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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
World Series of Poker – Day 14 From the Rail
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
It’s been two full weeks and the days are starting to blurrrr, just like all my media friends told me they would. The railbirds and players are all starting to look the same. There are those players which have been grinding it away every single day without regard to their health or appearance. They won’t be able to last much longer without proper rest and/or medical attention.
The start of the week has been odd in the Amazon Room, there have actually been a few quiet days. Monday brought only one new event and Tuesday’s events did not draw monster fields or groupies. The cash games continued to push their way from the cages back towards us folks in media row. We know it’s just the calm before the weekend storm.
Yesterday we had the loudest moment of the World Series of Poker from the rail. It was on the secondary feature table and brought to us by the Ladies Championship final table. I will refrain from specifics lest I be chastised but it involved a crazy runner runner bad beat and the sound likely blasted through the walls of the Amazon Room. The military could bottle it to be used as a non-lethal weapon.
The main feature table brought us a battle of the online poker rooms for the $10,000 Omaha/8 World Championship. Among the players were Scott Clements, Annie Duke and Daniel Negreanu. As you can imagine they drew a monstrous crowd who cheered on their favorite. Of those three, Full Tilt pro Scott Clements last the longest but was unable to secure FTP’s third bracelet of the series when he fell short to Dan Alaei who picked up his second WSOP bracelet.
I suspect this was the last slow night of the week when we pick things up on Day 15 with some HORSE and Shootout action. I’ve sworn an oath to never leave media row without my little point and shoot because the wackos will start making their way to the Amazon Room looking for the ESPN cameras to pick up their goofy costumes. What they do not realize is that the full ESPN production team will not be back here until the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament starts.
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Tags: 2009 World Series of Poker, AlCantHang, Bloggers on the Rail, Phil Gordon, Scott Clements, WSOP
Full Tilt Poker Academy – Five Common Hold ‘em Leaks
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail, Full Tilt Poker Academy
With the World Series of Poker just a few days away, this might be my last push at running a Full Tilt Poker Academy challenge 5 Common Hold’em Leaks. This went also went quickly right on the tail of doing the Pre-Flop Play Challenge which shared many similarities to this one. Hand selections before the flop, action after the flop, and overall profitability while dodging situations for big down swings.
The challenge was completed over a weekend of multi-tabling the microlimit NLHE games again with the same results. I’m also using the lessons learned through the Bankroll Management challenge to grind my bankroll properly without ever risking the entire thing with one swing of variance.
Listed below are the tasks for the challenge as well as some of my notes.
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Tags: AlCantHang, Bloggers on the Rail, Full Tilt Poker Academy, Phil Gordon
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
Heads Up: Phil Gordon Versus Kristy Gazes
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Heads Up
Welcome back to another round of the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up Challenge. This week we have another 2 versus 15 match-up as Phil “If I have to announce another stupid celebrity poker tournament I’m going to kill myself” Gordon takes on Kristy “My ex-husband can’t kick a football” Gazes. After our first big upset in the challenge last week the only question is, will history repeat itself? Only time will tell. And me. Because I write these and get to decide…
At any rate, you can check out the full bracket below. On to the match:
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Tags: Kristy Gazes, Phil Gordon
