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LAS VEGAS–Johnny Chan has been trying to help his super-stacked protege Jamie Gold win. And right now he\’s reportedly a little perturbed that Gold has been taking on Allen Cunningham in the wrong way. Steve Rosenblum reports that Chan has […]
Coach Johnny Chan — feeding Jamie Gold and Allen Cunningham tell Read More »
LAS VEGAS–One of my many unpublished posts-in-progress was called “Pokerstock.” Get it? Like the WSOP is the Woodstock (in all its incarnations) of Poker. Brilliant, I know. Anyhow, we witnessed the opening of the National Anthem at the WSOP 2006
Not Quite the Jimi Hendrix of Poker Read More »
So everyone is talking Jamie Gold. He\’s been dominating since Day 3. Turns out there\’s an interesting story on how he got into the game. He\’s Johnny Chan\’s agent, of course — we all know that — and the inspiration
Jamie Gold\’s Horseman Read More »
LAS VEGAS–While Pokerati is working hard to bring you some semblance of coverage of the WSOP main event final table — damn, one of my Iggy horses just went out in 8th place (Boo, Swedes!) — and trying to direct
A few other places to follow the action Read More »
LAS VEGAS–Lloyd Shinn officially finished in 11th place yesterday, paying him $7,222. Nice return on a $175 satellite investment. (Yet so close to the big-bigger money in Event #44.)
Re: Dallas Poker “second chance” Read More »
LAS VEGAS–Tony the Actor writes in with a question about why I haven\’t been drunker (and reports of some extra-fun prop betting): So, I was out there [in Las Vegas] for a few days last week, assuming I’d run into
Bowling for Dollars $1,000 (with Johnny Chan) Read More »
LAS VEGAS–Daniel Negreanu is on some sort of WSOP board that will be advising Harrah\’s suits on future WSOP set-ups. And just heard him on the live pay-per-view coverage agree with announcer Howard David that these $1,500 and $1,000 \”bracelet\”
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LAS VEGAS–The cards are in the air. It\’s quite a spectacle, to say the least. We\’ll be trying to bring you a glimpse of it here and on PokerBlog. During the introductions I learned that, though he currently lives in
Who knew? Dallas poker at the final table after all! Read More »
Was looking for an update on Dallas pokerer Lloyd Shinn (pictured, right) in Event #44, $1,500 NLH. Pokerati wasn\’t there, and apparently neither was anyone else. I can tell you he finished somewhere between 10th and 22nd, winning more than
Second-chance bracelets / Dallas Poker / Hellmuth at another final table (!) Read More »
LAS VEGAS–It\’s fun (and easy) to make fun of CardPlayer, but sometimes they\’ve got some pretty good stuff. I enjoyed Bob Pajich\’s article about the Hollywoodization of poker. It\’s a well-constructed assay of the online poker lifestyle, complete with visible
