A certain WSOP blogger turns what may or may not be the same age as the WSOP today. We, of course, couldn\’t be more delighted to have her spend this day hunkered down for the start of the Main Event […]
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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
Celebs & Pros Ante Up for AfricaNon-ESPN Media Shut Out, No Reports to Come
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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
The Non-Calm Before the StormParties Abound With WSOP Main on the Horizon
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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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