One bracelet already awarded, another bracelet possibly awarded tonight, the mess that is the Tournament of Champions and other tournament action: Kelly wins 25k 6-max, Brunson 10 Deal The final table of the $25,000 No-Limit Holdem 6-max took less than […]
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Before it gets too late, big congrats to Pokerati blogger-player Jon Katkin, who took 2nd place out of 220ish in the Opportunity Village Celebrity Poker Tournament at Caesars Palace last Saturday. Nice! Katkin bought in for a single $300 tax-deductible
Poker for a Good Cause Notable charity scores for Katkin, Darfur, Full Tilt
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Setting foot in a casino card room for the first time since the WSOP yesterday, I did so to support my local L.A. poker spot The Bicycle Casino. The lovely Marketing Director Kelley O\’Hara invited me to play in the
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First, this note from Nolan Dalla\’s latest tournament report: In the days following the third annual Ante Up For Africa tournament, WSOP officials have received a number of media inquiries regarding the event’s second-place finisher specifically whether he collected his
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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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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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One of the great WSOP traditions is fast becoming the Bluff/Sapphire party (3rd year?) … where hundreds of Amazon-entrenched pokerers — from pros to media to dealers — who have lived for more than a month in a pen mostly
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Richardson, accused of taking a less-than-charitable payout option. Kinda bummed I missed Ante-Up for Africa yesterday … Hollywood A-list celebrity-related traffic aside (and pictures of Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Charles Barkley, Don Cheadle, Jason Alexander, Dean Cain, Brad Garret, Herschel
The final update before the Main Event for me, as it\’s final table time in the $5,000 NL Holdem 6-max event. The final table is now four-handed consisting of Josh Brikis, Sean Keeton, Matt Hawrilenko, and Faraz Jaka. Jonas Wexler
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Starting with today\’s lone tournament starting, one with a very worthy cause: Ante Up for Africa The big charity event of the WSOP is this afternoon\’s Ante Up for Africa, a star-studded affair with a $5,000 buy-in, with a request
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