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Another guy you may see representin\’ at the tables: Pat Poels. Pat, of course, is the only two-time bracelet winner on the team. (Tom is just a \”Friend of Pokerati\” for now, while we haggle over contractual obligations.) Not sure […]
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Playing under our little satanic-spade banner … David Pflaster. Some of you may recall … he got his start playing at the Lodge and before you knew it was getting aces tattooed on his forearms, dealing in Dallas, and about
By the end of Day 2 of the 5-day event, there were only 67 players left standing in the tournament. The 81 players who have been eliminated left $4,050,000 behind for the others. Among those gone from the field is
$50K HORSE Pre-Day 3: Stable Half Empty Read More »
My 1 percent of Tom in the $50k HORSE now = 0 … 75th place last night … but meanwhile, Johnny Chan (who ended up with many of Tom\’s chips) seems to be the gift-giver that keeps on giving …
You Can Lead a Horse to Water, but … Read More »
Art and monkey Thursday in the satellite room I ran into Art, a longtime WSOP dealer. We\’re talking years into the Binion\’s regime long. The last time I encountered Art was while taking this photo in 2006. The scene was
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Recapping last night\’s events with a preview of today\’s action: The $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better event was won last night by Martin Klaser, who was dominant in the brief heads-up battle with Casey Kastle to take down
(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 29) Read More »
What\’s doing tonight at the WSOP while I welcome Tuscaloosa Johnny to the Pokerati fold: The $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better event is down to it\’s last 3 with Casey Kastle, Martin Klaser, and Michael Fetter remaining. Kastle
(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 28 Evening Update) Read More »
Dan seems to think that the story of an Alabama hillbilly chronicling his last attempt to win a mint and avoid going back to the 9 to 5 would be interesting so in addition to bringing you the interesting stories
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After much consideration and prospective gerrymandering, upon the next update of the WSOP World Standings, we\’re gonna make some switches … regardless of what they put on their official WSOP registrations, David Benyamine is soon to become fully French and
World Piece: Which Vegas/California Pros to Extradite? Read More »
Stumbled across this billboard the other day just a couple blocks away from the Rio. Interesting to see a poker pro 1) with Mike Tyson-esque tats running up his face; and 2) with no reference to his pokering nor a
Lee Watkinson Moonlighting as Thug Jeweler Read More »
