Ok, so I did see Henry last night, and I mentioned that I posted this thread and that I am going to share the stories with him for some nostalgia.
I did send your regards Beard and he says Hello.
AND…. I got a nice story from him.
I asked Henry… “Who is the best banker who YOU ever played against?” He said that it was Donny Anderson from Ohio. (Although he never played him 1P but always banks.)
He then went on to say that one time in the 70’s, all (Bugs, etc) of the top banks players had gotten together in Springfield Ohio, and Donny Anderson was matched up with Eddie Taylor. So, at one point they got into a heated debate and in the end, Donnie offered Eddie a prop bet that they could each choose any partner from the room and play for 200 a game. Eddie Taylor chose Joey Spaith and Donny chose Henry. Henry said that several of the players were surprised and asked Donny, “Why did you choose this guy?” and Donny’s answer was …. “Because he plays safe better than the rest of you” I must add that he did not tell this story to brag, but very humbly and I could tell that it was just a happy memory for him. And apparently they did go on to win the cheese that night.
I did send your regards Beard and he says Hello.
AND…. I got a nice story from him.
I asked Henry… “Who is the best banker who YOU ever played against?” He said that it was Donny Anderson from Ohio. (Although he never played him 1P but always banks.)
He then went on to say that one time in the 70’s, all (Bugs, etc) of the top banks players had gotten together in Springfield Ohio, and Donny Anderson was matched up with Eddie Taylor. So, at one point they got into a heated debate and in the end, Donnie offered Eddie a prop bet that they could each choose any partner from the room and play for 200 a game. Eddie Taylor chose Joey Spaith and Donny chose Henry. Henry said that several of the players were surprised and asked Donny, “Why did you choose this guy?” and Donny’s answer was …. “Because he plays safe better than the rest of you” I must add that he did not tell this story to brag, but very humbly and I could tell that it was just a happy memory for him. And apparently they did go on to win the cheese that night.