Got back to Vegas last
Got back to Vegas last night and am playing 1500NL today. Another sellout. This poker just might catch on.
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R.I.P. – John Bonetti
John Bonetti died in Houston this week at age 80. The three-time WSOP bracelet winner was loved by players, hated by dealers, and according to his good friend Phil Hellmuth (via PokerNews), \”[He would have been] a huge star if
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 30/Week 4 Review)
Wrapping up yesterday\’s action, with a preview of today\’s tournament (with a moment of silence for John Bonetti): The $5,000 NL Holdem 6-handed event finally reached their final table at around 5:30am, now they have to attempt to get some
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RE: The Monkey Whisperer
Scotty Nguyen (Temporarily) Loses Third of Stack, Monkey
Though it\’s not unusual for pros to show up late for WSOP tourneys, something was amiss during one of the last 1500s when Scotty Nguyen didn\’t show up til well into the 100/200 level … Apparently Scotty lost one of
RE: The Monkey Whisperer
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Breaking Down the HORSE Field, Part 4
OK, I think this is the last of it … the 96 players who have bought in to the $50k HORSE event two years in a row, arguably enrolling them all in The Current Poker Elite:
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Breaking Down the HORSE Field, Part 3
For some reason or another, the following 52 players participated in the $50k HORSE event last year, but not this year. Some of these names, of course, are more interesting than others: Ariel Schneller Bart Hanson Bill Edler Bob Feduniak
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Breaking down the HORSE Field, Part 2
The twins-separated-at-birth concept between the 148-player $50k HORSE fields in both 2007 and 2008 have me playing around like crazy with spreadsheets … 52 players in the 2008 $50k HORSE did not play in 2007 — those currently still alive
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A View From the Rail at the $50K HORSE
Even on Day 3, when the majority of the players in the $50K HORSE event have long been eliminated, the rail is two- and three-deep where the last few tables are being played. When fans see Brunson, Ivey, Negreanu, and
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 29 Evening Update)
What\’s happening tonight at the WSOP: The $1,000 NL Holdem with rebuys event has a winner, Canadian Max Greenwood took down the bracelet, making a remarkable comeback from being shortstacked 3-handed to take down the bracelet and almost $700,000. Rene
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Breaking Down the HORSE Field, Part 1
There are 41 players left in The World Championship of $50,000 Chip Reese, each with a mostly differing number of chips: [players of particular semi-personal interest to me in bold] Michael DeMichele – 1030000 Barry Greenstein – 785000 Edwin Ting
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