thing will be certain. He'll be smiling and having fun. And trying to take everyone's chips.