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Carla \”ack in Austin\” writes in with her WSOP trip report. I wonder how many $1,500 NL players have similar experiences: I broke out at about the dinner break. I had about 8,000. A guy with a huge chip stack, […]
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Tom\’s continues to be on a tournament tear — having cashed for his 5th time in 2008 this weekend by finishing in 10th place in the $1,500 Razz event to bring him close to even for the WSOP so far!
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Evidently, there is a televised golf game today. I know this because the TV screen that typically shows chip counts was just showing golf. Not only that, but there was a massive crowd gathered around the screen. More people were
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A common question I\’m getting these days: \”So are you playing much? How\’s it going?\” In a nutshell, at the tables, not particularly well. (Especially compared to last year, whence I shocked myself by making more money playing during the
Dead Money Diaries Slow and steady is the way to go …
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Without having to calculate exact days or tournament numbers, let\’s consider the WSOP to be at the halfway mark. Taking a look at the WSOP Player of the Year overall points standings, Erick Lindgren is in a pretty solid first
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Happenings from last night and the Sunday preview at the WSOP: The semifinals of the $10,000 Headsup World Championship have now been set, even if it appeared Lyle Berman didn\’t want that to happen. His round of 16 match with
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A little mid-WSOP trivia: What\’s the only state in the US that doesn\’t have a cash in the 2008 World Series? Through 24 events, there\’s just one … Click below to see the answer, or for a little help, check
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Ya gotta love poker history – those great moments that are more than just statistics but interesting stories. Okay, you don\’t have to love it, but can you at least be mildly amused? Tonight, Blair Hinkle won Event 23 at
Events from the evening part of day 16: In what is certainly a first (at least I think so), two brothers have won a bracelet in the same World Series of Poker. Blair Hinkle, whose brother Grant won the $1,500
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All of the tables in the PLO w/rebuys tournament are sick. The field isn\’t enormous, but it consists of so many notable players that it\’s hard to look away. One table in particular, Table 15 in the Orange section has
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