Boyd v. Winston: When Prop Bets Go Bad
A little smoking area convo with Dutch Boyd (after a heads-up from @robertgoldfarb) led to this little tidbit. Dutch Boyd and Roy Winston supposedly made a $5,000 prop bet at the 2008 WSOP regarding to...
View ArticleWSOP Player of the Year Standings
As seen on WSOP.com: 255 – Ville Wahlbeck 225 – Phil Ivey 220 – Brock Parker 220 – James Van Alstyne 175 – Pete “the Greek†Vilandos 160 – Steve Sung 155 – Daniel Negreanu 150 –...
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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 26
Finishing up Saturday’s action from the WSOP… Lisandro Pulls the Triple Double at the Rio Jeff Lisandro became the third double bracelet winner of this year’s 2009 WSOP when he took down the $10,000 7...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 28 Evening Update
Recapping the Tuesday afternoon activities, with the hope that Miami John Cernuto has a speedy recovery. Hungary Hungary Bracelets Peter Traply captured the first WSOP bracelet for Hungary, taking down...
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Tao of Pokerati: Lisandro Wins Bracelet #3! (feat. BJ)
Did we say it? We did … watch out for Jeff Lisandro to make a mad dash for that previously elusive Player of the Year title. The back-to-must-read Dr. Pauly and special Tao of Pokerati guest BJ were...
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Even More on Jeff Lisandro
I’m posting this latest Nolan interview because it touches on some familiar laments we’ve heard around these parts before. Who woulda guessed there were others who wonder how the not-best players get...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 35
Recapping Monday night’s tournament action: Final Table Set in 50k HORSE The final table of the $50,000 HORSE was established early Tuesday morning, with Gus Hansen the unfortunate final table bubble...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 36
Recapping the still ongoing action from Tuesday night: $50k HORSE Final Table, It Keeps Going, and Going, and Going… It’s 9:15am PT, but the final table of the $50,000 HORSE is still going with David...
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Team Pokerati Frontrunner for Women’s WSOP Player of the Year!
Daniel Negreanu knows her as “whackjob surprise” … and though we have a feeling that might be what the Schneiders call Tom’s annual birthday present, well-informed, loyal Pokeratizens know her as...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 3 Evening Update
The first three levels of the Main Event have seen over 900 players already hit the rail, leaving around 1,100 players returning from dinner break. The unofficial chip leaders are Brian Hanson and...
View ArticleEric Baldwin on a Year’s Worth of Momentum + Ironman Play
Another good video from the LAPC … in this one Matt talks with Eric Baldwin (aka “Basebaldy), the 2009 CardPlayer Player of the Year. We, of course, got to know him as he was tearing through a Venetian...
View ArticleFootball Agent’s Dramatic Exit from WPT-Bucharest
A little excitement at WPT Bucharest this weekend, when controversial soccer agent Giovani Becali got kicked out of the tournament … Hmm, throwing chips and threats of blows … seems like a little Phil...
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Matt Savage Returns to Vegas Poker Scene Hosting 10-day series at the Hard Rock
Matt Savage, host of the new Las Vegas Poker Series at the Hard Rock, served as tournament director in the 2007 movie Lucky You. Don’t hold that against him. Storied tournament director Matt Savage is...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 19
Recapping Monday night’s action, with a familiar face winning his third WSOP bracelet: Farha outlasts Flushy in 10k Omaha 8 A lengthy day three in the $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better World Championship...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 21 Evening Update
Recapping the sextet of tournaments underway Thursday afternoon: Klein leads PLO final table Loren Klein (850,000) leads the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha final table, which has 8 players remaining as they...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 24
Two more bracelet winners became known Sunday morning, and the rest of Saturday’s action: Papola denies the Master bracelet #8 Jeffrey Papola defeated Men Nguyen in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem 6-max...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 37
Recapping the rest of Friday night’s action that Dan didn’t post about, with a Saturday full of battles that don’t involve UFC 116: featuring Brock Lesnar v Shane Carwin. Taylor wins battle of...
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Pokerati Game (Tourney Version) Blind Structure @DetoxPoker Series
Check it out, the blind structure for the $230 Pokerati No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha with one $200 Rebuy tournament is here for your perusal, along with all the other blind structures for the Detox...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 5
Day 5 of the Main Event resumes at 12pm in the Amazon Room at the Rio with 574 players remaining as Tony “Bond18” Dunst leading the field with 1,546,000 in chips. After the bubble burst with the...
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Coming Down from the WSOP The Poker Beat
Getting caught up and back in the swing of things — slowly but surely — so what better way than to listen to the most recent episode of The Poker Beat? The Poker Beat: July 22, 2010...
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