Count Your Chips
LAS VEGAS–There\’s been a lot of talk about dealer troubles and bad floormen at this year\’s WSOP. I\’m sure they\’re doing the best they can and will diligently re-assess all issues after the 2006 WSOP has come to a close. […]
Regulation vs. Re-criminalization
LAS VEGAS–As mentioned before, what will probably be the biggest convention of legal-minded poker people and poker ambassadors in the modern poker era is going down this afternoon — just as the biggest poker tournament in the history of the
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Aces Making the Rounds
Word of the SWAT-team poker raid in Dallas is making the rounds. The Daily Kos took note, as well as a few other political websites. Cool. And most recently, I came across this from the CATO institute. Just to set
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Nice job by David Williams … (but he’s no William Chen!)
David Williams comes close to bracelet #2 … finishing in second place in the $5k 2-7 lowball (w/ rebuys) event. Tough final table, too. Daniel Alaei won. Philipe Rouas – who I am pretty sure is the guy who flopped
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Tom Schneider in the Hizzouse
LAS VEGAS–Defending Pokerati Invitational champion Tom Schneider will be fighting for a bracelet today, as he has made the final table of the $1,500 NLH Shootout. The six remaining players have all won two sit-n-gos in a row. After level
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The Quest for Bracelets
LAS VEGAS–Phil Hellmuth is heads-up yet again for his 10th WSOP victory in a $1,000 NLH event. This time he\’s not up against a no-name … he\’s facing the anti-Phil in the form of the accomplished Juha Helppi. (Get it?
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Correction: Oops, I didn’t Suck Out on Olga
LAS VEGAS–Last week I reported getting a lot of chips in the $1,500 NLH event by cracking Olga Varkonyi\’s aces (and a flopped set of jacks) with my pocket 10s. Not the case. I probably misidentified her because I thought
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The new Dallas on TV (right now)
LAS VEGAS–Just sitting here at the WSOP, in a comfortable recliner in the MBL beer tent … and \”Ricky Zilem\” is on TV. On ESPN. It\’s not the WPT event he won. It\’s some WSOP final table from last year.
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The key to good poker coverage: More underwear
LAS VEGAS–Thum is griping that Pokerati\’s not keeping up with the WSOP news. (I miss you, too, Tummy!) What he says couldn\’t be further from fiction. You see, I\’ve become rather busy here at the World Series. What started out
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