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LAS VEGAS–About an hour ago,as the final table of the Ladies Event got down to five players: Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP commissioner: Nolan, excuse me, do you have the bracelet? Nolan Dalla: Uhh … [5 minutes later …] ND: Hello, this […]
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LAS VEGAS–So much has been going on while you were away it\’s just sick: ITALY wins the World Cup, and MAX PESCATORI wins the World Series. They stop the LADIES EVENT at 26 players. LA SENGPHET from DALLAS (right, having
LAS VEGAS–They\’re down to the money in the $1,000 Ladies event. La Sengphet is sitting as an above-average stack, and though I can\’t get a good look at the size of her stacks, the lovely (and recently married, I heard?)
LAS VEGAS–A possibly reliable source (a WSOP assistant tourney director) tells me that there are plans to lower the buy-ins to World Series of Poker Circuit main events to $5,000. The idea behind it is supposedly to draw more people
LAS VEGAS–The Batfaces aren\’t the only Dallas pokerers here at the WSOP. Several Lodge players, Rounder Clubbers, Dallas dealers, and sundry other Dallas players have made their presence known here. SUBWAY JON cashed in a 7-card-Stud event. DAVID WILLIAMS went
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C- That grade goes to Pokerati for yesterday\’s work. Started off going to the Bloggers Tourney at Caesar\’s Palace, where Howard Lederer gave a great speech about poker legal issues and what he\’s learned about the lobbying process in Washington.
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LAS VEGAS–I\’ve never been much of a fan of Todd Brunson. I dunno, he just kinda walks around like he\’s the son of Doyle or something. And the one time I met him — at his father\’s pre-main-event party last
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LAS VEGAS–Sitting in the media room, late at night … Casino employee: $200 is a good price. She must\’ve either thought you were cute or she looked like Dan. Poker writer: I did a hooker once. Cost me $600 and
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The $2,500 NLHE event kicked off yesterday, and it didn\’t take long for the contingent of Batfaces to start dropping like flies: Gentle Shane, Darling, Tiny B, Tulsa, Hong Kong Sue, and Fawcett (who still thinks it\’s \”great!\” that he
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LAS VEGAS–A few people have asked how my own poker is going here at the WSOP. All I can say with certainty is that I\’ve misplayed a lot of hands. Having been here less than a week, I\’ve played eight
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