Winstar: Survivors Update
Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2008
Here’s the survivor data thus far. I’m pretty surprised that I don’t recognize more names than I do. One name that we’ll all know and didn’t make this leader list is that of Mr. Scott Clements, who enters the Saturday play-down with $68,000. I’m not gonna be here long, but I’ll try to get a chipleader [...]
Keep the Oklahoma Updates Coming, Please!
Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2008
Karridy knows how to represent. Despite negative reports about a too-fast blind structure and terrible dealers — from players who may or may not have been juiced with some residual Day 1-bustout tilt and therefore focusing on isolated incidents inherent to putting on any event that’s bigger than any other you’ve put on before — I [...]
Currently Listening to …
Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2008
[Actually I started writing this post last night, and somewhere along the way fell asleep ... I know, funny ... but I swear that's not a review of the episode. It was a lovely serenade, and gave me funky dreams about playing pot-limit Omaha in Budapest until the turtle came in and put a stop [...]
WPTE Out of Compliance with NASDAQ Requirements
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008
Uh-oh. The stock price for WPT Enterprises has been consistently falling, with the exception of a minor fluctuation in early July, since it dropped below $1 per share in late June 2008. And despite CEO Steve Lipscomb’s “don’t worry, be happy” attitude about it, NASDAQ isn’t cool with that mantra. In the next 180-day time period, [...]
Legal Amateur Online Poker
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008
Maybe this isn’t new … but it’s the first time I’ve seen it:
November Nine only Dancing with Who Brung Them?
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008
Earl Burton has an interesting post up wondering why the sponsorship dollars for the WSOP main event final tableists haven’t been rolling in. While he leaves room for the possibility that it’s just a matter of time — I agree, as the kinda deals we’re talking about here don’t take place over a matter of [...]
So Who’s Advanced so far at The River?
Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2008
Anyone got any updates from WinStar? So far 60 people have moved on … presumably 60. Yesterday’s field didn’t sell out — like 265ish runners or thereabouts. Not sure if they stuck with 10 percent of the field moving on (26 or 27 players) or went with the full 30 to keep Friday’s Saturday’s action [...]
Betting on Winstar/Harrahs
Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2008
As Dan has informed me, my gambling has become a problem. However, the compulsive gambling that I’ve been accused of takes place nowhere near a casino. And quite honestly, in this game of roulette, I’m betting on the house. Pokery Domains I own… And, yes, would consider selling *** Oklahoma Poker *** REDRIVERROUNDUP.COM/.NET - I don’t [...]
RE: Full Tilt Payout Probs (2)Bodog not processing payouts either
Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2008
In this week’s episode of Perspectives Weekly, J. Todd tries to get to the brass tacks of what’s going down with Bodog — and he confirms that as of right now, American players can’t get their money out (and the APCW is temporarily withholding any support of the site). But this is not a matter [...]
Re: How Many Olympians Have Played in the WSOP? Michael Phelps seeking seat in the WSOP?
Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2008
As BJ Nemeth’s earlier entry mentions, there’s been a few Olympians who’ve played at the World Series of Poker. But none of them would top the credentials of Michael Phelps (from the NY Times:) An avid cards player, Phelps said it would be cool to participate in the World Series of Poker. “My game is [...]
Paging Sklansky?
Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2008
Sometimes a buy-in only makes mathematical sense: http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cas/801000864.html P.S. I swear I have some craigslist RSS feeds set up for “poker,” not “crave cock.”
RE: The River Gets Underway (2) Do WinStar Dealers Really Suck?
Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2008
One of the guys playing The River today yesterday is/was ItsOverJonny — not sure how he’s doing or how anyone’s doing … don’t think they have phones yet in Oklahoma … but regardless, if you’re not reading IOJ, well I’m not gonna say you should be, because, hey, we’re all busy people. But think Gary [...]
RE: The River Gets Underway
Date: Sun, Aug 17, 2008
Defending Champ: Sure, I may have gotten lucky on the river, but hey, I had the best hand going in! So what do you do after beating TJ Cloutier to win $230k? That’s not exactly lottery money, after all — especially after taxes — but it was enough to (kinda) change the life of Vik Vijay, [...]
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