Before things got underway here ate the final table, I was listening to an old podcast appearance I did with Andrew Feldman on ESPN\’s The Poker Edge. We were talking about the action at the end of Day 2B, and […]
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Either that or Peter Hellmuth. As we wind down the day yesterday and look forward to tonight\’s action, that\’s what\’s at stake — either we\’ll have a new youngest main event champion ever, or the Ruskies will have a new
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Ylon Schwartz check-raises with nothing into the nuts of Peter Eastgate, and Pauly and I begin the countdown and begin speculating on what two Eurokids (and maybe even Dennis Phillips) will mean for poker/PokerStars … and where poker is in
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Upon reaching the Final Four, Pauly coins Dennis Phillips as \”Mr. F-in\’ Rollercoaster\”, and from there we look at the strategy in play, make assessments of the time (and playing styles) it will take to get to the final two,
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At this moment, Dennis Phillips is drawing dead with one card to come. That will be 3rd place for him — his boisterous crowd and his Red Hat Brigade are honoring him the way friends of someone who has just
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It\’s over … at least in the minds of various online poker execs. With Scott Montgomery\’s elimination in 5th place, there are now more Full Tilt players alive. It\’s all PokerStars, and now, I guess, they\’ll be having their primary
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Dallas-to-Vegas transplant Linda Tran is one of five dealers dealing the final table. While there\’s a wee-bit of hubbub from the usual featured-table dealers who weren\’t invited to pitch … I know Linda is one of the best dealers I\’ve
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At dinner break, Dr. Pauly and I discuss Chino Rheem\’s bustout interview and its political inspiration, along with PokerStars\’ domination over Full Tilt. (Four Stars players left, one Full Tilter.) In fact, there\’s even a rumor we start discuss about
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Camped out in the Milwaukee\’s Best Light No Limit Lounge … \”American Live Event Artist\” Shawn David Baker has been furiously scribbling away like a courtroom illustrator … transforming the final table scene into his brand of art. Good Stuff!
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Players are off on dinner break … and the chip counts are nicely on display for all to see: Ivan Demidov: 30,725,000 Peter Eastgate: 27,175,000 Dennis Phillips: 26,950,000 Ylon Schwartz: 20,475,000 Scott Montgomery: 20,300,000 Darus Suharto: 10,600,000 Damn, that\’s tight
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