It's the biggest win for Philadelphia since the Phillies won the 2008 World Series over Tampa Bay. Joe McKeehen from the suburbs wore Eagles and 76'ers gear, as he rolled to victory Tuesday in the World Series of Poker Main Event.
One report on the "November Nine" indicated McKeehen was able to dominate because he never lost a pot which cost him a lot of chips. But not everything went perfectly for McKeehen in Las Vegas. Last Saturday he tweeted:
hey thanks Rio and @wsop for the suite with the shower that doesn't work AND the lack of customer service to have anybody fix it!
— Joe McKeehen (@dude904) November 7, 2015
McKeehen later tweeted he "instantly felt 10 times better" after leaving that hotel. And hopefully a champion's prize of $7.5 million will improve on that.
But isn't it interesting how small things can become big annoyances -- with social media around to make them seem even bigger? Here's what the Bible recommends instead:
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. - Proverbs 17:9
Hotel showers will fail. Customer service teams will let you down. But how you handle those moments reveals the sort of person you are. You can start a Twitter or Facebook rant and bring the weight of your friends down on someone. Or....
If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. - Matthew 18:15
Jesus gave this advice about personal relationships. We think it can work with fellow poker players, and even with businesses hosting poker tournaments.
So best wishes to what one news report called the "soft-spoken" Joe. And may we all learn to communicate softly at all times - promoting love that pours out better than any shower head.
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