Ivan Demidov, courtesy of the PokerStars blog Within the first hour, despite having seen less than a handful of flops, one person has changed the poker-face of this table. The lone Russian, Ivan Demidov, took only one pot early in […]
WSOPeople: Ivan DemidovFirst Hour Runaway Chipleader
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The hallways surrounding the Penn & Teller Theater at the Riohave been bustling since just after 8am this morning. From media anxious to find their seats and set up for a long day to poker fans, including multitudes of friends
Pre-Festivities FestivitiesExcitement Turns to Restlessness
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Pauly and I are back … watching the biggest sit-n-go in the history of poker, very live-ish from the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio. As fans were filing in, chips were being unbagged, and 4 months of semi-hyped
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So action is about to get underway. Players are unbagging their chips now. A few thoughts on what we are seeing/hearing: Dennis Phillips has close to 200 fans — all of them are wearing the same shirt he is, with
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The day that the poker community has been waiting for has finally arrived, as the November Nine reunite to determine this year\’s \”World Champion\”. Has the 100+ day delay been a success? ESPN says ratings are the highest they\’ve been
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The delay of the WSOP main event final table allowed Harrah\’s to invest the final table prize money, with the exception of $900,670 paid to each player in July, in a money market account to accumulate interest in the months
Mo’ Money for WSOP November Nine EightInterest Added to Top Eight Payout Spots
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My bet is Sarah Palin knows 0. Barack Obama … less clear — he plays poker, sure, but he\’s been pretty busy since July, so I think the good money for him would also be 0 … maybe 1 accidentally,
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For all those negatively noting that the delayed final table isn\’t bringing the hype it promised … patience, patience … it\’s coming: The New York Times just took note of their hometown favorite, Ylon Schwartz. He\’s an interesting character —
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Hot on the heels of the heels of the Ylon Schwartz auction (currently at 0 bids), the current chip leader at the final table, Dennis Phillips, had his own auction go live earlier this morning on Ebay. All of the
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The final table of the World Series of Poker is less than a month away, and the pressure is on to find sponsors to make a little more money than the $900K and the potential of more than $9 million.
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