It\’s never too late to start planning for the poker action over the pond. Harrah\’s is running a $1,500 + $70 mega satellite today for the WSOP Europe main event, and also announced the players can go ahead and pre-register […]
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Some notes from action today: It\’s amusing to watch the guys run to and from the bathroom. It\’s why I always try to refrain from drinking too many liquids during play. The halls are filled with men running either to
If you\’re in Vegas, you should really go see this. These guys ride motorcycles in this steel cage called the Thunderdome on Fremont Street. First, one guy rides around in the thing, doing 360s around the top and such, the
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The comments made at the press conference and the fact that our esteemed WSOP commish is reading and posting comments on our humble blog has got me thinking…what could Harrah\’s do to recognize the occasion? Pardon me Jeffrey as I
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As the lone Pokerati participant in the annual WSOP media push fest, I tried to represent the best I could and made it through about half the field before succumbing to the blind onslaught (i.e. I ran 9-9 into A-A),
You actually do often hear interesting information at these things, but this year the non-poker knowledgable media kept asking about the delayed final table that has already been discussed ad nauseum by the rest of us. Here\’s a random Jeffrey
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Concurrently with the start of the W-S-of-P Main Event we have the annual Poker Gaming & Lifestyle Expo, where vendors hawk their magazines, instructional services, card covers and testosterone boosters. Speaking of a boost, at the Gamma what-you-ma-call-it testosterone booth,
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As I laid on my Binion\’s bed watching the sunlight peek through the moth-eaten curtains this morning, I realized that the dream is over. No main event chance. No big payday likely forthcoming. I think I\’ll be a much happier
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It had already been a wild and fun night in a loose 3-6 Omaha Hi-Lo w/ full kill game at Binion\’s and I was about to call it a night at 4 a.m. when this drunk Englishman stumbled to the
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The stars of poker filled The Grand convention center at the Golden Nugget Tuesday night for a charity event hosted by Phil Ivey. The recommended $1,000 donation with $500 rebuys and add-ons went largely to benefit the Budding Ivey Foundation,
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