Well shoot, got scooped by my own peeps. I was-gonna surreptitiously pimp my own pimping by talking about the actual substance of the article by Gary Wise, and his suggestions for improving the selection process in the National Heads-Up Poker […]
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Chris Ferguson beat Phil Ivey when his pocket 8s held up against Ivey\’s pocket 6s (who was drawing to a 6, 2, or 7 when they got it all in). This makes it three-out-of-four years in the history of this
NBC Heads-Up Championship announcer Jordan Siegel, who may or may not have won the gig in a $1,000 Bellagio tourney. The NBC heads-up announcer whom I was criticizing the other day for not acknowledging runner-runner possibilities and generally lacking a
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The Final Four is set … and PokerStars, Ultimate Bet, and Bodog have all been fully eliminated. T Phil Ivey vs. Chris Ferguson Huck Seed vs. Andy Bloch Holy crap, it looks like it will be some actual hardcore competition
Full Tilt Wins Heads-Up Championship
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Hersheiser, of course, is proving to be the Gonzaga of the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The final 8 tomorrow: Jonathan Little vs. Chris Ferguson Gus Hansen vs. Phil Ivey Andy Bloch vs. Orel Hershisher Huck Seed vs. David Benyamine
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6:02 — Who is this announcer guy? Not too exciting nor comprehensive. 6:03 — Funny, he just made it over to the Tom vs. Gavin table … pointed out that Tom was trailing by \”a little more than a few
Heads-up Championship 2: Clubs-bracket tidbits
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Norm Clarke — kinda like the Alan Peppard of Las Vegas, with an eyepatch — has the inside poop on the IRS shakedown of Pure. Does this sound familiar … an industry making ridiculous amounts of money, tons of it
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No, that\’s not a typo. J8 is Arizona Posse member Hooman Nikzad\’s favorite hand and is referred to at Casino Arizona as #1, the best hand in hold \’em, or simply Hooman. Hooman (the player, not the poker hand), won
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Though I\’m not sure how official these are, some odds on who\’s gonna win the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship (Feb. 29) are out … and Tom Schneider is listed in the middle of the pack at 45:1 — the
420:1
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It\’s that time of year again. The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship is on the horizon, and many players have already confirmed that they\’ll pay the $20k to get some camera time compete in the event. Sixty players have been
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