October 18, 2006
Tom Schneider busted out of the Festa al Lago main event in 60something place — payout: $12,525 — but Dallas’ own Webber Kang is kicking some buttuski. He’s currently in 21st chip position with 50 players remaining. Click here to follow the chip-by-chip action. (By the way, Webber won the Festa al Lago $2,500 event last year.)
CORRECTION: Despite my previous reports, there were 433 players in this year’s main event, not fewer than 200.
UPDATE: Webber Kang went out in 23rd place and John/Derek/Tex Barch finished 28th — paying $25,050 to both. They finished ahead of Chip Jett, Layne Flack, Jennifer Harman, Dan Harrington, Scott Fischman, and some 400 others.
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DanM at 4:02 pm
La Riata is this Saturday. Once upon a time it was the coolest, bestest, biggest charity tourney in Texas. By giving away a single $10,000 prize, the Texas Stampede was able to draw some 300+ players and raise more than $250,000 for Children’s Medical Center. It was a great way for Dallas sharks to meet willing whales. It still is, but alas, the WSOP main event seat has to be given away by raffle. But hey, last year’s raffle winner, Whit Blanton, parlayed his luck of the draw into a $50,000 display of WSOP skill.
I’ll be honest … La Riata is hurting a bit for players this year. It’s not so clear that they’ll be able to raise even $100k. Another example of Texas children being punished by Texas’ inability to allow any sort of legal poker involving money and prizes. And to some extent, the tournament itself is learning the lessons so many underground operators had to learn:
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DanM at 2:43 pm
August 11, 2006
LAS VEGAS–So the WSOP is over. I am tired(ish). $12 million yadda yadda. Fuck you all for caring.
Jamie Gold is the winner — seriously, I’m not a fan of Johnny Chan, so is this guy an ass? (He’s undoubtedly no Greg Raymer.)
Second place went to David Williams Paul Wasicka. CardPlayer said he’s from Minnesota. Bluff Radio kept saying he was from Dallas, and other people say he was from Colorado. So I asked him directly: Where are you from?
He said he was born in Dallas and lived there until he was age 7. Now he considers himself a Coloradan. OK, we’ll take it. I also invited him to come play with the Batfaces, and he looked confused.
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DanM at 6:18 am
August 10, 2006
LAS VEGAS–Lloyd Shinn officially finished in 11th place yesterday, paying him $7,222. Nice return on a $175 satellite investment. (Yet so close to the big-bigger money in Event #44.)
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DanM at 6:50 pm
LAS VEGAS–The cards are in the air. It’s quite a spectacle, to say the least. We’ll be trying to bring you a glimpse of it here and on PokerBlog. During the introductions I learned that, though he currently lives in Minnesota, Paul Wasicka claims to be from Dallas. Had I known that, I might have made a different $100 side-bet with Iggy. The blogfather is taking Allen Cunningham, I’ve got Richard Lee (Go Texas!) and Erik Friberg (Go Sweden!). Anyone else is a push.
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DanM at 5:01 pm
