Dealers are taking their seats for the $2,000 NLH event that\’s about to start — cards in the air in 20 minutes, supposedly … and suddenly, out of nowhere, we have \”I Feel Good\” blasting on the loudspeakers in the […]
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IT\’S A MIRACLE: Full Tilt wasn\’t exactly a poker powerhouse in 2000, the year Chris Ferguson won the main event. There are 35 big banners hanging up around the Amazon room — a pretty cool ring-of-honor thing going on —
Walking on Watermarks Why Is Chris Ferguson Special?
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Good morning. I hope you are having a wonderful day. I am here at the WSOP in the post-wee hours … pretty much just to show up Pauly. And to that extent, I\’m gonna bounce around the room a bit,
What\’s happening at this moment while reading Gary Wise\’s latest entry about what\’s \”good for poker\” is really good for poker. Today brings another two tournaments to the starting line, first at noon is the $2,000 NL holdem event and
What\’s happening around the WSOP while I consider a new career. In event #2, the $1,500 NL, the final 18 staggered their way back to the Rio to reach the ESPN final table. So far they\’ve made their way down
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You may think the price of gas is high (I filled my first $50 tank in my personal history of owning an automobile the other day) but that\’s nothing compared to the price of Chinese Poker at the WSOP. Weren\’t
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Mike Matusow is shrinking. Due to a $100K weight loss bet with Ted Forrest, he has been dieting and losing weight recently. Mike showed up today at the WSOP as a fraction of his former self. He is thinner for
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What\’s happening around the WSOP while the world\’s #1 Limit Holdem player is waiting for you. It\’s almost 6:00am and play finished at 18 in the $1,500 NL event. They\’ll be coming back at 1:30pm today to eventually get to
The World Series brings all sorts to the Vegas Valley … including time travelers, apparently, as the kids from Vegetable Soup\’s spaceship (circa 1975-79) have shown up behind the bathrooms outside the poker kitchen: Seriously, weird no? Benjo filling the
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Quite possibly, I\’m exaggerating. However, at 11:10pm, there are 95 players remaining. WSOP officials just announced that the tournament will stay true to the structure in that they will play down to the final nine tonight. And I use the
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