RRR-WinStar
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–No internet north of the Red River, or at least not at WinStar, where the first of three Day 1s in the $1 million NLH tourney concluded shortly before midnight yesterday. We’ll try...
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Hi-Tech Pseudojournalism Comes to Winstar
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Woo-hoo, it works! Yep, it took some sore thumbs and a little extra money to Cingular to make things happen, but I am blogcasting semi-live from my laptop in the WinStar poker...
View ArticleRed River Roundupdates: Field Wilting
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–North Texas player Abteen Vaziri just said now that I know his name I can delete it. He is out. He wins $2,500 for finishing in 55th place. Much of Abteen’s recent success has come...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 32 Evening Update)
What’s happening tonight at the WSOP, while Wicked Chops Poker is celebrating the good news. JC Tran takes his name off of the “Best player to never win a bracelet” list, taking down the $1,500 NL...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 33)
What’s been happening at the WSOP since last night, while Dan Michalski anxiously awaits his attempt to make good on his $300 All-In “investment”: The $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha final table has been set,...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Main Event Day 1a Evening Update)
Play started about 12:20 this afternoon for day 1a of the $10,000 NL Holdem Main Event, with the UNLV Marching Band and Wayne Newton kicking things off. I’m sure those who’ve chosen days 1b-1d are...
View ArticleWho’s Winning after Day 1A
It’s still a little too early to say, obviously. But right now it’s a guy named Mark Garner. Brandon Adams is close behind. They get to play with the comfort of knowing that essentially, theoretically,...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Day 2a Evening Update)
Happenings at the WSOP while the 2008-08 WSOP Circuit schedule was announced: As the Day 2a field is on their dinner break, about 700 remain to play a couple more 2 hour levels before the survivors get...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – (Main Event Day 6)
Play ended on an explosive note last night as Phil Hellmuth’s antics earned him a 1 orbit penalty for his prolonged verbal attack on Cristian Dragomir on the last hand of play. 79 players return at 12...
View ArticlePhil Hellmuth Out
He finished in 45th place, paying $154,400. It’s all probably Jen’s fault. I suspect the 10-4suited will now be wielded like The Hammer against Hellmuth only, and will become his kryptonite, impeding...
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Pros in Dallas (and Choctaw) Weekend Vladimir Gorsky charity event
Interesting charity event going on in Dallas this weekend … a $1,500+ buy-in with $1k going to the prize pool. The rest going toward medical expenses for internationally renowned...
View ArticleGo Dallas Poker! (And other Bellagio Updates)
The two chip leaders on Day 2 in the World Poker Tour’s Doyle Brunson 5-Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio (the WPT DB5DWPC?) are Clonie and Kido Pham. I’d say congrats, but I have argued...
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Go Texas Poker! (In Oklahoma, of Course)
photo: @cgowen Considering that Texas poker players helped build the third-largest friggin’ casino in the world (literally under a tent in Thackerville, OK) we can take some pleasure in knowing a...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 23 Evening Update
Time to recap the Saturday afternoon action: Lindgren and Nguyen highlight 5k 6-max FT Six players remain at the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem 6-max final table with Jeffrey Papola (2,340,000) leading when...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 24
Two more bracelet winners became known Sunday morning, and the rest of Saturday’s action: Papola denies the Master bracelet #8 Jeffrey Papola defeated Men Nguyen in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem 6-max...
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