Archive for 2009-07-08

July 8, 2009

Charity Report: Lederers Raise $179K For Boys and Girls Club With Annual WSOB

The annual World Series of Barbeque hosted by Howard and Suzie Lederer, with special assistance from Steve Zolotow, has become a must-attend event each summer. Though there are perks like the amazing food and drink spread, entertainment, and an extensive fireworks display, the one event that serves the purpose of the entire evening is a charity poker tournament. And the 2009 WSOB raised $179,000 for the Boys and Girls Club.The Suzie and Howard Lederer Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament began in the late afternoon hours of July 1 with a $330 buy-in and $200 unlimited rebuys. Read more

July 8, 2009

Main Event, Day 2A – Moving Day

After the drama of the sell out/shut out from yesterday, it was good to get back to some poker and the real reason we're all here... to find out who is going to be the winner of a boat load of money and the most prestigious bracelet at the World Series of Poker.This afternoon I spent the majority of time watching hands unfold... the reactions of the players as they won or lost... and just seeing how people were playing. I saw a mix of good and bad play, lucky and unlucky flops, turns, and rivers. Read more

July 8, 2009

Poker Pundit - Jeremy “Chipsteela” Menard - So Close, Yet so Far

Another FTOPS has come and gone, and yet again I’m left wondering what might have been. I did manage to cash in several events, but we all know that the big money in tournaments is at the final table and more specifically the top 3, not 50th. I actually finished right around 50th in 4 events, but the one that hurt the most was in the second to last FTOPS event. This event was the $129 buy-in Knockout tournament, where you received $20 for each player that you bust. Due to the smaller buy-in the field of players in this tournament was much weaker than many of the other FTOPS events. Read more

July 8, 2009

Main Event Day 2A: Gaw and Cloutier Lead at End of Their Second Day

The first day that the field begins the combination process is always an exciting one, as it is a sign that the number of players will soon be relatively manageable and all in the same place at the same time in a matter of days. Those who made it to Day 2A were the early starters, those who played on the first two starting days of the Main Event, and they were finally back at the Rio to play again.The 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event was in full swing in Las Vegas, and the beginning of Day 2’s made it more real. Read more

July 8, 2009

Join the Sports Legends Challenge at Ultimate Bet Poker

Here is your chance to see what it’s like to be an MVP - in the tropical lushness of the Bahamas! Ultimate Bet Poker wants to put you on an island with some of the biggest legends in sports where anything goes and who knows what that could be like?It’s your opportunity to attend and play among your favorite sports legends and battle it out for some super sports memorabilia as well as your share of some serious cash. The Bahamas will really heat up from September 14th through 17th, 2009 when you and the biggest names in sports attend and play in the Sports Legend Challenge! Read more

July 8, 2009

Main Event, Day 2B – Packed House

It's about thirty minutes prior to the start of Day 2B at the World Series of Poker Main Event and the floor is frantically looking for three misplaced bags containing chips for players. They yell for the dealers to look for bags with certain players names on it. They repeat this every couple of minutes. I'm guessing they eventually found them but it got me to wondering, what would they do if they lost a bag.I talked to Steve, my friendly floor man, and after giving me a long spiel that, “We would NEVER lose a bag. Read more

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