Finishing up the last two prelim events (eventually) while the rest of the poker world anxiously awaits the start of the Main Event. The $1,500 NL Holdem winner turned out to be David Daneshgar, besting Scott Sitron in heads-up play […]
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Also from the barbecue/Phil Ivey charity thingy at Golden Nugget … Ran into fellow blogger and WSOP commish Jeffrey Pollack. His stylish pink enticed me to move in for a kiss, but like a 7th grader at a bar mitzvah
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From the Lederer/Zolotow World Series of Barbecue at the Golden Nugget … after tearing it up on Guitar Hero, Jef Madsen challenged Phil Ivey\’s cousin \”Smokey\” to a freestyle-rap \”cuttin\’ contest\”. The words are hard to understand on this video
Good thing Michael DeMichele didn\’t win, or the inscription \”Standing the Test of Time\” might seem a little presumptuous. Chuck in Fort Worth writes in with some kudos and a question about the Chip Reese HORSE trophy. I do not
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Catching up on the final two preliminary events of the Series before the Main Event. The $1,500 NL Holdem event is down to three players: veteran Dan Heimiller, rising pro David Daneshgar, and relative unknown Scott Sitron. The $1,500 Limit
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Let me start out by saying that the Ante Up for Africa tournament is a stellar effort to raise money for Darfur refugees and awareness of the mass atrocities taking place in Africa and around the world. The ENOUGH and
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It had already been a wild and fun night in a loose 3-6 Omaha Hi-Lo w/ full kill game at Binion\’s and I was about to call it a night at 4 a.m. when this drunk Englishman stumbled to the
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The WSOP party season has begun I’ve hit two of the parties this week and plan for more as the week progresses, but I can’t see myself getting crazy with it. I must say that it’s a nice break from
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The stars of poker filled The Grand convention center at the Golden Nugget Tuesday night for a charity event hosted by Phil Ivey. The recommended $1,000 donation with $500 rebuys and add-ons went largely to benefit the Budding Ivey Foundation,
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We take you into Tao of Pokerati studios on a random Sunday evening bustling with action. Pauly and I look at Kiddie Table HORSE and discuss how a new player-of-the-year point system — with Scotty Nguyen and Erick Lindgren at
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