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From Nolan, for the WSOP: No-Limit Hold’em Leaders — · The player with the most WSOP gold bracelets (wins) in Hold’em events (all variations) is Phil Hellmuth, currently with 11. · The player with the most lifetime WSOP cashes in […]
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US Portion of World Poker Tour Season 8 (In HD!) Schedule Released
The United States World Poker Tour announced their Season 8 schedule of US tour stops this morning, all airing on Fox Sports Net. This does not include the Barcelona (starting today), Slovakia, Cyprus and Marrakech stops already announced. Press Release
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 29
The recap of Tuesday activities… Lisandro Goes for Bracelet #3 The $2,500 Razz has 13 players remaining with Jeff Lisandro the chip leader (438,000) in his quest for his 3rd bracelet and take first by himself in the WSOP Player
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Tao of Pokerati: Under Press-ure
Just earlier today, Benjo was delivering his Angriest Frenchman scorn, telling me essentially to suck-it, because \”You are never in zee bahd mood, Dahn Meehowskee!\” But that was before Miami John Cernuto suffered a medical emergency in the $2,500 Razz
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RE: Girl on Girl Boxing Boeree vs. Castello to be canceled?
Though at the moment I\’m a tad gun-shy about reporting things that have no official confirmation yet, I know good info from a good source when I hear it … and since none of the principals from PokerNews (who is
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Miami John Hospitalized, Recovering after Razz Tourney Scare
Will miss rest of event with short stack in play
Miami John Cernuto reached out to Nolan Dalla this evening to let everyone know that he is hospitalized but okay after collapsing during Day 2 of Event 44 ($2,500 Seven Card Razz). The hospital staff determined that he had internal
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 28 Evening Update
Recapping the Tuesday afternoon activities, with the hope that Miami John Cernuto has a speedy recovery. Hungary Hungary Bracelets Peter Traply captured the first WSOP bracelet for Hungary, taking down the $5,000 NL Holdem Shootout , winning $348,728. Andrew Lichtenbergerfinished
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Player Down: Miami John Cernuto Falls from Table
The $2,500 Razz event came to an abrupt halt today when Miami John Cernuto collapsed at the table. Apparently action was on him, at first people thought he was asleep, and then someone said I don\’t think he\’s breathing …
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Poker Media Priorities
Girl-on-Girl Boxing vs. PPA
The Rumble at the Rio had its press conference/weigh-in ceremony today in the Rio Pavilion hallway to introduce Liv Boeree (representing UltimateBet) and Melissa Castello (representing PokerNews), who will be fighting each other on July 1 for publicity charity. ESPN
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Bad Beat #1 for Barney Frank Bill? Congressional online gambling hearings to be pushed back to September
Yikes, I haven\’t even gotten to write up all the exciting stuff the PPA has working for National Poker Week, and efforts to support efforts to undo the UIGEA. Seriously, the fully legal online poker forces are gearing up for
