Posted by Editor | Filed under 2010 WSOP, Al Barbieri
At least Al Barbieri made the final table. I kept an eye on the HORSE updates all evening and when I saw they were three-handed and Barbieri had the chip lead, I raced to the Rio for the finish. It looked like Al Barbieri was finally going to win his first gold bracelet and I wanted to be there when it happened.
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Posted by Editor | Filed under 2010 WSOP, Al Barbieri
Is any poker friendship surprising?
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Posted by Editor | Filed under 2010 WSOP, Al Barbieri, Allen Kessler, Books, Daniel Negreanu, Jack Effel, Victoria Coren
Just seventeen hands into Event #31, tournament director Jack Effel had an insurrection on his hands. That he hadn’t seen it coming testifies to the number of things the WSOP TD has on his mind, because it was predictable, even inevitable. It was definitely a situation in which Jack had forgotten, at this peril, the nature of his customers.
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Posted by Editor | Filed under 2010 WSOP, Al Barbieri, Daniel Negreanu, Me in live tourneys
Less than two days before, at 5 PM on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, I started the event with high hopes and excitement over an enjoyable table draw. When you become an experienced tournament poker player, familiar faces at your table are a mixed blessing. If you recognize them, it is likely because they are successful players. But if they are friendly people, it means the early hours of the tournament will be punctuated by jokes, stories, and lively conversation.
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