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Archive for July 2008

July 22nd, 2008

2008 WSOP Broadcasts Begin Tonight

If you’re ready for them to stop broadcasting the 2007 Jerry Yang donkshow over and over on repeat, well, the first load of cargo arrives tonight.
They’re kicking off with the Pot Limit Hold Em championship event, featuring some nice pros including Kathy Liebert, Nenad Medic, Mike Sexton and Patrik Antonius, among others.
Look for sassy commentary [...]

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July 20th, 2008

Line Between Donk And Genius

It’s a fine line between donk and genius. You make a marginal play and it works for you, you look like you could see the future, you make one and it goes wrong, you look like an idiot poker donk minbetting into a massive pot.
Daniel Negreanu tends to make a lot of weird looking plays [...]

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July 19th, 2008

2008 WSOP Final Table LineUp

Despite their dominance of many of the other 2008 WSOP Bracelet events, no major pros managed to make it to the main event final table this year.
Here are the current listings, which ridiculously won’t be resolved until November 11th, from 9pm on ESPN
2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table:
Finalist Name
Age
Hometown
Chip Count
Dennis Phillips
53
St Louis, [...]

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July 18th, 2008

PokerStars Dominate 2008 Main Event Final Table

from PokerStars:
LAS VEGAS - JULY 17, 2008 — Six PokerStars players have made it to the
final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Out of a
6,844-strong starting field, each of the nine final table players are
guaranteed a significant pay day when they return to Las Vegas on November 9
to conclude the [...]

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July 16th, 2008

Another Reason to Detest Hellmuth

This video makes me itch.

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July 16th, 2008

Poker After Dark Cash Game

If you are up late, Poker After Dark this week is running a cash game version of their normal week long tournament broadcast, featuring live cash play with Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, and 4 others, including one online player?
I am happy to see more cash games on TV, they are so much more entertaining to [...]

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July 15th, 2008

Poker: Summer Fun?

This week at b5media’s Sports channel we are celebrating the fun of summer, which in the world of poker usually doesn’t translate to much: the light of day does not touch most players, we are lurking, we are pale and glowing from our computer screens, or hidden in the folds of some casino where we [...]

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July 15th, 2008

Minimum Raise

One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen in the past few weeks playing .50/$1 no limit hold em online is the tendency for players to have absolutely no idea how to bet their hands. So many players seem to be paying no attention to the size of the pot or the previous bets before them [...]

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July 13th, 2008

Back to Back Gross

Sigh, when they come they come together, it’s always fun:
Here’s evidence to why when you play a hand bad and you are feeling dumb or angry about it, you should quit and wait for a more level headed time. I can’t tell you the amount of money I’ve spent after playing for weeks of excellent [...]

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July 11th, 2008

Phil Hellmuth vs. Sam Farha

There’s not much of a more fun matchup you could ask for, Phil ‘The baby’ Hellmuth vs Sam ‘The baby spanker’ Farha.
Phil’s betting on this hand is just so weak, I don’t know who he thought he’d beat with it, especially Farha. You really think you can play like that with these guys? This is [...]

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