The air at the ESPN stage is electric. In many people\’s opinions, the $50K HORSE event is the true poker championship tournament. Media is everywhere, security is tight, and the public is clamoring to get in. As evidenced by the […]
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This year, Harrah\’s decided that the WSOP events, namely the $1500 NLHE tournaments, would not accept alternates. So, depending upon the space available, the powers-that-be set a cap on the field. Let\’s take today\’s NLHE, Event #49. It was capped
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Since returning from dinner break, the players in the $50K HORSE have been in slow motion, barely trotting here. So much is on the line, so I don\’t blame them… The railbirds aren\’t getting tired, though. They\’re still packed in
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With the final 16 players in the money, there were numerous HORSEs who were potentially great stories. This isn\’t to diminish their feats in this tournament – to survive the initial field of 148 in a $50K buy-in mixed game
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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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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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By the end of Day 2 of the 5-day event, there were only 67 players left standing in the tournament. The 81 players who have been eliminated left $4,050,000 behind for the others. Among those gone from the field is
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The other night was a get-together for drinks as an early celebration for Change100\’s birthday, and since we were enjoying the cheap drinks and laid back atmosphere of the Gold Coast, it was only natural to head up the escalator
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And it\’s not Tom Schneider! According to my keen eyesight and chip counting ability, he has a \”decent looking stack of chips.\” James Pickering is the first casualty of the $50K event. After being crippled by Frenchman David Benyamine (yes,
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
