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Not to steal from Kevin\’s more concise thunder … but I happened to miss Day 2a at the Rio, and for those who have more time, Nolan\’s official report is loaded with filling details — along with plenty of fun […]
Official Main Event Update: Day 2a Wrap-up and Then Some Read More »
As you probably know, the PPA is collecting short videos at MyPokerStory.com. The purpose, as far as I can tell, is to put something together for the coming legislative push that (quickly) shows on-the-fence Congresspeople that poker players are a
What’s Your Poker Story? It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …
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Well, this just didn’t go as planned. The idea was to make some solid picks mixed with some off-the-wall choices for 2009 World Series performances, with the results proving me to be somewhat of a genius. Whoops. Some of my
2009 WSOP Player Picks Progress (or Lack Thereof) in Preliminaries Read More »
The day 2a field has returned from dinner break with less than 900 players remaining from the starting field of 1,476. Notable eliminations include: Gus Hansen, Johnny Chan, Mike Caro, Tony G, Jennifer Tilly, Shaun Deeb, Todd Brunson, Barry Greenstein
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 2a Evening Update Read More »
Sorry for the delay in getting these updated — I blame blindness, which isn\’t very conducive to intense spreadsheet staring and clicking. We\’ll have some analysis soon … But in the meantime, check\’em out. In a nutshell, America wins! But
World Standings Update (through 56 events) Read More »
Day 1d ended play this morning with 1,816 players remaining and Troy Weber the overall chip leader with a whopping 353,000 in chips. Other notables with chips: Carter King (170,000), J.C. Tran (139,975), Josh Arieh (135,700), Bertrand \”ElkY\” Grospellier (127,475),
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 2a Read More »
Though I absolutely understand that there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to installing, revamping, and enforcing late registration policies (which have been problematic for the Series even pre-main event Day 1d) … the Dream Team
Calling Clock: One Way to Start a Tourney Read More »
That hedline makes me giggle, because really, there\’s a lot to these numbers: Day 1a – 1,116 Day 1b – 873 Day 1c -1,696 Day 1d – 2,809
Day 1(s) Breakdown Read More »
63rd place is the six-figure line. Beyond that: 1st $8,546,435 2nd $5,182,601 3rd $3,479,485 4th $2,502,787 5th $1,953,395 6th $1,587,133 7th $1,404,002 8th $1,300,228 9th $1,263,602
Official Main Event Payouts Read More »
An eventful Day 1d field is off to their dinner break with a record field of 2,808 for a starting day of the Main Event (with several hundred left out) starting around 12 this afternoon. About 2350 returned from dinner
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1d Evening Update Read More »
