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I’m working feverishly in my hideout in Las Vegas to inundate you with coverage of the Main Event Final Table, but Full Tilt dumped a shocker on me today, so I had to at least mention it. They updated the client to add three new games: Deuce-to-Seven Single Draw, Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, and Badugi. [Poker room manager Disco Stu informed me of my error: it's actually six games, including 5-card draw, Ace-to-Five, and 10-Game mix. MC]
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[This is the first of several posts I'll be putting up over the next several days about the most compelling story of the 2010 Main Event Final Table, the odyssey of Michael Mizrachi. I've gotten to know Grinder pretty well over recently, and have lots to share.]
Considering how long both Michael “the Grinder” Mizrachi and I have been around poker, often around the same people and same events, we’ve had very little to do with each other. If I had to list the best players – either the most skilled, or the most well known, or the most newsworthy – Grinder would be at the top. In fact I can think of only two times when we were close enough for him to make an impression on me. Both times, however, they were significant impressions.
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It’s been a month since I returned from London but my observations, because they were my first impressions of Full Tilt’s seven WSOP Final Table players, are still relevant. I’ve been lucky enough to get to know six of those seven players much better since that day, but first impressions are still meaningful. What follows comes straight from my notebook from September 22, a recording of my first meeting with John Racener at the Full Tilt Media Event the day before in the basement of The SoHo in London.
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In the first two chapters with my Near Misses with Erik, I didn’t actually meet him. In fact, I’d feel uncomfortable even mentioning to them if not for our frequent, usually serendipitous, meetings that followed.
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[While visiting with Howard Lederer last week in Las Vegas, we discussed the Poker Hall of Fame, which was about to announce the election of Erik Seidel and Dan Harrington. Howard is close with both men, and also had some strong opinions about HoF eligibility, so he wrote this about the Poker Hall of Fame for this Blog. MC]
Before I comment on the issue in the title of this blog, I’d like to congratulate both Erik Seidel and Dan Harrington on their induction into the Poker Hall of Fame. They are among my oldest and best friends in poker. Erik and Dan also represent the first two players from the old Mayfair Club in New York to be inducted into the HOF. Starting in the mid-eighties, we battled each other on a daily basis, with dreams of leaving an indelible mark on this great game.
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Is it possible to know Erik Seidel very well? Objectively, I would have to say yes. He has several close friends, many of whom happen to be friends of mine. He is a devoted family manHe is an intelligent man with an active wit and an impressive variety of interest outside of poker. Despite all my efforts, however, I just can’t seem to get close to the guy.
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Harrah’s announced today the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010. I’m pleased to tell you that they selected a pair of giants, Erik Seidel and Dan Harrington. This post will be followed by a piece just written by Howard Lederer, congratulating his two friends (and long-time competitors) as well as revealing some interesting information about the selection process. I will follow up with posts about Erik and Dan, both terrific guys who have appeared in this space in the past. I may also take up some of the points raised by Howard in his post.
My immediate reaction, which I imagine is the reaction of nearly everyone in the poker community, is this: Good work Harrah’s and HoF. You got the right guys. And congratulations to Erik and Dan on a huge honor, richly deserved.
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[John Dolan, Joseph Cheong, Mike Wynn, and me at The SoHo on 20 September]
Poker friendships are, by nature, unusual. Poker is a competitive activity, always solo, and always a zero-sum game. A player can’t win without a corresponding loss occurring. Its solitary nature, and humankind’s inherent need to find companionship, empathy, and understanding, however, combine to create an environment where fierce competitors are close friends and, indeed, the only other people who understand this unusual professional pursuit.
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After the Blog was quiet in September, I expected to carpet bomb you with material in October, and I hope you expected that too. That’s still my plan, but I haven’t yet started inundating you with posts. I just want you to know that’s NOT because I’ve been asleep on the job. In fact, the opposite has been true.
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