Julie Schneider at the November Nine
In spirit … Phil Ivey just took down his first pot, and a voice from the crowd screamed: \”Stack\’em, stack\’em, to the top!\”
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November 2009
Faces in the Crowd
Phil Ivey and Jeff Schulman may be the two biggest names at the final table, but they\’re far from the only poker celebrities in attendance at the Penn & Teller theater. Some of the faces in today\’s crowd include Doyle
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The Final What?
Poker\’s biggest final table is taking place just a few hundred feet away from where I\’m sitting, but it\’s not the only tourney at the Rio today. About 15 tables were set up outside of Buzios where local players, including
Jack Effel’s Fan Etiquette Lessons + Crowd Screams
Pomp and circumstance is underway … and a betuxed TD Jack Effel began with a lesson on \”poker fan etiquette\”. Jack\’s rules: Cheer and clap all you want Do not, however, interfere with play in any way by screaming \”Go
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Showing Support
Poker players may sometimes wear their hearts on their sleeves and their tells on their faces, but that\’s nothing compared to the hundreds of friends and family members who are showing their support for today\’s November Nine with the shirts
The Crowds Roll In
The day is here. The players are hidden away in some back corner of the Rio going through their pre-game routines while the fans wait patiently in line for a chance to witness poker history. Or at least grab a
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Meet the New President (of the WPT) (He works for PartyGaming as of Monday)
I went to Bellagio yesterday for free danish a little poker suit ho-down to learn more about the PartyGaming-World Poker Tour merger/acquisition/absorption … and was thinking how this meeting that included outgoing WPT president Steve Lipscomb and incoming new boss
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RIP Hans “Tuna” Lund
The day before the November Nine return to conclude the World Series of Poker Main Event comes word from Matt Savage on the passing of poker veteran Hans \”Tuna\” Lund earlier this morning of cancer at the age of 59.
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Pollack, Moon and Begleiter appear on CNBC
CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell has been very busy today reporting from the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio as ESPN and the WSOP staff are busy preparing the final table to resume Saturday at 12 noon Pacific
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Fed Dramatically Reduces Government’s WSOP Overlay Nov-9 interest payments: What a difference a year makes …
Some astute Pokerati commenters have broken down the November Nine prizepool bump (note to self: actually read WSOP media guide; people worked hard on that) … and man, the economy the economy … Thanks to KevMath, Mean Gene, and Fifth
