A little smoking area convo with Dutch Boyd (after a heads-up from @robertgoldfarb) led to this little tidbit. Dutch Boyd and Roy Winston supposedly made a $5,000 prop bet at the 2008 WSOP regarding to Player of the Year points. […]
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As we get near the halfway point — through 27 events — here\’s how the WSOP Player of the Year race is shaping up: 250 Ville Wahlbeck 220 Brock Parker 220 Phil Ivey 175 Pete the Greek Vilandos 160 Steve
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Twenty-seven events are already in the books at the 2009 World Series of Poker and, so far, European players are having one of their best Series to date. As you might expect, it is the Americans that are dominating the
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The Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009 (aka Leave No Pot Behind) is gearing up for its Congressional push … I\’ll be honest, few sources I\’ve spoken to give this legislation much chance — at least
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The creator of Cirque du Soleil took 4th place in the 2007 WPT Championship after winning his entry via super-satellite. That\’s the name of the day, today, June 16, in Las Vegas. The town\’s Partyer-in-Chief, Mayor Oscar Goodman, declared it
Happy Cirque du Soleil Day! Poker player Guy Laliberte’s success, excess
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Recapping the Monday evening tournament action… $10k Heads-Up Going Overtime The $10,000 NL Holdem Heads-Up World Championship is down to the final match as John Duthie takes on Leo Wolpert in a best of three match at 12pm (broadcast here
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The Hollywood Reporter is, well, reporting from Hollywood that Leonardo DiCaprio is pegged to star in a film about online casinos based in Costa Rica. Not only does the star currently aligned with the film give us hope that it
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Johnny F\’ing Chan Falls Well Short of Bracelet #11 Johnny Chan lost to Jamin Stokes in the quarterfinal round of the $10,000 NL Holdem Heads-Up World Championship. Currently, the semifinals are ongoing with Stokes playing Leo Wolpert and John Duthie
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Overheard and confirmed. Political geeks are in luck. Not only is it rumored – and close to being 100% confirmed – that Rep. Barney Frank will be visiting the 2009 WSOP on July 5 to do a little \”shuffle up
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Roland deWolfe, the most recent WSOP bracelet winner, representin\’ the GBR Joe Elliot-style. One of today\’s bracelets goes to Sweden. Any chance Tomas Alenius will request the Finnish national anthem be played — you know, to make things right in
Updated Regional Standings: World Series Gets Worldy Italy stripped of earlier bracelet
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