In a case of subtraction by addition, the last two players to register for the 40th Annual $40k NL holdem event cost the eventual winner almost $135,000. Going by the WSOP\’s payout structure, the winner would have taken 26.5% of […]
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There\’s quite a heads-up battle going on right now between Justin Bonomo and the Grinder, Michael Mizrachi. Blogger Jon Katkin is on the rail and sends along iPhone pics of the action. Most recently: Bonomo\’s won a couple monster pots
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We try not to engage in too much schadenfreude here at Pokerati, but the last post about Amarillo Slim\’s efforts to restore his stature in the poker world has me contriving a poll in my head about who are/were the
Poker Pariahs A who’s who of poker bad guys
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Just because my poker telecasting career the PokerBowl seems to have fizzled under a cloud of overt mishandlement (like the video\’s gone and everything), don\’t think the concept of organized semi-collusion has been simply tried and dismissed. A different operation
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What starts out as background talk between Eli Elezra and Patrik Antonius during the Poker After Dark cash game last week ends up getting Howard Lederer\’s panties in a severe wad … not just when Antonius extols the greatness of
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One of the guys speaking last night in Denver (and so few seemed to be listening) was none other than Former Rep. Jim Leach (R-IO). We hate him! He\’s pretty much the architect of the UIGEA, having written the defeated
Poker Enemy Speaks Has Jim Leach changed his ways?
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I\’m just askin\’ … watchin\’ a little WSOP, and after an hour-and-a-half of ZeeJustin, I see a dude who\’s good — really good — and possibly due for an ass-kicking. UPDATE: Erick Lindgren says Bonomo is \”the future of poker.\”
Justin Bonomo = Gen Y’s Scott Fischman? Read More »
Today\’s attendance at day 1c of the Main Event was a vast improvement over the past two days, as 1,928 laid their money down to participate in the Main Event. Rumors are circulating that Sunday will have a complete sellout
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Even on Day 3, when the majority of the players in the $50K HORSE event have long been eliminated, the rail is two- and three-deep where the last few tables are being played. When fans see Brunson, Ivey, Negreanu, and
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Reviewing what happened last night… In a final table that ESPN SHOULD be covering (instead of ESPN360), the final table of the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys final table has been set for around 3pm. Seat 1: John Juanda 694,800
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