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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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From the dept. of: Ooops! The final table of the $5,000 NLHE event at the WSOP looks to be the most exciting yet. Marcel Luske, Vinny Vinh, and Isabelle Mercier are all there … so is Phil Hellmuth, with his
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LAS VEGAS–Went to a little party last night in the Full Tilt suite — very nice place. The free booze, bracelet showcase, and Mike Matusow are admirable, to say the least. The occasion was to celebrate Clonie\’s appearance on the
LAS VEGAS–Poker is as poker does … The notorious Neverwin Poker\’s DUSTIN WOLFE is kicking butt in the $5k NLH event — he\’s already made the money and is in solid chip position. OLIVER TSE has (temporarily?) skipped town while
LAS VEGAS–Actually, I kinda like the name \”Dartiste\” — but that\’s not really relevant right now. What is relevant is that darts is a great game, and while I don\’t see it ever growing into \”the next poker,\” I do
LAS VEGAS–I ran into Felicia Lee (the Susan Powter of Poker?) and her lovely husband Glenn. I was prepared for her to say somethng along the lines of, \”hi, how\’s it going you bad-blogging, sexist no-good motherfucker?\” — because that\’s
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LAS VEGAS–I hear from a semi-reliable source (who may or may not be a tournament director) that Ultimate Bet was hard at work when Dutch Boyd made the final table a few days ago. Boyd, of course, recently signed with
Norm MacDonald popped into the media center last night (at 4:20 am, almost on the dot) when I was all by my lonesome, and we talked a little single-table strategy. Though he\’s no pro, the former SNL Newscaster apparently is
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LAS VEGAS–Early this AM it was unusually stormy here in V-town. Like big rain drops and thunder and loud-cracking lightning. I was back at Rounder Club West, and couldn\’t help but wonder if the people still playing poker even had
