Posts Tagged ‘David Chiu’
2009 World Series of Poker – Week 2 in Pictures
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
We’ve put another week of the 2009 World Series of Poker in the books with more craziness. The crowds continue to storm the hallways of the Amazon Room looking for a table and a chance. The crazies are starting to make their way onto the scene, pros and amateurs are mingling together with a common goal, chip runners stay busy 24 hours a day.
While all this is going on, the good folks at Image Masters continue to provide us with some great action shots during the tournaments. Every morning I receive pictures from the day before that I use to enhance the stories I try to bring the readers. I hope they’ve added to the experience.
Today I bring you some photos from Week 2 of the 2009 World Series of Poker without my ramblings. A small taste of what we have available, look for a full gallery coming in the next few days. All pictures courtesy of Image Masters.
Pictures after the jump, click to enlarge:
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Andy Black, Beth Shak, Bloggers on the Rail, David Chiu, Erica Schoenberg, Erik Seidel, Howard Lederer, Huck Seed, Jennifer Harman, John Cernuto, John Juanda, Katrina Jett, Perry Friedman, Phil Ivey, Pictures of the Week, Svetlana Gromenkova, WSOP
2009 World Series of Poker – Day 11 From the Rail
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Phil Ivey received his 6th World Series of Poker from commisioner Jeffrey Pollack
Photo credit: IMPDI
After some minor technical difficulties, we’re back on the rail and raring to go. The last two days have been a great adventure in the Amazon room. From Phil Ivey’s bracelet ceremony to exciting feature table action to a stacked final table at the $10,000 Mix Championship. The weekend has had just about everything.
The center of the Amazon room was packed in afternoon awaiting the time when WSOP Commish Jeffrey Pollack would award Phil Ivey his 6th WSOP bracelet after his marathon heads up battle in the No Limit Deuce to Seven tournament. Always one to avoid the spotlight, Ivey raised his bracelet for all to see and paused for the national anthem. He then bolted the seen to find his next game.
Saturday evening we came very close to adding a third WSOP bracelet for Team Full Tilt when both Huck Seed and David Chiu made the final table in the $10,000 Mix Championship. The game featured Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha/8, Razz, Stud, Stud/8, Deuce to Seven TD, Pot Limit Omaha, and No Limit Hold’em. Surely a game to test all skill levels.
Even though he lead most of the battle David Chiu was eventually caught by Ville Wahlbeck of Finland and fell just short of his 5th WSOP bracelet. Huck Seed was eliminated in 5th.
The star studded $5,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament drew less players than last year but you couldn’t tell that to the fans on the rails. The poker groupies have begun making their appearances in the Amazon Room, becoming a source of entertainment for most and an irritation for some players.
So much attention was drawn to the $5,000 event that few realized that Phil Ivey was gunning for bracelet number 7 just a few feet away in the $2,000 NLHE tournament. They were already in the money and Ivey was poised to make it through to Day 3.
Sunday will bring us a new handful of events that will continue to add to WSOP history.
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Bloggers on the Rail, David Chiu, Phil Ivey, WSOP
Heads Up: David Chiu Versus Barny Boatman
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge, where we take 64 of our top pros and face them off against one another until we’ve determined who’s number one. This week’s match is a seven seed versus 10 seed affair, with David “Flag Draper” Chiu taking on Barny “Not a real mobster” Boatman. One quick note before we get started: I’m an idiot. I completely underrated Chiu as I was making the seeding for this competition. He deserves to be a much lower seed than he is, and I apologize to everyone out there for this grave injustice. With that said, let’s get this party started:
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Reader Mail: Chiu On This!
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Reader Mail
Get ready kids, class is in session. Take out your notebooks and pens; it’s time for a little Reader Mail. Email us at pokerfromtherail@fulltiltpoker.com with comments, questions, or any general musings about this crazy, wacky world in which we live. On to fun time:
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The Week at FTP: The Comeback Kid
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
The good news: you’re heading into heads-up play at the WPT World Championship where you’re guaranteed to walk away with at least $1.7 million in prize money.
The bad news: your opponent is Team Full Tilt’s Gus Hansen and he’s got a 5-1 chip advantage.
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Tags: David Chiu, Gus Hansen
