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"No Limit Texas Hold 'Em (Poker) on TV..."
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05-21-04, 02:38 PM (EST)
 
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3. "RE: Oh yeah" |
I saw that Fox Sports Poker a few times, and you're right, pretty darn boring. The room lighting is poor, the players are less inspired there, the format seems clunky, and the announcers make the Braves guys on TBS sound good.For the WSoP (Which I think starts tommorow, although I could be wrong), I think another Binion's location will hold it for this year and I would bet a bunch of casinos are lining up for the rights. And I agree, the dead money is always fun there, although I would like to see a pro win soon.
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05-21-04, 02:52 PM (EST)
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6. "RE: Oh yeah" |
Of course not Phil, the later he loses, the more coverage we get, the more pouting we see, the happier I turn out to be, because it is ridiculously fun to see him whine and complain and at times, try to be nice.I was refering more to a guy like Gus Hansen (He won the most recent WPT event IIRC, helluva a guy to see play), Chris Ferguson, T.J. Cloutier or even Barry Greenstein (Who is a great story in himself). I still think amateurs will have a very good share in this type of tournament since they are so unpredictable and a streak of luck can hit anyone.
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05-21-04, 03:06 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: Oh yeah" |
>I was refering more to a guy like Gus Hansen He is one of my favorites! I love it when he's at the final table, because I know we're going to see some interesting play. >Chris Ferguson, T.J. Cloutier or even Barry Greenstein Haven't seen Chris that much, just know him by reputation. TJ made a final table this year on WPT, and I was cheering like crazy for him. Is Barry the guy who plays for charity?   Have whip, will travel.
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05-21-04, 02:40 PM (EST)
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4. "RE: No Limit Texas Hold 'Em (Poker) on TV..." |
I've only played once in an actual table setting online, and I got lucky there. The guys in there (like me) were horrible. I'll have to try again sometime though.
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05-21-04, 07:38 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: No Limit Texas Hold 'Em (Poker) on TV..." |
At the very least, I'd bet there would be plenty of interest.
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05-22-04, 02:34 PM (EST)
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12. "RE: No Limit Texas Hold 'Em (Poker) on TV..." |
I love both watching and playing poker. I play almost every day on line. I play at the same site that Chris Moneymaker won his seat on last year.
As for this years WSOP, the $10,000 main event does start today at 2pm. There are 2,600 players that are entered. First place should pay $5-6 million.
ESPN has desided to expand their coverage this year and include some of the other events this year. Should be interesting. Here is the complete line up.
http://espn.go.com/eoe/wsop_schedule.html
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05-22-04, 10:10 PM (EST)
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15. "Day 1 spoilers, likely the only time I'll do this" |
LAST EDITED ON 05-23-04 AT 12:04 PM (EST)Some spoilers or information I heard on the first day in... Hidden Text Below, go at own risk, won't be doing much more in spoiling... ETA: Adding more Day 1 news, note, go below Player news, you may see the sad news of some of your favorite pros GONE! Go at own RISK. I will likely do the second Day 1 as well (but little more after that. Note that only half the field played today. General News: (Basically, you will not find a lot that will effect your TV experience a whole lot. Note that the first note is Phil Hellmuth related...good for the people who like to see him pout...
Phil Hellmuth (You'll enjoy this Bebo) flipped a chair in disgust when he folded an 8 and the flop came up 8-8-10.
(Update: On the river, he was called all-in with his set of 8's and he was irate and had to fold. The other guy looked prime for a straight, and he did throw his chair)
The fire marshalls are very upset with the overcrowded conditions.
Two guys were dealt the same card at the same table on the same hand
Air conditioning is broken
Half the players play today, half tommorow, then merge
2500+ players, people were shutout
The events is still in the Horseshoe, will be moved for capacity reasons next year except for the final 2 days
Someone was banned for ten minutes for swearing at the dealer
Player News: This contains major spoilers on some of your favorite players. Beware.
T.J. Cloutier busted (He got messed a lot, he lost on a straight draw on the flop, he lost on aces and jacks and a set of 8's.Men the Master has busted Chris Moneymaker is OUT on Day 1 Negreanu is gone, blames himself being unable to bluff unbluffable amateurs. Sexton (I believe WPT co-host) busted. Ivey did NOT play today
Farha has signed up Brunson is playing High Rollers and Notable Names
1. MICHEAL LAING $129,525
2. PAUL KRAUS $127,275
3. TIMOTHY WHITE $102,325
4. GREGORY PAUL RAYMER $77,400
5. LEE BRISTOL $74,950
6. JOHN "WORLD" HENNIGAN $74,025 Notables:
ABE MOSSERI $66,625
DAVID SINGER $56,850
RON ROSE $53,725
PHIL LAAK $42,400
FREDDIE DEEB $38,475
ERIK SEIDEL $34,450
PHILLIP GORDON $28,025
ROBERT VARKONYI $24,975
BARRY GREENSTEIN $22,950
BRIAN HAVESON $20,500
DOYLE BRUNSON $17,850
JOHNNY CHAN $16,850
KATHLEEN LIEBERT $13,600
HOWARD LEDERER $13,000
MAUREEN FEDUNIAK $12,150
HARVEY GOLDSTEIN $11,225
DEWEY TOMKO $10,250
MEL JUDAH $9,375
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05-24-04, 02:09 PM (EST)
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18. "Day 1(b) spoilers" |
LAST EDITED ON 05-24-04 AT 02:16 PM (EST)Although this is really day 2, it is the other half of the whole field, so it is sort of day 1 as well. Same as before, proceed at own risk. This is not all confirmed (I am taking some of this information from some peers, so go at own risk. It is a short list so far, and I will try to find some more information to add to this. Player News:
Sammy Farha (2nd place last year) is OUT
Phil Ivey (One of best pros, 10th last year) is OUT. He got a really tough out too, he lost to four jacks
Teddy Tuil is the current leader with about 125k tourney chips
Tobey McGuire (of Spiderman fame) has busted, but lasted longer than Ivey.
Amir Vahedi is at the WSoP
Dutch Boyd has not busted yet at last check.
Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari has busted (first big name to bust)
Leaderboard for Day 2 (notables):
Teddy Tuil $115,000
Gus Hansen $50,000
Erick Lindgren $38,000
John Shipley $38,000
Padraig Parkinson $32,000
Annie Duke $30,000
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson $30,000
Chris Gregorian $23,000
Dan Harrington $20,000
David Plastik $18,000
Amarillo Slim Preston $15,000
Minh Nguyen $13,000 (Note: Some report he is out)
Ted Forrest $5,000
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05-28-04, 01:33 PM (EST)
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20. "The Final Table" |
Well, the final table is up. I bet there is a good mix of amateurs and pros, but I (sadly) only recognize one man at the final table, and he was at the final table last year. (Update: With research, there seems to be a very good chunk of pros. Impressive considering the amateur influx).The chip leader has around 1/3 (or so) of the total chips available. If you want to see it, highlight below.
Seat 4. Greg Raymer $8,215,000 (Research: Is involved lightly in poker in Yahoo searches. Nickname is "Fossil Man" since he collects fossils and displays them on the table. Has pro experience, wrote summaries on his game. Been near the top consistantly throughout the toruney. Is an accomplished poker player on the whole. He is a lawyer from Connecticut and originally from North Dakota. His most notable finish is a 3rd place at a WPT stop in Foxwoods in 2001. Funny note: He is by far the most interesting looking person at the table, the picture I saw showed him as pretty chunky (no Benvenisti) with spiral glasses).
Raymer’s motto: “I only appear to be wacko – in reality, I’m much worse.”Seat 5. Matt Dean $4,920,000
(Research: I cannot find a speck on this guy outside of the this WSoP. I have to believe he is an amateur with a very good run. He is a 25 year old aspiring math teacher from Texas working towards his degree. He learned to play poker online only one year ago.) Seat 2. Josh Arieh $3,205,000 (Research: Born in NY, lives in ATL. He is a 29 year old pro poker player (with an interesting look). He has won once at the WSOP (Limit Hold'Em) and was in the money 10 times in 5 years.) Seat 7. Glenn Hughes $2,275,000 (Research: Also known as "Big Cat", his a 39 year old semi-retiree. He has two children and lives in Arizona. Uses his time with family, poker, and golfing. Is an accomplished poker player, finishing in the money in a lot of tourneys, but this is his first final table) Seat 6. Dan Harrington $2,245,000 (Research: "Action Dan" Hariington is a very successful pro poker player over the years, famous golfing brother Padraig Harrington, placed 3rd in last year's WSoP Main Event and he won previously in 1995. This is his third final table in ten years, and amazing feat. He grew up in Boston and was a successful investor before turning to poker. Capable in more then just NLTH'M and lives in California now.) Seat 8. David Williams $1,575,000 (Research: The youngest player at the final table (23), started playing poker 7 years ago and is majoring in math/economics at SMU. He credits Marcel "The Flying Dutchman" Luske with helping him the most (he busted 10th), credits mother for her support) Seat 3. Al Krux $1,305,000 (Originally from NC, now in NY. He is a professional poker player who made the final table once (1990) and has a golden bracelet in a seperate event. Is married with 4 children) Seat 9. Michael McClain $885,000 (39 year old pro from California. Has a BA in engineering. Best known to normal public in exposure in "Agony of Defeat" segment in last year's telecast. Turning it around.) Seat 1. Mattias Andersson $740,000 (A 24 year old Swede who supported himself financially through internet poker. Formerally worked in a toy store before working on his game, and credits pokerpages.com (Impressive site too IMO) in helping him refine his strategy. He won the Magic championship (as in the card game Magic) in Sweden a few years back)
Seat #1 is also linked to a big poker website one way or another. 1 PM WST (I think) is when the big table starts.
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25. "RE: And your winner is..." |
Best of luck to people trying to avoid finding out who the winner is. It was sort of a shock though, although his TV coverage should be great for his looks alone. Weird accessories.
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