It\’s a special moment as Vitaly Lunkin, from Moscow, receives his bracelet for the $40k, and Benjo and Pauly are there to hear the first ever playing of Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii, aka the \”State Hymn of the Russian Federation\” — while contemplating what a European bracelet and Harrah\’s diamond card means for international relations. Meanwhile, yonder down the Rio hallway, two elderly Texans race their scooters on what reliable sources say is a $50,000 prop bet. But with Amarillo Slim on his comeback tour, did Doyle Brunson take a dive?
Tao of Pokerati at the 40th WSOP
Las Vegas, NVEpisode 11.9: Ruskies Win
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