Some poker players love to stand for national anthems. Others not so much, depending on how much they\’ve got in the pot. Today marked the first official coronation of a bracelet winner at this year’s WSOP, and the ceremony drew […]
Oh, Say, Should You Stand? National anthem buzz at the WSOP
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The final numbers for the big $40K NLHE event were released just after the first break of the day: Number of Entries: 201 Net Prize Pool: $7,718,400 First Place Prize: $1,891,012 Total Spots Paid Out: 27 The vast majority of
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Play officially began for the 40th World Series of Poker as Phil Hellmuth and Jeffrey Pollack bellowed the immortal \”Shuffle Up and Deal\” for event #1, the $500 Casino Employees tournament. A smaller than expected field of 866 entered the
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 2 3 2 $40k NL Holdem Starts, $500 Casino Employees finishes
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Air Force One just landed at McCarren airport. The President is headed to Caesar\’s Palace, for apparently what is a semi-controversial \”junket\” fundraiser for Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV). We can not, however, confirm the rumor that he is in town
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The former CEO of Party Gaming is on board with the WSOP to be sure … as CEO of the newly formed Harrah\’s Interactive Entertainment. Jeffrey Pollack stays on board as WSOP Commish and President of the new parent company.
Currently listening to the piano version of Lady Gaga\’s PokerFace: Ahh, just what I needed! Not sure if this version is by my favorite poker-minded pop-star bisexual or just a cover by Randy Newman\’s kid sister … but regardless, the
One of the first \”big\” WSOP events will be the special, invitational Champions tourney … a non-bracelet freeroll for all previous main event champions, which will be one of only four televised ESPN events. This made-for-TV No-Limit Hold\’em brouhaha —
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WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack (aka @JeffreyPollack aka DJ DaKnish aka, in this instance, \”Jeff\”) appeared on Bloomberg TV\’s really early morning news today … little in here that we already know, but always good to see the non-poker media taking
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For those who missed it … or those who like to play the same song over and over again on CD or iPod … here\’s the audio from today\’s conference call — featuring WSOP Commissioner Chief Twitterer Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP
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Today is the annual conference call done by the fine folks at the World Series of Poker (such as Jeffrey Pollack, Jack Effel, someone at Milwaukee\’s Best, someone from Harrah\’s etc), is scheduled to start at 10am PT. The audio
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