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Guest Post - Tuscaloosa Johnny
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Stu Ungar won the 1997 WSoP Main Event at the outdoor final table
The final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event has played itself out over the last two days and we have a new champion. It was a unique situation where we had 4 months between hands from 10 handed to the final table but that’s just one twist the WSoP overlords have come up with in the history of this event.
On the eve of ESPN broadcasting the final table action, blogger “Tuscaloosa” Johnny takes a look at some of the other interesting changes they’ve attempted with the WSoP and how they worked out.
World Series of Poker innovations have been hit and miss
By “Tuscaloosa” Johnny Kampis
The move by Harrah’s to delay the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event by four months in an effort to generate more publicity has seemed to fallen flat. Time will tell how successful the decision has been, but we certainly haven’t seen the November Nine on Letterman reading Top 10 lists this summer. Perhaps the lack of media buzz has been due to many other more newsworthy and pressing topics over the last several months taking over newspaper and television coverage (the election, economy and Olympics certainly come to mind), but I believe the lack of buzz could have been expected. Poker is still mainly a niche activity, despite its overall popularity. The people who love it eat up all news about it, but those who only see it as an enjoyable hobby aren’t going to go out of their way to seek information about the November Nine.
This controversial decision by Harrah’s is certainly not the only major overhaul of the WSOP over the years. Let’s take a look at how well some of the other changes have been received.
More after the jump
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Bloggers On The Rail - Guest Post: Tuscaloosa Johnny
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
Welcome to the new look here at Poker From the Rail. We’ve moved platforms and hope the new format will improve your experience floating around our different writers and posts. I will resume bringing you the words from the best sources in poker blogging starting with a new post from Tuscaloosa John and his poker reading recommendations.
As always, if you have a post you would like to submit for Blogger On The Rail you can contact me at BattleoftheBloggers@fulltiltpoker.com.
A little poker bedtime reading
If you’re like me, you’ve got a shelf full of poker books. (In my house they are juxtaposed with my wife’s Christian books, which certainly make for an interesting juxtaposition.) Although the brunt of poker books on my shelf deal with game strategy, there are still quite a few narratives. While poker strategy books certainly are useful – I know they’ve helped my game greatly over the years – I’d much rather lie in bed before sleep and curl up with a good poker narrative. Over the years there have been quite a few great non-strategic books. Here is a list of the best:
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Bloggers On The Rail - Guest Post: Tuscaloosa Johnny
Posted by AlCantHang | Filed under Bloggers on the Rail
"Tuscaloosa" Johnny is a blogger who has written for many publication and brings a solid background to whatever he decides to do. He spent a large part of his summer reporting on the WSOP for various sites, including his trip reports on Poker from the Rail. He won his way into several smaller WSOP events via the Battle of the Bloggers and represented us well. The Main Event played down to the "November Nine" and he was able to get some time to speak with Dennis Phillips and brings us his profile.
As always, comments or questions can be sent to Battleofthebloggers@fulltiltpoker.com.
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