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Poker Tips :2010 WSOP Update: We Have No Lead Today

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:04:01 +0000

Carlos Mortensen built a big Space Invaders style stack in the k H.O.R.S.E. event.

We already covered Phil Hellmuth not winning his 12th bracelet, so instead of spending two minutes all sorts of time making up a hook for today, let’s just get into the updates.

:: Event #42 (,500 NLH) – With 25 remaining, James Schaaf takes the chip lead into the final day of play, stacked at 1,258,000. HIYA candidate Dean Hamrick is third overall with 858,000. Also remaining include the insufferably annoying Humberto Brenes (764,000), Mike Sowers (327,000), and Bernard Lee (48,000). Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #43 (,000 H.O.R.S.E.) – The money bubble broke right before play ended, and 23 remain. Cuong Do is the chip leader, stacked at 720,000. He would be a deep track HIYA guy, if you remember him from 2006. Other notables include but are certainly not limited to Brian Townsend (616,000), Carlos Mortensen (503,000), Nick Schulman (402,000), Scott Fischman (347,000), and where-the-eff-has-he-been-this-year Todd Brunson (274,000). Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #44 (,500 Mixed Hold’em) – A field of 507 entered with 70 surviving to Day 2. Eli Elezra ended play as chip leader. We think you know where to get chip counts.

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Online Poker News :Phil Hellmuth Does Not Win 12th WSOP Bracelet

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:04:01 +0000

Put those 12 bottles of Dom on ice a little longer…

Another close call, but Phil Hellmuth will not win his 12th WSOP bracelet today.

Hellmuth was eliminated in seventh place in Event #41 (,500 PLO 8oB). Had he won, this would’ve been Hellmuth’s first non-hold’em WSOP bracelet. For the…seventh…Hellmuth banks ,633.

When he was introduced and on many hands, we heard boos and even taunts against Hellmuth. The tournament announcer warned the crowd against taunting at one point. While Hellmuth’s TV antics are way over-the-top and probably getting worse, dude has many, many more haters than he did a couple of years ago. Crazy.

In related news, John Gottlieb is currently leading Event #41. If he were to close it out, this would not be his 12th bracelet. However, he may get some coffee, because coffee is for closers.

Follow the final table here.

UPDATE: Another Brit, Steve Jelinek, takes this one down. Jelinek defeated John Gottlieb heads-up for the title, banking 5,871.

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Poker News :Men “The Master” Nguyen Wins ,000 7CS Championship

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:47:43 +0000

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (left foreground) brought one of the bigger racks to the final table but was not able to capture his second 2010 WSOP bracelet.

We love cheesy/obvious newspaper headlines, and often try to think of what kind of headline a major event will have (it’s practically how we make our Kentucky Derby picks).

Anyway, we figured it was about 100% that “A masterful win…” would be somehere in the lead for Men “The Master” Nguyen’s victory in Event #10 (,000 7CS), and the wsop.com obliged with the sub-head: “A Masterful Win in the 2010 Seven Card Stud World Championship.”

The victory gave Nguyen 4,807 and his 7th WSOP bracelet (crazy, right?), meaning he’s now just as good of a poker player as Phil Ivey* and Billy Baxter, tying them for fifth most overall.

Nguyen defeated the recently-on-60-Minutes Brandon Adams (3,958) heads-up for the title.

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi finished sixth (,949).

Get full final table payouts here.

* Not all statement in this post may be factually accurate.

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Poker News :2010 WSOP Update: Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan In Contention for First Bracelet

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:47:42 +0000

Chad Brown is among the many big names remaining Event #14.

Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan seems more focused/playing more events in this year’s WSOP compared to the past couple (read: prop bets), and his attempt to capture his first bracelet is definitely the major story of the day. Here’s what else is going on at the Rio.

:: Event #9 (,500 PLH) – Brit James Dempsey made his way through a field of 650 to capture his first bracelet and 7,470. J.J. Liu, a woman, finished third (,512). Get full final table payouts here.

:: Event #11 (,500 NLH) – With 21 remaining, the aforementioned Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan ended play as chip leader, stacked at 1,068,000. He’s followed by Marvin Rettenmaier of Germany with 953,000. Last year’s Ante Up for Africa winner Alex Bolotin is eleventh overall with 480,000. Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #12 (,500 LH) – The Limit Hold’em event played town to 13, with Jason Potter (memba him) as big stack with 371,000. Also remaining are Terrence Chan (288,000) and Matt Matros (272,000). Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #13 (,000 NLH) – Day 1A brought in 1922 entrants with 304 surviving. Notable big stacks include but are certainly not limited to Andy Black (90,275), Phil Collins (44,375), Phil Gordon (44,225), Paul Wasicka (27,725), and Shaun Deeb (26,850). Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #14 (,500 2-7 NL Lowball) – The final event of the day brought in 250 players with 67 remaining. Nick Binger ended day as chip leader, stacked at 54,300. Plenty of big names remain, including but certainly not limited to Scott Seiver (46,875 ), Chino Rheem (42,275), Josh Arieh (32,275), Chad Brown (25,325), Erick Lindgren (16,600), Bryan Micon (15,100), and durrrr (10,250). Get full chip counts here.

For an interesting look at the increase/decrease of field sizes compared to last year, go here.

Finally, we’ve got a growing Girls on the Rail gallery (including a Kimberly Lansing sighting)…so view here.

(photo courtesy of the three bet clothing girls)

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Poker News and Tips :Men “The Master” Nguyen Wins ,000 7CS Championship

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:47:42 +0000

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (left foreground) brought one of the bigger racks to the final table but was not able to capture his second 2010 WSOP bracelet.

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi Wins Player’s Championship

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Poker News and Tips :2010 WSOP Update: Grinder, Schmelev Battle for Another Bracelet

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:47:42 +0000

Vladimir Schmelev and Michael Mizrachi are going balls-to-the-wall at this year's WSOP, as both are making another deep run.

Phil Hellmuth’s elimination from Event #8 in 15th place took some of the buzz out of the Rio yesterday. Still, some big names are making runs again. Here’s the latest.

:: Event #8 (,500 NLH) – In the aforementioned Event #8, French-Canadian college student Pascal LeFrancois won his first bracelet, banking 8,974. A meh friends and familyTM final table otherwise. Results here.

:: Event #9 (,500 PLH) – J.J. Liu, a woman, has a chance to reclaim the Year of the WomanTM moniker for this year’s WSOP. She enters final table play stacked third overall with 479,000. Steve Chanthabouasy is chip leader, stacked at 533,000. Two other women, Julie Farkas, a woman (10th) and Melissa Hayden, a woman (13th) just missed the final table. Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #10 (,000 7CS) – The field of 150 has played down to 12, with Vladimir Schmelev big stacked at 921,000. He’s followed by Sirious Jamshidi (638,000) and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi (544,000). Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #11 (,500 NLH) – The starting field of 2,563 played down to 297. Venkatesh Gupta is the Day 1 chip leader, stacked at 199,100. Some notable big stacks include Blair Hinkle (112,400), Shannon Shorr (64,300), Jerry Yang (49,100) and Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan (44,500). Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #12 (,500 LH) – The final field of the day started with 625 and played down to 198. Jameson Painter is the overnight chip leader, stacked at 47,600. David Williams, making his 2010 WSOP debut, is third overall with 41,800. Get full chip counts here.

Of course, get more 2010 WSOP coverage at Tao of Poker (Pauly is KILLING it this year, good stuff), Pokerati, and Poker Road.

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Poker News :Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan Could Be Very Wealthier After Tonight

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:47:40 +0000

Tom 'durrrr' Dwan could be on the verge of a huge payday…

So all the buzz around the 2010 WSOP right now is if Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan can win his first bracelet–and ship a ton in prop bet earnings.

According to Benjo, there was a Big Gamers meeting, presumably, to discuss buy-outs on their durrrr bracelet bets (read tweet here) .

And according to PokerListings, Huck Seed already bought out of his bet with durrrr and Eli Elezra could be losing an assload.

As of post-time, durrrr is chip leader again, after briefly losing it, with seven remaining. Should be interesting. Follow the action here.

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Poker News :There’s A WPT Event Going On In Paris

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:00:49 +0000

Day 3 is underway of the WPT Grand Prix de Paris at the Aviation Club.
A respectable field of 247 entered, creating a first place prize of 633,902 Euros, which could buy the winner about math math math 70,450 pounds of frog legs.
Jimmy Ostensson currently leads with 37 remaining.

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Marisa Miller is about to invade France. Yep, that’s about all it takes.
Day 3 is underway of the WPT Grand Prix de Paris at the Aviation Club.
A respectable field of 247 entered, creating a first place prize of 633,902 Euros, which could buy the winner about math math math 70,450 pounds of frog legs.
Jimmy Ostensson currently leads with 37 remaining. There’s a chance you’ve heard of either Patrick Bruel and former WSOP Main Event final table-ist Alex Kravchenko, as they are also both still alive.
Get full chip counts here. Unless there’s a botched robbery attempt or Germany invades, we won’t be reporting on this one again until there’s a winner.
More Marisa Miller on a Harley here.
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Poker Tips :2010 WSOP Preview Guide

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:00:49 +0000

(Editor’s Note: The 2010 WSOP is only a few weeks away. So time to start regularly posting about it. Most of the following post appears in this month’s issue of Bluff Magazine. For the full article, go to your newstands and buy a copy. For 75% of the article, read the

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The 2010 WSOP is supposed to be the Year of the Woman, which hopefully means we'll be seeing plenty of Sara Underwood.
(Editor’s Note: The 2010 WSOP is only a few weeks away. So time to start regularly posting about it. Most of the following post appears in this month’s issue of Bluff Magazine. For the full article, go to your newstands and buy a copy. For 75% of the article, read the below post.).
It’s really our favorite time of year.
It’s Christmastime for poker players.
It’s time for the World Series of Poker.
While most members of the so-called poker “media” get burnt out on the whole WSOP experience each year, we relish it like we relish relish on a hot dog.
Despite a different new poker tour popping up seemingly overnight, the WSOP still matters more than every other event, combined, and times 10.
Need proof?

Faraz Jaka is just won WPT Player of the Year. Who? Exactly.
Name the past five EPT Grand Final winners. Hell, name the guy who won last week.
Ok, now name us the past five WSOP Main Event champs. That’s what we thought. You could probably name the past five runner-ups too if we spotted you Tuan Lam.
Think Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho would be on The Amazing Race if it wasn’t for the WSOP? Phil Hellmuth wouldn’t be on beer cans either.
You get the point.
So with that out of the way, here’s our 2010 WSOP preview: who to watch, where to stay, where to eat, what to look for, and other assorted goodness for the best six weeks of the year.
Players to Watch. Each year, a Brock Parker or Tom Schneider pops up and wins a couple of bracelets almost out of nowhere. This year, there are few guys who seemed poised to make “the leap” into the broader poker consciousness. Look out for these names this summer: Howard Lederer (our official pick to win something major this year), Dwyte Pilgrim, Brian Devonshire, Scott Seiver, and David “The Maven” Chicotsky. That’s right, The Maven. NEVER underestimate The Maven. Ever.
[ONLINE ONLY EDIT: This article was written before it was determined that 2010 would be the Year of the WomanTM. So basically watch for anyone with a female name this year to dominate, and that includes Shannon Shorr.]
Players Not to Watch. Each year, people expect big things from certain established or on-the-rise pros and for whatever reason (not focused, drugs, they were never really good to begin with, they’ve made so much money off a certain site that they just don’t care anymore, not their year, just running bad, or they’re French), they just can’t bring home the bacon. This year, don’t even bother paying attention to: Allen Cunningham, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, John Phan, Darvin Moon, and Antoine Saout.
Sites to Follow. Of course, you’ll always get your needed fix at bluffmagazine.com or worldseriesofpoker.com, but make sure to bookmark the following sites for additional coverage: ESPN Poker, pokerati.com, taopoker.blogspot.com, benjodimeo.blogspot.com, and rawvegas.tv.
Who to Follow on Twitter. Almost every major pro is tweeting these days, but if you’re looking for special insights and atmosphere at the WSOP, be sure to follow Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker), Phil Hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth), Erik Seidel (@Erik_Seidel), Dr. Pauly (@taopauly), and Brian Balsbaugh (@balsbaugh).
Where To Eat (Inside the Rio Version): Ok, so enough about following the action from home. Let’s assume you’re one of the 50,000-60,000 people who will actually play an event. Where should you eat if you elect to bypass player’s cafeteria? For years, we were all about the Sao Paulo Cafe. For some reason though, inexplicably last year they decided to shut down the Sao Paulo during lunch hours. This frequently denied us the best potato skins and walnut-blue-cheese-chicken salad in town. Fortunately, the Rio still has some other decent options. We’re actually big fans of the Sports Deli. Lots of options to choose from there, all more or less reasonably priced (for Vegas). If you have the time for a longer dinner followed by a quick trip to the can, hit Gaylord’s. Some of the best Indian food in town. For over-priced but still good and unique Italian, there’s Martorano’s. We’ve heard repeatedly that the Village Seafood Buffet is one of the best in town. And Hamada’s Asiana isn’t terrible if you’re like Barry Greenstein and are in the mood for more Oriental fare.
Where To Eat (Outside the Rio Version): We’ll break this down by meals of the day. For breakfast, we’ve been all about The Coffee Shop at Treasure Island for years. Our personal favorite breakfast in all of Vegas. For lunch, the Palm Restaurant in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace has a really solid lunch menu at a good value. And for dinner, we’re all about the cow. Craftsteak at the MGM Grand is a long-time favorite of ours. If you have deep pockets, Carnevino will definitely be one of the best meals you’ll ever have…although it’s still ridiculously over-priced.
Where to Stay. If you’re not booking a room at the Rio for the WSOP, there are a few good options. If you plan to grind away at a bunch of events and are on a budget, stay at the Gold Coast next to the Rio. Not the nicest place in the world but the rooms are cheap. For a step up, we always recommend the Flamingo. Room rates are always reasonable, location is great, and you’re a very short cab ride to the Rio. One word of warning though: do not attempt to walk from the Flamingo to the Rio. It looks way closer than it really is. Trust us on this one. Finally, if you’re willing to drop a few more bucks, the Wynn is all class. You really feel like you get what you pay for at the Wynn. Treat yourself by booking a room there if you’re running good at the cash tables or make a deep run in one of the donkaments. Good room rates and prices too at rawvegas.tv. Book it!
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Poker Tips :David Williams Leads Day 1 of NAPT Mohegan Sun

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:33:32 +0000

David Williams Poker > David Williams Magic the Gathering?Good turnout for the NAPT Mohegan Sun (716, first place prize of 0,000) and plenty of big names are atop the Day 1 leaderboard.
Leading the way is David Williams with 230,900. He’s followed by Vanessa Selbst, a woman

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David Williams Poker > David Williams Magic the Gathering?Good turnout for the NAPT Mohegan Sun (716, first place prize of 0,000) and plenty of big names are atop the Day 1 leaderboard.
Leading the way is David Williams with 230,900. He’s followed by Vanessa Selbst, a woman who like women, with 214,200. Other big named big stacks include Brandon Cantu (145,500), Johnny “CliffJosephy” Bax (125,100), Gavin Smith (88,000), and Vanessa Rousso, a woman (83,200).
A total of 443 remain for Day 1. Get full chip counts here.
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