Archive for May, 2008

The Calm Before the Storm: 24 Hours Before the 2008 WSOP Starts

WSOP Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe Beat has arrived in Vegas and is “comfortably” “settled” at the Rio for another summer stint of bringing you the best and worst of the World Series of Poker. We really wish that we could believe the guy that sat next to us [...]

Poker news May, 29th

jmorrow55 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWorld Series of Poker Last May, Jerry Yang was just a 39-year-old social worker from Temecula with six kids, a hefty mortgage and a wife who worked at night to make ends meet. Poker was a recently acquired, TV-inspired hobby he indulged in at [...]

What’s really going on in the world of sports.

poker-lessons.net wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Time to step up our lessons a little. You can learn it now or stuff your nose in the Sports section of the paper during lunch while you try to eat that fish taco. The end of May is really an exciting time of [...]

What’s really going on in the world of sports.

PokerBlog.com - The Professional Poker Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptTime to step up our lessons a little. You can learn it now or stuff your nose in the Sports section of the paper during lunch while you try to eat that fish taco. The end of May is really an [...]

Poker News May 29th, 2008

poker-lessons.net wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWorld Series of Poker Last May, Jerry Yang was just a 39-year-old social worker from Temecula with six kids, a hefty mortgage and a wife who worked at night to make ends meet. Poker was a recently acquired, TV-inspired hobby he indulged in at [...]

No WSOP: What Does It Mean?

mediatide wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt For better or worse, I’m on the outside looking in at the 2008 World Series of Poker.  My request for Media Credentials was refused. In 2006, I received a Media Pass under the umbrella of PokerWorks, spending a week at [...]

Vegas…Again

mediatide wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Well, the WSOP is starting in two days and since I’m working with PokerListings to bring you all the info from the Rio I’m required to be on-site. (Yeah, I know, what’s up with a tournament reporter having to attend in person?) So, I’ve [...]

WSOP Prop Bet on Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan

mediatide wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOK, Bodog’s WSOP Props are out of control now. We’re counting 25 at the moment and have heard there are plenty more to come. One of the most recent additions asks bettors whether they think Johnny Chan or Doyle Brunson will win their eleventh WSOP [...]

First Bad Beat of the WSOP

mediatide wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt After my Dad drove me to the airport and I made it through security I had a nice breakfast and headed for my gate. To wait, for about an hour and a half. I hadn’t been to bed, the adrenaline rush of starting the [...]

WSOP Steps

Gene Bromberg.com, the new home for Mean Gene’s poker blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt I was talking with my friend Adil and I basically realized that I should just get rid of these damn WSOP Steps that I have built up in my account. As of last night I [...]