I\’m sure this has absolutely nothing to do with anything, obv … but was going through some old pics and came across this screen-grab from July 2006 (some two months before the UIGEA)… when I hadn\’t yet discovered the purpose […]
This Day in Historyish: July 2006 DOJ discovers poker blogs
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The official numbers are in for the Main Event, 2392 players registered on day 1d, making a total of 7,319 players — making it the second largest live tournament in history — with a 1st place prize of $8,944,138. More
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Yep, it\’s now time for the WSOP main event numbers game … if entry numbers drop significantly, my ghad what a disaster … whoa is poker! A small drop, as we saw last year, no worries, Team WSOP can spin
Check it out … Pokerati gold-star commenter Johnny Hughes has a great story in Bluff Europe: When the Most Famous Gambler in the World was a Shill. In it, he directly challenges Michael Craig and Jim McManus for their takes
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Woke up this morning talking a little Full Tilt with The Poker Beat crew … and looking back through some old archives … I remember hearing about this \”new site\” from Clonie way back before they even existed (and the
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Interesting story in the Miami Herald about Joe Cada, Kevin Schaffel (Florida\’s representative in the November Nine), skill vs. luck, and whether or not the game is good for you. My favorite line(s): \”We had 115 different countries have players
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Though personally I don\’t expect Darvin Moon to look anything like Sammy Farha en route to 2nd place … you gotta love the debate going on over who will, and who should win … let alone whose victory would be
Moon vs. Cada, Amateur vs. Pro, Logger vs. Logger-inner More semi-historical perspective
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That\’s what we wanna know … after Saturday/Sunday\’s marathon 9->2 session … how long do you think the heads-up battle between Darvin Moon and Joe Cada will go? They\’re currently in Level 39, with blinds at 500k/1000k + 150k. Moon
Darvin Moon vs. Joe Cada New Poll: How Long a Heads-up Battle?
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So many jokes to be made about BJ\’s Guide to Women in Anything … but regardless, he hooked his pal @MariaHo up with a little cheat sheet to help her prep for her appearance on CNN (\”Breaking into the Boys\’
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Not to steal from Kevin\’s more concise thunder … but I happened to miss Day 2a at the Rio, and for those who have more time, Nolan\’s official report is loaded with filling details — along with plenty of fun
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