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With 140 of 148 players remaining, my horse in the HORSE starts here, as today is the day we find out who in the field is really looking to contend for something meaningful: (Mathematically, I suppose I\’m still pretty short-stacked […]
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The other night was a get-together for drinks as an early celebration for Change100\’s birthday, and since we were enjoying the cheap drinks and laid back atmosphere of the Gold Coast, it was only natural to head up the escalator
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Recapping the rest of last night at the WSOP with the Thursday preview of tournaments: The final table was set for the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/ Lo Eight or Better tournament, and a familiar face makes the final table
(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 28) Read More »
Not that we need to do extra pimping for Pauly here on Pokerati, but really, this $50k HORSE event is the one tournament that he theoretically could be providing better up-to-the-hour coverage than PokerNews. The event itself is exciting, of
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And it\’s not Tom Schneider! According to my keen eyesight and chip counting ability, he has a \”decent looking stack of chips.\” James Pickering is the first casualty of the $50K event. After being crippled by Frenchman David Benyamine (yes,
The final and official number of entrants in the $50K HORSE event is 148. That means the prize pool is the same as last year – $7,104,000. Payouts are different, though, as it seems Harrah\’s tried to even out the
Registration for the HORSE event is closed, and the official-looking board shows 148 players, which was the exact number of registrants last year. One notable player absent from the field: Allen Cunningham. No word on why he did not play.
Poker pros. Fans along the rail taking flash photography that is strictly prohibited in the Amazon Room. If the floor staff or someone with Harrah\’s doesn\’t start enforcing it, I might have to. The ESPN video chicks looking bored to
I Spy… (HORSE Day 1 Edition) Read More »
What\’s happening tonight at the WSOP (besides the HORSE event): The $1,000 Seniors NL Holdem World Championship final table is already over, as Dan Lacourse a retired firefighter from Dayton, OH took down the bracelet along with almost $370,000. Dale
(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 27 Evening Update) Read More »
It\’s on. In a way, it was on more than an hour before kick-off time at 5pm PST because the fans were lined up – packed, in fact – all along the rails quite awhile before the players arrived. Everyone
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