A quick glimpse of what everyone walked into today … and keep scrolling down for what I think, in my unconfirmed opinion, is a serious tell about which two WSOP champions are the most problematic for anyone who gives a […]
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Ivan Demidov, courtesy of the PokerStars blog Within the first hour, despite having seen less than a handful of flops, one person has changed the poker-face of this table. The lone Russian, Ivan Demidov, took only one pot early in
WSOPeople: Ivan DemidovFirst Hour Runaway Chipleader
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One of the patches on Dennis Phillips\’ shirt (and the shirts of all his fans) — ThePokerLawyer.com. TPL is actually The Schindler Firm, out of St. Louis … Josh Schindler being the main dude … he got that space via
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The hallways surrounding the Penn & Teller Theater at the Riohave been bustling since just after 8am this morning. From media anxious to find their seats and set up for a long day to poker fans, including multitudes of friends
Pre-Festivities FestivitiesExcitement Turns to Restlessness
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Pauly and I are back … watching the biggest sit-n-go in the history of poker, very live-ish from the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio. As fans were filing in, chips were being unbagged, and 4 months of semi-hyped
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So action is about to get underway. Players are unbagging their chips now. A few thoughts on what we are seeing/hearing: Dennis Phillips has close to 200 fans — all of them are wearing the same shirt he is, with
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The day that the poker community has been waiting for has finally arrived, as the November Nine reunite to determine this year\’s \”World Champion\”. Has the 100+ day delay been a success? ESPN says ratings are the highest they\’ve been
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Supposedly poker is dying (a slow and painful death). Poker rooms are closing, dealers can\’t get jobs, and one of the top tournament directors in the world is running a relatively rinky dink room in Vegas. (No offense to my
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Beyond just changing the decor, Binion\’s is trying to make itself the go-to place for low-stakes grinders with good comps and a noticeable rake reduction. From AC\’s Las Vegas Advisor: The place that was poker before poker was cool has
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The delay of the WSOP main event final table allowed Harrah\’s to invest the final table prize money, with the exception of $900,670 paid to each player in July, in a money market account to accumulate interest in the months
Mo’ Money for WSOP November Nine EightInterest Added to Top Eight Payout Spots
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