Posts Tagged ‘Chris Ferguson’
2009 World Series of Poker – Day 2a Pictures
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Sometimes things just go way over the top when you’re dealing with the biggest poker tournament in the world. You’ll see some crazy things along the rails, loud player disagreements, whack jobs dressed in all types of getups looking for camera attention. Then you have the times when a table pulls the attention of every player and media outlet in the room.
Actor/comedian Brad Garrett drew a table that was far away from the rail and virtually in the center of the blue section. 5 time bracelet and 1984 Main Event winner Berry Johnston was also at the table. Garrett was laughing it up with the players at the table and anyone who would listen. To the point where his table was completely surrounded by every media outlet with a badge to get there. Witness the picture above and below.
Before long players at the other tables were begging the floor staff to deal with the situation. It will certainly make good TV for ESPN when it airs, but neither Garrett or Johnston would move on to Day 3.
Images from the rest of Day 2a after the jump:
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Amanda Baker, Berry Johnston, Beth Shak, Billy Argyros, Bloggers on the Rail, Chris Ferguson, Fabrice Soulier, Gavin Smith, Greg Mueller, Jack Ury, Mike Matusow, Roland de Wolfe, WSOP
2009 World Series of Poker Day 42 – Combo Platter #1
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Today brings together the survivors of Day 1a and Day 1b. These lucky players will have to battle their way through 5 levels of poker today to end the day with chips for Day 3. On a regular basis we will be hearing the dealer call of “all in and a call”. Level 5 seems to be moving time for the players.
1,746 players begin the day and there are far too many members of Team Full Tilt to list but many of your favorites are slinging chips. Mike Matusow, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Amanda Baker, Gavin Smith, Richard Brodie, Michael Craig, Jon “Pearljammer” Turner, Roland de Wolfe, and Vitaly Lunkin. Chris Ferguson begins Day 2a sitting at the secondary feature table to be broadcast by ESPN.
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Day 1d also brought us the first decent bit of controversy during the Main Event when many players were shutout of the tournament when the day sold out. Any players who thought they could be slick by showing up late to the final day one flight would walk away very disappointed. Those who had a little forethought to register early for the biggest day would be the lucky ones with chips at the start of the day.
There was always going to be a hard cap on the number of players the Rio can reasonably seat in any one event. We had several preliminary events sell out throughout the WSOP, there is only so much room to shoe horn tables. Day 1d had Main Event players sitting in Amazon, Brasilia, and Miranda rooms as well as table in the Rio hallway outside the casino and the actual Rio poker room. A full hour before the kickoff and there were just no more seats available to sell.
WSOP Commish Jeffrey Pollack gathered a few hundred of the players shutout (and a fair share of the media) to explain the situation. He apologized but stated simply that they were unable to accomodate any more players in the event.
While there is plenty of finger pointing, I place most of the blame upon the players who waited too long to get themselves in the tournament. There were quite a few empty seats in the first three days of the Main Event and more than enough time to get themselves registered.
Then again, it’s just my opinion.
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Late in the evening during Day 1d, we were given the final number for the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Every member of the “November Nine” will earn over $1,000,000.
2009 World Series of Poker Main Event
Number of players: 6,494
Total Prizepool: $61,043,600
Places Paid: 648
First Place: $8,546,435
(Complete payout structure after the jump)
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Bloggers on the Rail, Chris Ferguson, WSOP
2009 World Series of Poker – Ante Up for Africa Pictures
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Each year before the World Series of Poker Main Event, the poker elite, pro athletes, celebrities, movies stars, and recording artists descend upon the Amazon Room to play poker in the Ante Up for Africa charity tournament. They were here to raise both money and awareness for the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. The tournament was hosted by poker legend Annie Duke and Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle.
Some of the celebrities making an appearance were Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Alexander, Brad Garrett, Sarah Silverman, Jennifer Tilly, and rapper Nelly. Athletes Marlon Shirley, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Mike Tyson were also battling it out. Of course all the top poker pros donated their time and money to the cause.
I’ve posted a few pictures from the day for your entertainment.
Mike Matusow and Chau Giang kid around during the tournament
Good Will Hunting co-stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck hang with Marco Traniello before the tournament began
WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack meets with Don Cheadle
More photos after the jump:
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Bloggers on the Rail, Chau Giang, Chris Ferguson, David Singer, Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Pollack, Jennifer Harman, Joe Reitman, Marco Traniello, Marlon Shirley, Mike Matusow, Phil Gordon, WSOP
2009 World Series of Poker – The Week in Pictures
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
In my other life as a completely unprofessional blogger (I am semi-pro at best in this space), I always take the stand that posting nothing but pictures on your site is just the crutch of a weak blogger. Words are hard, pretty picture keep the masses coming back. However, pictures can have the great effect of enhancing a story and I’ve been getting some top shelf images sent my way via Images Masters. Each Friday I’ll share with you some of the best images available.
All images credited to IMDPI.
Pictures after the jump, click to enlarge.
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Allen Cunningham, Amanda Baker, Bloggers on the Rail, Chris Ferguson, Eli Elezra, Erica Schoenberg, Erick Lindgren, Jeff Madsen, Jerry Yang, Michael Craig, Phil Ivey, Pictures of the Week, Vitaly Lunkin, WSOP
Full Tilt Poker Academy – Bankroll Management Challenge
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail, Full Tilt Poker Academy
It took me awhile to get back in the swing of things but I’ve finally completed my second challenge on the Full Tilt Poker Academy. My first was the Sit N’ Go By the Numbers Challenge which went rather quickly thanks to a sick run of cards. This time around I went with the Chris Ferguson Bank Management Challenge. Ferguson is famous for his prop bet where he ran his bankroll from $0 to $10,000 with solid bankroll management. After watching his instruction video, I accepted the challenge and began the grind.
The goals and tasks of the challenge are designed to build proper habits with your bankroll as you work to build it through responsible play in cash games, SNGs and large field tournaments. Games that you should be able to beat with your skill set without risking your entire roll on a bad run at the tables. These bad runs will happen, it’s a matter of when not if. Sitting down to cash games with no more than 5% of your roll or an even smaller percentage in tournaments. As you bankroll goes up, you gain valuable experience and prepare you for the move up in levels.
It’s a proven method to improve your game and a worthy Academy Challenge. Details and my experiences after the jump.
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Tags: AlCantHang, Bankroll Managment, Bloggers on the Rail, Chris Ferguson, Full Tilt Poker Academy
Full Tilt Poker Academy – A first look
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail, Full Tilt Poker Academy
I heard awhile ago that we were about to see the launch of the Full Tilt Poker Academy and I was pretty excited. I know the principle people involved in the project, leaving little doubt that the new site would be impressive and educational. The roster of players involved alone guarantees an increase in poker understanding in just a few sessions.
At first glance you can find four short lessons that will kick start your game:
Chris Ferguson – Bankroll Managment
Andy Bloch – Math Made Easy
Howard Lederer – Betting Basics
Phil Gordon – 5 Common Hold’em Leaks
There are other lessons, sessions with the pros where they walk you through their actions in specific hands, podcasts with various players, and different challenges to test your new skills on the Full Tilt Poker tables.
I’ve only spent a few hours digging deep into the Academy to get my initial response. I will spend the next few days really getting into the material and bring you my thoughts in my next post. I am also looking for other players/bloggers interested in sharing their thoughts. If you would like to contribute, you can leave a comment on the blog or send an email to battleofthebloggers@fulltiltpoker.com.
Other posts about the Full Tilt Poker Academy and challenges:
Full Tilt Poker Academy – First Challenge
Full Tilt Poker Academy – Bankroll Management Challenge
Full Tilt Poker Academy – Pre-flop Play Challenge
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Tags: AlCantHang, Andy Bloch, Bloggers on the Rail, Chris Ferguson, Full Tilt Poker Academy, Howard Lederer, Phil Gordon
2009 LA Poker Classic update
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
They are in Day 4 of the WPT LA Poker Classic Main Event at the Commerce Casino and Chris Ferguson is leading the way amongst the Full Tilt pros. The $10,000 buyin tournament drew 696 players with a first place prize over $1,600,000. The bubble burst at the end of Day 3 with Nick Schulman, Greg Mueller, Erica Schoenberg, and David Pham joining Ferguson in making the money.
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Tags: AlCantHang, Bloggers on the Rail, Chris Ferguson, Vivek Rajkumar
The Week at FTP: A Friendly WSOP Reminder
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
Hi folks, there’s one quick thing I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post. Don’t forget to check out ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker, airing tonight. They kicked off the festivities last week with Event #1, the $10K Pot-Limit Hold ‘em Championship, won by none other than Full Tilt Poker pro Nenad Medic. It’s ESPN, so I’m sure re-runs of that show have been airing non-stop if you want to check it out.
Tonight’s show will focus on Event #2, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold ‘em donkament. Team Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson is there to represent, as he guns for his sixth WSOP bracelet. So make sure to catch all the action and cheer Chris on from the comfort of your own home. Check your local listings to find out when the WSOP airs, or go to ESPN.com for more details.
As an added bonus, I heard that Full Tilt Poker pro Perry Friedman (who narrowly missed making the final table of Event #2, coming in 11th) actually had an FTP logo shaved in to the side of his head. If that doesn’t deserve a few seconds of air time, I don’t know what does. That’s it for now; we’ll have an all new The Pros Speak up for your enjoyment in a bit. Stay classy Pokerland…
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Tags: Chris Ferguson, WSOP
Greener Pastures
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under Bloggers Corner
After more than three and half years of wandering the FTP campus, it’s finally time for this Big Donkey to move on. And no, it’s not because of the daily whippings from our maniacal overlord or the constant braying of my cohorts calling me to the tables in soft $3-$6 games all over the Strip. My tenure here has simply run its course. C’est la vie.
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Tags: Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer
Singing, Dancing and Jumping the Chark
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under Bloggers Corner
OK, add this to the list of 187 other reasons why poker is jumping the shark: All In – The Poker Musical.
I shit you not.
They’re making a freakin’ poker musical. Why, oh why must this be? Who in Hell(muth) thought this was a good idea? Uh, yeah, that’s right. Phil Hellmuth is credited as one of the “masterminds” behind what I can only guess will be a bigger disaster than the sinking of the Titanic, the burning of the Hindenberg, and the pregnancy of Jessica Alba combined.
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Tags: Chris Ferguson, WSOP
