Dusty Rhodes - A Man Who Made His Own American Dream
The American Dream Dusty Rhodes passed away last week at the
age of 69. That's the same age as my dad. It is also a somber reminder
that the golden age of wrestling is over and that its
superstars are beginning to fade from the limelight. Look at whom we've lost in recent years.
Categories:
American Dream,
Dusty Rhodes,
Pro Wrestling
Friday Flashback - Carlos Mortensen Wins 2001 WSOP Main Event
In this week's edition of Flashback Friday, we travel back
in time to the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event final
table. The 2001 Main Event was ultimately taken down by Carlos
Mortensen and marked the last time that a "big name" pro
took down the Main Event. Before you start debating me, by big name I mean pros that
would be recognized by the average poker fans without having
appeared in the Main Event. The final table of the 2001 Main Event featured a stacked
final table for its day.
Categories:
2001 WSOP Main Event,
Carlos Mortensens,
Dewey Tomko,
Flashback Friday
What's it Like to Win $1 Million in Five Minutes?
What does it feel like to win $1 million playing poker?
Most of us will never know. Many of us will be lucky to hit
a five-figure score. A few others reading this may some day hit a six-figure
score but a seven figure?
Never is the word that will come to most of our minds. Poland's 'bladsonpoker' probably thought the same thing
entering Tuesday.
Categories:
bladsonpoker,
PokerStars,
Spin & Go
Daniel Negreanu Shares the Realities of Turning Pro
Any of you that have followed my blogs over the years know
that I am not always the biggest Daniel Negreanu fan. I have
always respected him as a player and for his job as an
ambassador but there are times where we butt heads regarding
some of his views. This is not one of those times. A couple days ago, I wrote an article about how I chose NOT
to turn pro and instead took my bankroll and paid off my
house.
Categories:
Daniel Negreanu,
Poker Pro,
Turning Pro
I Didn't Turn Pro With My $60,000
By now, most of you have heard about the Italian poker
player who won $60k in a poker tournament, quit his job to
turn pro and then couldn't get his money. This story reminded me of a potential turning point in my
life where I was thinking about possibly trying to play
poker professionally. It was late 2007 and I was contemplating what had been a
fairly solid summer at the tables. I hadn't hit any type of
life changing scores, but I was playing well enough that I
felt that I would get there in time.
Categories:
Bill Boston,
Poker Players,
Poker Pro,
Turning Pro
Flashback Friday - Patrik Antonius Wins Largest Pot in Online Poker History
This week's edition of Flashback Friday takes us back to
November 7, 2009, a day that will never happen again thanks
to recent changes at Full Tilt Poker. Patrik Antonius and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom were entangled in
a massive heads-up match playing $500-$1,000 PL Omaha. A mini-raising war pre-flop resulted in Antonius
five-betting to $81,000 before Isildur1 finally decided to
see a flop. On a flop of 5c-4s-2h, Antonius bet out $91,000, followed by
a pot-size raise by Isildur1 to $435,000,
Antonius potted to $779,000, effectively putting Isildur1
all-in for his last $162,473.
Categories:
Full Tilt Poker,
Isildur1,
Online poker,
Patrik Antonius,
Viktor Blom
The Cards Don't Change - Except When They Do
My very first WSOP event ever was the $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Event at the 2006 World Series of Poker. I will always
remember this for several reasons, the biggest being that it
was the largest live Limit Hold'em tournament of all-time. Anyone that has played a limit tournament knows that it is
the ultimate grind. Being a newbie to the World Series,
there were times I would "check out" when I wasn't in a
hand.
Categories:
2006 WSOP,
Hole cards changed,
Limit Hold'em,
World Series of Poker
WrestleMania 31 Predictions - Lesnar and Rusev Retain
I'm going to take a week off from Flashback Friday to
instead give you my picks for *WrestleMania 31* this coming
Sunday. While I wasn't very keen on this event due to what seemed to
be overly predictable storylines, the event has begun to
grow on me and I think we might see some interesting
matchups. Below, I will give my predictions on each match and I will
try to keep them brief. Fatal 4-Way for the WWE Tag Team Titles
Divas Tag Team Bella Twins vs.
Categories:
AJ Lee,
Andre the Giant Battle Royal,
Bella Twins,
Brock Lesnar,
HHH,
John Cena,
Paige,
Paul Heyman,
Randy Orton,
Roman Reigns,
Rusev,
Seth Rollins,
Sheamus,
Sting,
Triple H,
WrestleMania 31
Flashback Friday - Phil Hellmuth Can Dodge Bullets Baby
In this week's edition of Flashback Friday, we head back to
the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event. The featured player this week is none other than 13-time
bracelet winner and former Main Event champion Phil
Hellmuth. Hellmuth picks up Ac-Ks and raises to 1,500. His opponent
picks up pocket aces and min-raises to 3,000.
Categories:
2005 World Series of Poker,
I Can Dodge Bullets Baby,
Phil Hellmuth
Flashback Friday - Vanessa Selbst Wins Her Third WSOP Bracelet
Vanessa Selbst recently won the Global Poker Index Female
Player of the Year award for the third time in a row. In less than a decade, Selbst has skyrocketed to become the
top female poker player of all-time. This past summer, Selbst took down her third open field WSOP
bracelet. It tied her for the most bracelets for a woman
all-time and made her the only one to have three open-field
wins.