LAS VEGAS–So wow, what a night it\’s shaping up to be … with 49 players left, Jeff Lisandro is the chip leader, and Tom is second in chips. I\’m not at the Rio right now, am instead sitting solo on […]
Independence Poker Day Read More »
LAS VEGAS–We\’ve got a doozy brewing in the final points event of the 2007 WSOP … with much more on the line than a single bracelet in the $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ Rebuys. With 60 players remaining …
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LAS VEGAS–Text to Tom (who has been a gracious sounding board this WSOP on matters of game selection, bankroll management, and getting to know that leavin\’ feelin\’) late last night: 5:11 am — I am good at poker, bad at
LAS VEGAS–Start of the main event is three days away … six more days to buy in. Chris Como — the great Rounder Club hope — just arrived and was number 2,552. Could be wrong … but I think this
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LAS VEGAS–We\’re coming to the tail end of WSOP Part I. And seeing the opening salvo of WSOP Part II — the parties, the Expo, the main event, yadda yadda. The biggest deal today is HOWARD AND SUZIE LEDERER\’S barbecue
LAS VEGAS–EF Hutton one of my MySpace friends whom I didn\’t even know I knew reportedly had $32,000 stolen from his room at the Rio. It wasn\’t like it was just lying around the nightstand … it was locked away
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LAS VEGAS–There\’s a sale at the Rio! That\’s right, get your non-freebie swag! Last year so many T-shirts were being given away, I\’m sure it was hard for the official joint to hawk its merch. This year no one\’s here
World Series of T-Shirts
Hellmuth Attire Bombs; Death, Batface Infringement Are in Read More »
LAS VEGAS–Details are sparse, but just woke up to a text message from a mostly reliable source: 12:45 am — Harrahs corp is on fire! 12:45 am — Just drove by on the 215 and there is a big fire
LAS VEGAS–There are four people left in the media room this hour — yours truly, a guy from Gutshot, the very-short uneducated gent who picks up trash off the floor and re-velcro\’s the table skirts, and a former CardPlayer intern
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LAS VEGAS–Everybody seems to love those Pokerati jerseys — being modeled by Tom at final tables might help. We think they\’re pretty cool, and indeed, as you can see/touch … our good friends at Sadler & Carter do some fine
