Vegas

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

Sick, Leif!

My boy Leif Force nabbed a cool $315,000 this week with a runner-up finish in the $10k WPT Southern Poker Championship all while humming nonchalantly at the final table. Pretty much standard Leif right there. Buy-in directly to a tournament way above his bankroll. Runhot to the final table. Tilt opponents while humming and twirling [...]

Poker Community, Vegas, WPT

Sayonara Rio?

This entry originally appeared on my WSOP blog at PokerTips.org.
I went to the Rio yesterday to settle up a debt with a friend. While I was there, it occurred to me that it’s entirely possible that I’ll never step foot in the Brazilian-themed casino again. This isn’t because I don’t think I’ll be back for [...]

Casino Industry, Poker Community, Vegas, WSOP

Out of the Main Event

This entry originally appeared on my WSOP blog at PokerTips.org.
This is the blog entry I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write at all (though I would have taken writing it later in the week). I’m out of the Main Event.
There’s really nothing too glamorous to report. I started day three with 47.1k during [...]

Poker Commentary, Psychology, Vegas, WSOP