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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 […]
Gonzo Spot-News, Play-by-Play, and Color Commentary All Wrapped up in One Read More »
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
Hay! $50K HORSE is Underway Read More »
Cards are in the air, and though you technically can still buy in, the $50k HORSE event starts with 115 players. But we knew that was gonna be the case, right? Not a comment on the popularity of HORSE as
Noticeably Smaller HORSE Field Read More »
HR 5767, the poker legislation providing the quickest route to undoing the UIGEA, failed to make it out of committee today. This means anti-UIGEA efforts will likely have to rely on more hard work to rally support behind an unpopular
Through 39 41 events, the California vs. Nevada race for WSOP supremacy gets tighter … I\’m already foreseeing a demand for a recount … because with Shannon Shorr alone booking one final table for Las Vegas and another under the
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