On paper, sounds like it was a kind of undramatic final table, with Raymer and Ivey knocked out.
Hey, more poker reading, article in the current New Yorker (only on newsstands through this weekend) -- overall look at the current state of pro poker, but some good moments with Negreanu (one quote where he says he can count "on more than one hand" the number of pros who took speed and became millionaires, only to lose it from the addiction as well).
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83In the article, Negreanu says "I can count on more than one hand the guys who did speed and went from average players to making million-dollar bankrolls. But then they became dependent on it, and they wound up going broke and being in debt." (The article also mentions his blog, which I hadn't seen before and makes for good reading.)
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84Sorry guys that I wasn't able to get updates in before the end of the WSOP. I was right in the middle of the post when I heard about Michael. Needless to say, I never finished it.
So - an Aussie won it. And if you read the hand transcripts you'll see that it was pretty amazing how he was able to lay low for so long and eventually triumph. In an interview at CardPlayer.com, he seemed quite shocked to have survived and he also felt extremely lucky. I'd say - dude flopped a the second nut straight w/ 73o on the last hand.
Almost more interesting was the series of bad beats that were laid down on the likes of Mike Matusow and Andy Black. From what I saw, it looked like Mike played really well. Consider the fact that he was the last pro standing after defeating over 5600 players during 7 days (most of them longer than 12 hours) of poker. ESPN and the WPT might make him out to be quite a jerk, but it's interesting to remember that he's been playing poker professionally ever since he was 21. In fact, the day he turned 21, he started dealing at Sam's Town in Vegas and soon turned pro.
ESPN's coverage of this years world series starts airing this Tuesday (tomorrow night) I believe and it should be quite interesting to see some of the video from the events.
Hope all of you are well, and although I dropped the ball on the most important day of the series, I hope you enjoyed the reports. Maybe next year the EA forums can send a representative to play in the Big One.
So - an Aussie won it. And if you read the hand transcripts you'll see that it was pretty amazing how he was able to lay low for so long and eventually triumph. In an interview at CardPlayer.com, he seemed quite shocked to have survived and he also felt extremely lucky. I'd say - dude flopped a the second nut straight w/ 73o on the last hand.
Almost more interesting was the series of bad beats that were laid down on the likes of Mike Matusow and Andy Black. From what I saw, it looked like Mike played really well. Consider the fact that he was the last pro standing after defeating over 5600 players during 7 days (most of them longer than 12 hours) of poker. ESPN and the WPT might make him out to be quite a jerk, but it's interesting to remember that he's been playing poker professionally ever since he was 21. In fact, the day he turned 21, he started dealing at Sam's Town in Vegas and soon turned pro.
ESPN's coverage of this years world series starts airing this Tuesday (tomorrow night) I believe and it should be quite interesting to see some of the video from the events.
Hope all of you are well, and although I dropped the ball on the most important day of the series, I hope you enjoyed the reports. Maybe next year the EA forums can send a representative to play in the Big One.
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86Digging this up from the grave...
Tomorrow night (and since the baseball season is all but over) the WSOP coverage continues with the biggest limit hold'em event of the series: the $5000 buy-in. Should be exciting because of who wins. That guy seems like a real prick. But he's good. I'll be taking notes.
The second episode should be the $5000 buy-in NLHE short-handed (6-per-table) shoot-out. If you remember who wins this, it's going to be worth the watch.
EDIT: Also, the coverage of the main event starts next week.
There you go. Luckily the Sox's game will be on in the afternoon, so I should be able to TiVo these at their regularly scheduled times and watch them later that night.
Tomorrow night (and since the baseball season is all but over) the WSOP coverage continues with the biggest limit hold'em event of the series: the $5000 buy-in. Should be exciting because of who wins. That guy seems like a real prick. But he's good. I'll be taking notes.
The second episode should be the $5000 buy-in NLHE short-handed (6-per-table) shoot-out. If you remember who wins this, it's going to be worth the watch.
EDIT: Also, the coverage of the main event starts next week.
There you go. Luckily the Sox's game will be on in the afternoon, so I should be able to TiVo these at their regularly scheduled times and watch them later that night.