Poker T-Shirts
Big ups to the WSOP for much better T-shirts for sale this year. Though shockingly they didn\’t bring back the Phil Hellmuth camisa that listed all his bracelet wins on the back — I kinda wish I had one for […]
2009 WSOP
Day 1c Preview: Phil Hellmuth’s Made-for-TV Main Event Entry Really? Wow.
Here\’s a sneak peak at what Phil Hellmuth has in store for his Day 1. Would be really ballsy if he saved it for the final table … because hey, actually that would be pretty cool if final tableists could
Day 1c Preview: Phil Hellmuth’s Made-for-TV Main Event Entry Really? Wow.
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1b
Day 1a of the Main Event is in the books, with 821 players remaining from the 1,116 who started the day. The reported chip leader is Eric Cloutier at 150,750. Other notable names with chips include: Jason Alexander (89,575), Pokerati\’s
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Day 1A Field Size: 1,116
Still liking our 3,000-12,000 number for the overall size of the 2009 main event. Until I can get back to the Rio (tomorrow hopefully) — and since honestly, I hardly care about Day 1 chip counts ever. Not saying you
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1a Evening Update
The Main Event got underway today with Jack Link\’s mascot Sasquatch grunting his way through the \”Shuffle Up and Deal\” with a field of 1,116 (down from last year\’s 1,297) starting day 1a. Jeffrey Pollack\’s vlog with Wicked Chops Poker,
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Poker Beat: Pre-main events
It\’s the first episode without the Wolfman, but you should still listen as the WSOP media-osos gather outside the Amazon room to discuss $50k HORSE, late registration policies, WSOP parties, PokerPalooza, the big question of whether or not the WSOP
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Ultimate Bet Party Video: Anyone Who Is Anyone …
In case you missed it (I did) here is some Pokernews video from the first of about a dozen big WSOP main event run-up parties, this one hosted by Ultimate Bet at Studio 54 in the MGM. So much sayable
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WSOP Main Event: Field Size Speculation and Day 1 Choice EV
Today is the first day of the 2009 main event. I\’m sticking to my guns and saying the field size will be anywhere from 3,000-12,000 and offering 10:1 odds on anything outside of that. Just made a wager on the
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Official Report on Ante-Up for Africa
Click below for Nolan\’s official report — all the data you could want, complete with quotes from celebrity players, information on who exactly played (and won), and info about the fundraising component. A few things that stand out to me:
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1A
Congrats to Matt Hawrilenko, winner of just over $1,000,000 in the $5,000 NL Holdem 6-max earlier this morning. The big day has finally arrived, the final bracelet event of this year\’s World Series of Poker, the $10,000 NL Holdem World
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