Posts Tagged ‘Eric Froehlich’
2009 World Series of Poker Day 21 – Three weeks down
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
I often make tongue-in-cheek snide remarks about the fields in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em events but sometimes the jokes just kind of happen. Sitting high upon my perch in media row getting ready to kick off Event #34, I noticed there was something different with the tournament information board. Throughout the tournament you can get such useful information as number of entrants followed by the players remaining. The quick picture above made it seem that nearly 300+ plus players were eliminated before the start of Level 1. That would certainly beat the record of 5 bustouts per minute in the “Stimulus Special”.
Joking aside, there are some serious events in the room today. Luckily there is only one new event on Day 21 but we will see three bracelets awarded today as well as two restarts.
Fans of Team Full Tilt will want to monitor action at the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha table. Hendon Mobster Ross Boatman comes in with the top chipstack and John Juanda makes his third trip into the final nine. This tournament always seems dominated by the Europeans and we have four at the final table. Two from the UK, one from Denmark, and one from France.
The $1,500 HORSE was only able to get down to 23 players when play was suspended at 3am. Many big names still around but I’ll be pulling for fellow poker blogger LJ as she tries to join her friend sprstoner as blogger final tablist. Several Full Tilt pros made it deep into the night but were unable to make Day 3 including Richard “Quiet Lion” Brodie, Andy Black and David Singer. Tournament reporters will earn their day off by the end of play.
116 of the starting 185 players in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em World Championship return for their Day 2. Another small but stacked field has Tilter Jennifer Harman holding the chip lead. Also sitting near the top are Maria Ho, Josh Arieh, Shaun Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin, and Matt Hawrilenko. This tournament will be a test of those hardcore limit grinders with a structure giving plenty of play.
My dedicated blogger time will be spent railing the PLO final table, $10,000 Limit, and writing up a post answering reader mail. As always, if you have a questions you can send me a message via comments or email at AlCantHang@aol.com.
Chip counts for the restarts after the jump:
Eric “EFro” Froehlich playing in the $1,500 Limit Hold’em event
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Bloggers on the Rail, Eric Froehlich, WSOP
The Pros Speak: Jared Hamby
Posted by The Captain | Filed under The Pros Speak
Over the past couple of years, Jared Hamby’s made quite a name for himself. While he started off as an online player, he’s clearly demonstrated that he’s got what it takes to compete on the live tournament circuit as well. Jared’s made respectable showings that include two WSOP and four WPT cash finishes. So far, he’s amassed well over $1.3 million in career tournament earnings, and it looks like he’s just getting started.
Between going to and from the casinos and taking down online tournaments, Jared was good enough to answer a few questions for us. Here’s what he had to say:
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Tags: Eric Froehlich, Jared Hamby
