Big Poker Monday
Wow, so much big action going on today. I really can\’t think of a comprehensive way to follow it without tuning in to a lively collection of poker-player twitter feeds. Obviously it\’s Day 6 of the WSOP main event … […]
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 6
Day 6 of the Main Event resumes today at 12 noon today, with the plan to play down to 63 players, which may make today the longest day of the WSOP so far. For those that don\’t care to click
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Dream Team Poker (Day 1) Official Report Team Tao of Pokerati gunning for the win!
It was a triumph for me individually — I\’ve made the money with an about-average stack, and made my first Day 2 ever in any tournament. (Stop laughing.) But from a team perspective … that\’s where the real money is,
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 5 Evening Update
Sunday brought another three-level day to the WSOP, with just 185 players remaining when play resumes Monday afternoon at 12pm. The current unofficial leader is Warren Zackey, who\’s listed from Honeydew, South Africa with 4,977,000 in chips. The most notable
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Itching to Watch Ivey
The rail around the WSOP Main Event is substantial. Though the fans are quite a distance from most of the tables, many of them are there to support friends and family or catch a glimpse of some of the recognizable
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Schneider Climbs to Chip Lead with Matt (Not Ben’s Brother) Affleck
In an effort to spread the Pokerati name as far across the interwebs as possible, Tom Schneider has soared into the chip lead or close enough for our unofficial chip counting tastes in Day 5 of the Main Event. According
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Celebrity Follow: Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips is the lone (non-poker) celebrity remaining in the main event, with a respectable 607,000 chips. (Avg. is 481k.) I\’ve played with him once before … and it was a memorably odd night of poker, to say the
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Tom’s Day 5 Starting Table
(Table Blue 34) Seat 1: Zhehao Zhang – 309000 Seat 2: Keith Burt – 237000 Seat 3: Alessandro Longobardi – 183000 Seat 4: Jose Rosenkrantz – 456000 Seat 5: @DonkeyBomber – 797000 Seat 6: Kevin \’BeL0WaB0Ve\’ Saul – 396000 Seat
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RE: On to Day 5 It’s really about back to hanging on
I said at the end of play yesterday: \”Today was the fight for the money. Tomorrow is the fight for the real money,\” That\’s not really correct. In fact, it\’s pretty inaccurate … at least the second part, about Day
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 5
The remaining 407 players return for Day 5 at noon today in the Main Event. The plan is to play 5 two-hour levels today. This is subject to change, depending on how many eliminations take place. The other event going
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