Vegas

A “Final Statement” on An Encounter with Joe Sebok

This blog originally appeared on PokerTips.org and was republished here on my personal blog.
Today was WSOP Event #28, a $1500 no-limit event. I got to the Rio an hour late and stood in a long line to late register. By the time I took my seat, blinds were at 50/100, starting stacks of 4.5k.
I’m [...]

2011 WSOP, Online Poker, Online Poker Industry, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Poker Travels, Vegas, WSOP

A Day Off in Vegas

This article was originally posted on the PokerTips.org Blog and has been republished here.
I took a day completely off from poker today in Las Vegas. There weren’t really any good tournaments starting today and I’m already registered for the $2,500 6-Max tomorrow (more on that later) so I decided to try to get out and [...]

2011 WSOP, Non-Poker, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Poker Travels, Vegas, WSOP

The Heat is Off

This blog entry originally appeared on the PokerTips.org blog and has been republished here.
A $1,000 no-limit event brought 3,175 players to the felt, including me, for a longshot, pipe-dream attempt at WSOP glory today. I tossed away a third of that opportunity on the very first hand when I raised with KQ suited and check-called [...]

2011 WSOP, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Poker Travels, Sports, Vegas, WSOP

Back Among the Masses at the Rio

This blog and all WSOP-related blogs for the next few weeks originally appeared on the PokerTips.org Blog. I am cross-posting them here on my personal blog.
In previous years, we have had a separate WSOP blogging section. This year, we are condensing blogs written from the WSOP and placing them here. This is mostly due to [...]

2011 WSOP, Black Friday, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Poker Travels, Twitter, Vegas, WSOP