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2009 World Series of Poker – Week 4 in Pictures
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Another week has gone by at the 2009 World Series of Poker and things are starting to ramp up. Full Tilt was unable to add to it’s collection of WSOP bracelets but FTP blogger Michael Craig and pro Vitaly Lunkin both put in second place showings. The week started with the NHL Stanley Cup coming to the Amazon Room and ending with the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. kick off. The schedule was lighter than the first three weeks but there was plenty of action to capture.
I present to you the week in pictures from the Full Tilt angle.
The first is by far my favorite photo from the 2009 World Series of Poker. Photographer extraordinaire BJ Nemeth has been capturing some incredible images this year. This photo was taken from atop the bracelet ceremony stage as Phil Ivey picked up his 7th World Series of Poker bracelet. It illustrates the massive amount of players, fans, and media Ivey draws to any event. Click to enlarge and enjoy. More images after the jump.
Photo credit: BJ Nemeth
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2009 World Series of Poker – Week 3 in Pictures
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
It was another great week for Team Full Tilt. Final tables were populated with players patched up in FTP gear and make a lot of noise. Three bracelets would be brought into the fold by Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman and Greg “FBT” Mueller. If the rest of the poker world wants to catch up, they better start working hard.
It’s Friday so that means it’s time for the Week in Pictures. These are just some of the collection that did not make any posts during the week but are worthy of your time
View of the final table of Event #27 Pot Limit Omaha/8. Three Full Tilt members were present but Roland De Wolfe would defeat Omaha-guru Scott Clements for the title.
![ev 34 day 1 imm3008 impdi 2009 World Series of Poker Week 3 in Pictures](/poker-from-the-rail/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ev-34-day-1_imm3008-impdi.jpg "Amanda \\"Mandy B\\" Baker at the 2009 World Series of Poker")
More pictures after the jump:
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2009 World Series of Poker – Roland De Wolfe delivers another bracelet
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Roland De Wolfe wins his first WSOP bracelet in the Pot Limit Omaha/8 Event
Photo credit: IMPDI
A day after Phil Ivey won his 7th WSOP bracet and 4th for Team Full Tilt, Roland De Wolfe added another to the collection. De Wolfe won his first WSOP bracelet in the Pot Limit Omaha/8 event and nearly $250,000. It was a talented final table that included Omaha-guru Scott Clements (making his second Omaha final table this year), Alex Kravchenko, Andy Black, Brett Richey and John Racener.
He accomplished his feat at a relatively short final table, finishing just after 8pm. Players continued to drop and he kept building up his chipstack to a 4-to-1 chip lead once heads up with Brett Richey. That battle did not take very long and De Wolfe was soon smiling for the media photogs.
Roland De Wolfe adds his name to an exclusive list that just includes himself and Gavin Griffin as the only players with World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, and European Poker Tour victories. Come Monday afternoon we’ll get to hear God Save the Queen throughout the Amazon Room one more time.
Scott Clements made his second Omaha final table of the year
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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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Poker, Sports, and Real Mixed Games
Posted by The Captain | Filed under Bloggers Corner
While having a “professional” conversation over drinks, my colleagues and I got into the debate about whether poker is a game or a sport. As you might imagine, there were some disagreements on the subject. Of course, the argument was based on what constituted a sport versus what constituted a game. I’ll not bother with the finer points – our arguments made about as much sense as the UIGEA. However, I did manage to articulate a few thoughts on the subject in a semi-lucid fashion. Amazingly, I remember bits and pieces of this.
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