A $2,250 Mega-Sat for the $50k HORSE breaks out right in front of us, where suddenly the seasoned pros are kicking it old-school — playing with jovial intensity and the hope that their real poker dreams can be bought at […]
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They\’re back in action in 2.5 O8B (bear with me, still experimenting with new abbreviations) … Mike Matusow is out, but with 14 players left Team Pokerati-er Pat Poels is climbing back hanging on for dear life. Mark Tenner is
RE: Late-night Follows $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo
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Not everyone is winning this year … and we\’re getting near that point where you either gotta make something happen to turn it around or be left, perhaps literally, in the main event going for broke. Mike Matusow getting ready
Usually, at least among bracelet holders and Batfaces at the WSOP, Team Pokerati members are not required to wear their patchwork until after electronic devices have to come off the tables. This was a compromise reached with the TPPU (Team
RE: World Series of Failure @DonkeyBomber is back-ish, for second day of tourney
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I feel kinda bad (not really) for crushing Tom\’s soul. But I was hearing the same story from him as I\’ve heard from at least a half-a-dozen other pros finding similar results: \”I\’m playing great! I\’m making sick laydowns! My
World Series of Failure No more Tom twitters until …
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Matt at PokerListings (or should we be saying @_Pokerlistings_?) directs us to a fun Twitter feed to follow: Jean Robert Bellande\’s — aka @BrokeLivingJRB. Tales of a, er, stability-challenged(?) degen burning his bankroll down to $200(!) … but not before
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The Empress Casino in Joliet, IL, and its poker room of course, had to be evacuated yesterday as a big fire threatened to turn the first casino I ever gambled in to ashes. At age 19, a couple of my
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Generally found money is great money, right? I just got an email from UB telling me I have $219 in my VIP account. I haven\’t played there since I went bust for all but $8 one day a couple years
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If you haven\’t voted (a few times) already, be sure to check out our current sidebar poll … Currently we\’re wondering how your poker play has changed in Q1 2009 from, say, Q1 or Q2 2008, back when 11-figure numbers
Worthy opponent or dead money? The youngest WSOP main event champ in history. Caught up with Peter Eastgate, 23, as he scoped out the $400/$800 NLH action at the Golden Nugget yesterday … The reigning WSOP champ goes into today\’s
Ready to Play Big “I’m prepared to lose a lot of money”
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