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Full Tilt Poker announced today that another member has been added to the team – none of then the Great Dane, Gus Hansen.
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I leave tomorrow. Perfect timing as far as I am concerned, as what seems like the entire world has set up camp inside the Rio. For the last three weeks the media room has been a ghost town. It now more closely resembles present-day Beirut. The diehard poker writers who have been following this year’s Series since it kicked off in late June are about to get kicked aside in favor of bigger names from bigger news outlets. I expect to see Bill Simmons (who I believe is entering the main event with the intention of using the experience as fodder for his Sports Guy column with ESPN) any second and after him Rick Reilly, and when I do I will know with absolute certainty that it’s time to hit the road.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by jgreenspan | Filed under Uncategorized
I spotted a friend in the hallway yesterday, and he told me about his adventures in a recent tournament. He outlasted over 2,000 players for a top 20 finish. “Great work,” I offered, as I realized what an accomplishment it is to make it through a field of that size. I asked about his payday: just over $8,000.
“Oh, God,” I said, “that’s awful.”
“Yeah,” was all he could manage.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Storms | Filed under Uncategorized
It’s Satellite Day at the World Series, which means the dreamers have descended upon the Rio in full force, hoping to scratch and claw their way into the main event. This is the first day since the Series began that there hasn’t been a Day One of a bracelet event, and there is a noticeable sense of relief permeating the halls of the Convention Center: we’ve almost made it.
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Every single poker player inside the Amazon Room today is playing for something. Most are chasing dreams of a big-money score, others are hoping to snag a coveted gold bracelet, but only one is playing to snag a piece of history. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. has a chance to capture his tenth World Series bracelet, which would tie him with Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson for the all-time lead. Pretty heady stuff for a guy who suffered from an extreme insecurity complex in his youth.
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Annie Duke has once again shocked the world. First, she won the Tournament of Champions two years ago. Now she has added an even more illustrious title to her resume: World Series of Rochambeau Champion.
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I hate to beat a dead horse, but this year’s World Series continues to solidify its reputation as one of the worst run poker tournaments in history. While watching Day Two of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em with Re-Buys event, I happened upon this incredible scene. With five tables left a dealer notified the floor man on duty, Chris Held, that James Van Alstyne had a $5,000 chip on top of his stack when they had yet to be officially introduced into the game.
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Tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m., 64 of the best Rochambeau players in the world will gather at the Bad Beat on Cancer Booth for the second annual World Series of Rochambeau. There’s a $500 entry fee, and the top four players will get paid: $10,000 for first place, $7,000 for second, $5,000 for third, and $3,000 for fourth. It may be the biggest prize purse in the history of the sport. The rest goes to charity.
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The farther along we get in this year’s World Series the more celebrities I am seeing. I am still getting over being introduced to Robin Leech. His voice took me straight back to childhood to the days I longed for a 26-room villa on the Amalfi Coast. By the time the main event rolls around Shannon Sharpe will be dancing in the aisles and Tobey McGuire will be slouched in a corner acting cool. I’m not all that upset that I’ll be missing it.
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A quick razz update. With 16 players left Team Full Tilt is going strong. Perry Friedman is still alive with $22,700, Eric Froelich has $24,000, and Carlos Mortensen is in great shape with $85,000. I just watched as Carlos made a wheel with A-2-3 in the hole to eliminate a player. To say the least, in razz a wheel is, uh, a pretty good hand.
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