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2011 World Series of Poker: Your 2011 November Nine

AlCantHang — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:03:15 +0000

There are a lot of reasons that can, and will, be kicked around about the texture of the 2011 World Series of Poker November Nine. It is truly an international field with the fewest members from the U.S. in many years. Just three of the nine are Yanks and the rest are spread around the [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker: Your 2011 November Nine

2011 World Series of Poker Main Event: November Nine Next

AlCantHang — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:25:13 +0000

Only 22 players remain with a dream at winning a World Series of Poker Main Event title. 22 players who have been grinding their way through 7 grueling days. 13 players will leave the tournament today disappointed. 9 players will have their tournament dream paused as they become a member of the 2011 November Nine. [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Main Event: November Nine Next

2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 6

AlCantHang — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:37:11 +0000

Day 4 was bubble time, Day 5 was “moving day”, and today will when the remaining players try to position themselves for a November Nine appearance. Some massive stacks and top players will be spread throughout the 16 remaining tables. 142 players will start back up at noon and play just four levels. The tables [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 6

2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 4: Bubble Time

AlCantHang — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:03:20 +0000

Today we will see 159 dream shattered. 852 players return for Day 4 of the World Series of Poker and only 693 will burst through the money bubble. We expect to happen around mid-day when play will grind to a halt as 78 tables will play hand-for-hand. Until then we will see some spectacular burn [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 4: Bubble Time

2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 3

AlCantHang — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:42:29 +0000

Day 3 at the World Series of Poker is always one of my favorite. It’s the first day when the entire field is together, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel with the breaking of each table. Unlike the rest of the summer, when they break a table here it stays [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 3

2011 World Series of Poker Day 29: Bonus Poker Days

AlCantHang — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:52:06 +0000

It was a fairly easy prediction to say the Razz tournament would not crown a winner before the “hard stop” but I was shocked to find the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event also stuck in a heads up situation. It’s especially bizarre considering the amount of action which occurred at the start of the final [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Day 29: Bonus Poker Days

2011 World Series of Poker: Week 5 Preview

AlCantHang — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:57:04 +0000

Matt Jarvis’ chip stack on Day 2 of the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Event This is the time of the summer when the entire area can feel the end of the WSOP approaching. The doldrums begin to fade when you look at the schedule to see we are not far from the Main Event. [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker: Week 5 Preview

2011 World Series of Poker Day 28: Matt Jarvis Wins 1st Bracelet

AlCantHang — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:16:10 +0000

It took just 5 hands of bonus Day 4 action for 2010 November Niner Matt Jarvis to pick up his first WSOP bracelet. The lights on the Mothership were barely warmed up before Jarvis dispatched runner up Justin Filtz. Those two battled for hours the previous night only to have play suspended for 12 hours, [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Day 28: Matt Jarvis Wins 1st Bracelet

2011 World Series of Poker Day 27: Matt Jarvis Heads Up for Bracelet

AlCantHang — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:08:18 +0000

Matt Jarvis heads up at the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Final table (Photo credit: WSOP.com) Today is sure to be filled with insanity and a few opportunities for great things. Hours before the only tournament of the day, there have been reports of 2,000 players already registered for the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament. [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Day 27: Matt Jarvis Heads Up for Bracelet

2011 World Series of Poker Day 25: Tom Dwan’s Close Call

AlCantHang — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:09:38 +0000

Tom “durrrr” Dwan at the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. final table Photo credit: WhoJedi One of last year’s most electrifying final tables happened to be a small $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament because it featured Tom “durrrr” Dwan going for a bracelet after laying several bets which would have likely broke a few big names. He was [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker Day 25: Tom Dwan’s Close Call