Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
It seems the entire poker world sat back and took a really deep breath on Thursday, still holding it after all this time. Yes, it’s true that one on of the biggest names in poker battled through nearly 6,500 players to make the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Phily Ivey will now find himself the center of attention for the next few months as every poker outlet and ESPN look to capitalize on his participation.
Just about the exact opposite kind of thing Ivey would be looking for. But he’s getting exactly what he set out to do. Phil Ivey came into this tournament from Day 1 looking to win it all. I’ll certainly be bringing you more details as we creep closer to November.
Until then I’m finally starting to come out of the WSOP fog. 120 degree temperatures, severe laptop hardware issues on the final day, travel nightmares, and post-WSOP celebrations left a gaping hole where my poker soul once resided. It took a few days with the creature comforts from home to get my mojo back.
I’ll be back all week with forgotten stories from throughout the series, one that never quite made it to these pages but worth the time. I’ll also be previewing the November Nine with my thoughts from actually being in front of each at some point during the Main Event. I’ll even try out my hand at a little handicapping, purely for entertainment sake.
That all starts tomorrow, I think today I get back on the Full Tilt tables for a little low level donkey-crushing button-mashing.
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