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. . . according to Harrah’s Sports and Entertainment Director of Communications Seth Palansky. Palansky appeared on Gary Wise’s podcast Wise Hand Poker (the 11/19/08 episode) to talk about various subjects, including doing a little post-mortem of the delayed WSOP […]
Two of November Nine Chose Not to Appear on Leno, Ellen Read More »
That\’s the word just in over the transom. And they have a new trademark symbol superscripted around their namesake phrase, too! (They musta learned that one from Wicked Chops.) A little disconcerting that they don\’t make mention of Gabe Kaplan
High Stakes Poker Is Officially Back Read More »
It seems that David Benyamine is no longer a \”red\” pro at Full Tilt. According to several sites, Benyamine is still playing on FTP but no longer a paid pro. And in return, they\’re possibly working on a deal with
FTP Drops Benyamine, May Pick Up Durrrr Read More »
Speaking of Austin … though I\’ve still got nothing on any room violence down there, super-secret powerful inside sources do tell me that 2008 WSOP 4th place finisher Ylon Schwartz is in A-town right now … visiting a friend and
November Niner Scoping out Tejas? Read More »
I\’m outta touch, but I\’m hearing stuff. Supposedly there was a robbery in Austin in late October where someone got shot? Anyone know more about this? From what I do understand, most of the games in Austin are small —
Is the Austin Poker Scene Moving from Raids to Robberies? Read More »
I caught a glimpse of the economic crunch on the streets of Las Vegas. Construction projects halted. Rusted steel beams shot out of concrete blocks on unfinished architectural superstructures. The vertical ghost towns cluttered the Las Vegas skyline. The illumination
Depravity Friends during Downtime Read More »
Nick Calathes lost lots of money playing online poker because he just couldn\’t lay down his beloved pocket 3s. Online poker found itself in another brouhaha in the non-poker press last week — in Florida, where UF\’s star point guard
NCAA: Online Poker Perfectly Legal and DandyNot the same as sports betting
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I\’m still thinking settlement … but maybe not, as Howard Lederer has responded publicly (odd that any attorney would encourage this) saying, basically, bring it on, let\’s open it up … we\’re all-in, ho-bitch! UPDATE: The below from \”HowardLederer\” has
RE: Clonie vs. Full Tilt Fake Lederer Responds, Real Negreanu Chimes in
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Dennis Phillips was the chip leader for four months — possibly the longest time anyone in the history of poker has held onto the biggest stack. And though he got off to a shaky start and would ultimately finish 3rd
Mr. Peanut demanded too much money to call the opening cards in the air, so the WSOP got Michael Buffer instead. As the 2008 WSOP was coming to a close a few days ago, Pauly and I couldn\’t help but
More from the Final Table: Banner-ish Year
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