Bracelet-count Over/Under
LAS VEGAS–An interesting discussion in the past couple days … There are 55 events in the 2007 WSOP. How many bracelet winners do you think there will be this year? Over/under — 53.5.
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Sunday Poker Sunday
LAS VEGAS–So wow, quite a day … I actually watched some poker today, which happened to be the biggest single-day tournament turnout in history. (All this while being educated and re-re-educated by Oliver Tse on the Asian Online Futures market).
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Beyond the Bubble
LAS VEGAS–Damnit, I\’m gonna have to get a whole new Tom-mocking schtick if he keeps refusing to bust out pre-bubble. Congratulations, Tom! Making the money yet again. Thirty-six left, and he is in a fine average-ish shape. So is his
Overheard at the WSOP
LAS VEGAS–In the double-bubble quadrant of the Amazon room, over the PA … Tournament Official (in the Ladies tourney): \”Attention players. No more iPods at the table. New WSOP rule. No more iPods or electronic devices now that we are
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Bubble-time Poker
LAS VEGAS–Meanwhile, Tom is hanging on in the $2,500 HORSE event. There are 50 players left (out of 382) and 40 get paid. The Donkey Bomber He has about 25k in chips, with the average stack about 38k. I think
Second-class Poker?
LAS VEGAS–They\’re coloring up the green chips now in the Ladies event … and should be right at the bubble with 130ish players left. But for some unknown reason, only 99 of this 1,286-player field will get paid. Michele is
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Pokerati Plowin’ through the Field(s)
LAS VEGAS–The Fresh Princess is on dinner break in the $1,000 \”World Championship\” Ladies NLH event … and she\’s standing strong as they\’re nearing the bubble — with $30k in chips. This is a particularly important event for her to
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Ladies Overlay
LAS VEGAS–Perhaps connected to the push for mainstream sponsorships, perhaps not … the $1k Ladies NLH event going on right now has more than just money and a bracelet at stake. Both Corum Watches and the Los Angeles Sparks (of
RE: World Series of Sponsorship
LAS VEGAS–Hmm, trouble … the man seen here at right is in my teammate\’s Rob Mariano\’s seat … but that\’s not Rob. And whoever he is, he\’s not wearing any Milwaukee\’s Best Light apparel! Upon further reporting, we have learned
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World Series of Sponsorship
LAS VEGAS–One of the key themes emerging at the 2007 WSOP is the quest for corporate sponsorships — of the non-online-poker variety. These relationships were possibly neglected in previous years, because the PartyPoker/PokerStars/Full Tilt cash was so easy to come
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