The final numbers for the big $40K NLHE event were released just after the first break of the day: Number of Entries: 201 Net Prize Pool: $7,718,400 First Place Prize: $1,891,012 Total Spots Paid Out: 27 The vast majority of […]
Event 2 Finds 201 Entrants, President Obama Not One of Them Read More »
That’s right. I’ve got picks. I didn’t participate in any official draft or betting pool, just chose players to watch this year and listed them here. That makes them official, Pokerati-style. The purpose of picking a team of players at
Cali Jen’s Official 2009 WSOP Player Picks Read More »
Play officially began for the 40th World Series of Poker as Phil Hellmuth and Jeffrey Pollack bellowed the immortal \”Shuffle Up and Deal\” for event #1, the $500 Casino Employees tournament. A smaller than expected field of 866 entered the
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 2 3 2 $40k NL Holdem Starts, $500 Casino Employees finishes
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The $500 Casino Employee\’s event is well underway — done with more than half the field — and our guy @johnharristtu is still alive and well: @ second break, 380 left, my stack is about 6600. Avg is 6800 The
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Day 1 of the World Series of Poker is a misnomer, really. Much of the Amazon Room is still being put together, as is the ESPN feature/final table area, and the media room was dark (well, awfully bright, actually, but
WSOP Day 1 Came and Went With a WhisperDays 2 and 3 Will Bring the Noise
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Here\’s an argument against Barney Frank\’s efforts to legitimize American online poker that I certainly didn\’t see coming: Lifting the Online Poker Ban Could Cause a CO2 Emissions Boom Playing poker online is a time consuming venture playing tournaments can
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It is what it is — bowling for dollars with Pauly and Jen: Just to keep track of the prop betting that we\’re willing to publicly acknowledge here\’s how it\’s broken down so far: $60 from Dan -> Jen (for
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As Kevin points out, today is the $500 casino employees event … and Pokerati\’s got one of our guys in the seats: John Harris, whom will be making his debut as a poker. Should be interesting. John\’s a good player
Go Team! (WSOP Event #1) Read More »
At noon today, the World Series of Poker officially gets under away with the first event, the $500 Casino Employees tournament. Yesterday, the Amazon Room officially opened for registration, cash games and satellites, especially the first of two $1,570 mega-satellites
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 1 $500 Casino Employees Event, WSOP Kickoff
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Air Force One just landed at McCarren airport. The President is headed to Caesar\’s Palace, for apparently what is a semi-controversial \”junket\” fundraiser for Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV). We can not, however, confirm the rumor that he is in town
Barack Obama in Vegas, Just in Time for WSOP Read More »
