That\’s the unconfirmed word we\’re hearing around Vegas this weekend: Apparently 441 Productions — the same TV crew that shoots the WSOP for ESPN — is still in Mexico, as their equipment has been confiscated(?) and they\’re not gonna leave […]
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The poker wire keeps on buzzing today: Shockingly, GSN has beat Wicked Chops to trademarking the phrase \”High Stakes Poker” — as evidenced in the network\’s announcement of filming plans at the Golden Nugget later this month. Apparently they\’re letting
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Dan Druff over at Neverwin breaks down the Paul Leggett memo in a way that might make some think the AP/UB scandal is still going on, or at least a cover-up is: * Tokwiro agreed not to prosecute the perpetrator
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Today also happens to be the anniversary of \”Who Shot JR?\” Twenty-eight years ago today a bajillion people were watching Dallas to find out the answer. Kinda interesting because this gave birth to the concept of a TV cliffhanger —
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That\’s the word just in over the transom. And they have a new trademark symbol superscripted around their namesake phrase, too! (They musta learned that one from Wicked Chops.) A little disconcerting that they don\’t make mention of Gabe Kaplan
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From the flaks at ESPN: POKER’S PREMIERE EVENT ENJOYS SIGNIFICANT AUDIENCE INCREASE ON ESPN As Denmark’s Peter Eastgate became the youngest champion ever in front of a packed house in Las Vegas, nearly 2.4 million viewers were tuned into ESPN’s
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Hmm, I spent some comment time below advocating for more-live poker … but upon reading this story in the New York Times about the end of the poker boom (by J-school classmate Steve Freiss), I learned something new that kinda
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I\’m curious what y\’all thought about the big-hype show last night. I enjoyed the hands we did see — because really, this final table probably featured some of the best pure poker of any main event sit-n-go I\’ve seen since
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Keeping poker in pop culture … In a sub-episode of tonight\’s Simpsons Halloween Special XIX, Homer goes into the business of killing celebrities, the spirits of those he offs plot their revenge (with help from some historical ghosts) and come
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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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