An oddly timed official statement, released from PokerNews Mgmt: PokerNews Official Statement July 14, 2008 PokerNews Management The last 48 hours have been a crucial and trying time for PokerNews. On the outset of the World Series of Poker, we have been associated with an outstanding female poker player, who until a few hours ago, was the last woman standing [...]
We’re down to 11 players — 1 table of 6, another of 5 — and the smallest stack on either of the tables is has roughly 35 big blinds. Yeow, holy shit, like everyone’s exhausted, setting over-unders on how late things are gonna go … various summer WSOP work-camp flings are bidding their farewells [...]
It might not be obvious by the name California Jen, but I’m actually a native St. Louisan - born and raised. Having lived there most of my life, I still have family in the Gateway to the West and visit several times a year. (Hi, Mom!) Who am I going to root for at the final [...]
Although not as much of a melting pot as last year, the 2008 edition of the WSOP main event final table still looks to have a lot of international flavor. Of the 12 remaining players, four are from countries other than the United States. This includes two from Canada (Scott Montgomery and Darus Suharto), one [...]
Blinds are now 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante, which means antes are now equivalent to each player’s initial starting stack.
14 players left as they head to the dinner break, to return at 8:30). Average stack will be 9.77m as the players return at 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante. Eliminations: 15th - Owen Crowe 16th - Anthony Scherer 17th - Tiffany Michelle Chip counts at the dinner break: Peter Eastgate 18.6m Darus Suharto 14.8m Dean Hamrick 12.0m Joe Bishop 11.8m Chino Rheem 11.2m Ylon Schwartz [...]
While doing some research on your final 14 I came across a forum called St. Louis Today in which Dennis Phillips’ citymates are rooting him on. Here’s what poster Tim McKernan had to say about the 53-year-old commercial account manager: I’m pulling for him big time. I played against him once…two weeks ago at Harrah’s. I had no [...]