Money Plays
LAS VEGAS–The most common question I hear here at the WSOP is, How many people do you think will be playing in the main event? \”Howya doin\’?\” Fine, thanks. So far so good. At poker itself, after five sessions of […]
My Day at the WSOP: So close to winning it all
LAS VEGAS–Technical difficulties aside … I played in a big tourney yesterday (big for me). It was the third $1,500 NLH event of the WSOP, which drew 2,315 entries. CC over at PokerWorks was cool enough to follow my action
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Re: Technical Difficulties
As The Fat Guy mentioned below, we\’ve been having some problems with Pokerati\’s web server. And to think … we thought we LOVED traffic here in our little corner of the internet. But right now apparently not-so-much — at least
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Aces Cases?
LAS VEGAS–Word spreading to the Pacific time zone is that a big batch of misdemeanor cases from the made-for-TV paramilitary poker raid on Aces have been dismissed. Can anyone verify the truth to this?
InstaWSOP
LAS VEGAS–As the WSOP rolls through Week 2 (of 7), we\’re in the midst of some hi-technology upgrades here at Pokerati, like signing up for FLICKR. Sorry it has taken me away from giving you all the lowdown. I also
RE: Bracelet-count Over/Under
LAS VEGAS–Here is the complete list of multi-bracelet years. This information comes from what might arguably be the best publication in poker — BJ\’s Pocket Guide to the 2007 WSOP / Daily Schedule & Media Guide: 1973 – Puggy Pearson
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Eskimo Clark collapses at the table
LAS VEGAS–Paul \”Eskimo\” Clark was playing in the $2,000 7-stud Hi Lo event today … Dallas pro Gregg Merkow was at his table, and it was two chips for Eskimo to call. He threw in one, and then sorta froze.
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Strategy Question: Would Two Bracelets Be Good to Have?
LAS VEGAS–They\’re down to four players … and Tom Schneider is the short stack with 320k. (But he\’s hardly in desperate straits.) Interestingly enough, we are thinking this HORSE event might be the oldest final table (on average) of any
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Phil Hellmuth Wins 11th WSOP Bracelet
LAS VEGAS–With Doyle Brunson still alive at the final four tables of the $5,000 limit hold\’em event, Phil Hellmuth just won his 11th World Series of Poker bracelet. Because of a weird quirk pertaining to the super-secret semi-live internet broadcast,
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Big Final Table Action, Sorta
LAS VEGAS–When Tom won a bracelet last week, he did it Jamie Gold-style — got hit in the head with the deck then successfully wielded his chip-lead for the duration of the tourney. Now they\’re down to six at the
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