HORSE-tatistics
The final and official number of entrants in the $50K HORSE event is 148. That means the prize pool is the same as last year – $7,104,000. Payouts are different, though, as it seems Harrah\’s tried to even out the […]
RE: HORSE Field
Registration for the HORSE event is closed, and the official-looking board shows 148 players, which was the exact number of registrants last year. One notable player absent from the field: Allen Cunningham. No word on why he did not play.
I Spy… (HORSE Day 1 Edition)
Poker pros. Fans along the rail taking flash photography that is strictly prohibited in the Amazon Room. If the floor staff or someone with Harrah\’s doesn\’t start enforcing it, I might have to. The ESPN video chicks looking bored to
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 27 Evening Update)
What\’s happening tonight at the WSOP (besides the HORSE event): The $1,000 Seniors NL Holdem World Championship final table is already over, as Dan Lacourse a retired firefighter from Dayton, OH took down the bracelet along with almost $370,000. Dale
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Hay! $50K HORSE is Underway
It\’s on. In a way, it was on more than an hour before kick-off time at 5pm PST because the fans were lined up – packed, in fact – all along the rails quite awhile before the players arrived. Everyone
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Noticeably Smaller HORSE Field
Cards are in the air, and though you technically can still buy in, the $50k HORSE event starts with 115 players. But we knew that was gonna be the case, right? Not a comment on the popularity of HORSE as
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HR 5767 Slashed Down at the Kneecaps
Sneaky poker political move falls short in House committee
HR 5767, the poker legislation providing the quickest route to undoing the UIGEA, failed to make it out of committee today. This means anti-UIGEA efforts will likely have to rely on more hard work to rally support behind an unpopular
World Standings Update
Through 39 41 events, the California vs. Nevada race for WSOP supremacy gets tighter … I\’m already foreseeing a demand for a recount … because with Shannon Shorr alone booking one final table for Las Vegas and another under the
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Re (6): Horsing Around
With the $50K H.O.R.S.E. event coming up in a little over 3 hours, there are still players scrambling to get in. And Harrah\’s has responded with a $6K buy-in mega satellite starting in a few minutes. The tables are set
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 27)
Phan Phantastically wins 2nd bracelet of Series Recapping last night, and a preview of today\’s tournaments at the WSOP: John Phan continued a tradition since 2000: A multiple bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker. Phan takes down the
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