Five Easy 2012 WSOP Predictions Revisited
Back in May, I made Five Easy 2012 WSOP
Predictions[http://www. pokerjunkie. com/five-easy-2012-wsop-predictions]
just prior to the 2012 World Series of Poker kicking off. With the Main Event now on hiatus until October, I figured
it was time to revisit those picks and see whether I hit the
mark.
Categories:
2012 World Series of Poker,
2012 World Series of Poker Predictions,
2012 WSOP,
2012 WSOP Main Event,
2012 WSOP Octo-Nine,
2012 WSOP October Nine,
Ben Lamb,
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Ends and Players Still Wait on Full Tilt Funds
Back in early May, the following is what many were expecting
to be the topics of discussion come July 17th:
The Octo-Nine
Full Tilt owned by PokerStars and players receiving their
Full Tilt funds
The latest "rumored national online poker bill".
Categories:
Full Tilt Poker,
PokerStars-Full Tilt Deal,
World Series of Poker
Sam Trickett Attacked By Six Cowards Night After One Drop Final
Sam Trickett just tweeted the following a bit over an hour
ago. *Sam Trickett*â[https://twitter. com/Samtrickett1] Was
having a great day until 6 guys did this to me. Seriously
Wtf? Couldn't be more
angry.
Categories:
Sam Trickett
Shuffle Master Failed to Look at the Long Term in Failed Ongame Deal
Yesterday, the announcement was made that Shuffle Master was
backing out of their deal to purchase the Ongame Network. I wish I could say that this surprised me, but when I read
the news, it did not. If you would have polled Shuffle Master, or any company
related to online poker in December or January about what
the state of online poker in the US would be by now, and I
think you would have gotten responses ranging from "full
legalization" to "numerous states" either having legalized
or close to legalizing online poker. It is now the end of June and there are exactly 2 states
that have legalized online poker and only one on the horizon
with a legitimate shot of doing so by year's end.
Categories:
Ongame Network,
online poker legalization,
Shuffle Master
When Did the Word Rape Become Cool in Poker?
When did it become cool for poker players to use overly
vulgar terms to describes things that they did to people or
have had done to them?
Here is my example for the evening. Apparently Corey Burbick is upset because he did not get a
refund for not showing up for the $3k. I can understand that he is pissed. I get that and from what
I read, I would be too.
Categories:
Rape,
Rape and Poker,
World Series of Poker
Do Weed and Booze Help Poker Players Play Better?
I just finished watching Allen Kessler's interview with
QuadJacks at the 2012 World Series of Poker about poker
players who smoke weed during the breaks of poker
tournaments. The video is at the bottom of this post for
those that haven't seen it yet. I must admit that I totally side with Allen on this matter
and it does indeed boggle my mind that many young poker
players go out of their way to smoke weed on breaks. I know some of you think that it helps you play better, but
as Allen says, it does not.
Categories:
2012 World Series of Poker,
2012 WSOP,
Allen Kessler
The Micros Tackle the WSOP Bracelet Ceremony
We all know that the World Series of Poker has been steadily
increasing the number of bracelets they award every year and
are about to increase that total even more with the creation
of the WSOP-Asia Pacific. The Micros' latest cartoon sums up the insanity of it all in
their latest cartoon. I must admit, this one was actually funny. Â I want to try
2 to Skip Uno.
Categories:
The Micros,
World Series of Poker,
WSOP
Phil Hellmuth Wins Bracelet #12 and the Fall of #BadJuju
Phil Hellmuth finally took down his 12th WSOP bracelet last
night by winning the $2,500 Razz Event. Â This was going
down while the "Tiger Woods of Poker", Phil Ivey, was going
after his 9th over in the $10k PL Hold'em Event. In the end, Hellmuth continued to add to his career total
while Ivey just missed out. Â Thinking about it, if Ivey
is the "Tiger Woods of Poker", wouldn't that make Hellmuth
Jack Nicklaus?
Think about it.
Categories:
2012 World Series of Poker,
2012 WSOP,
AsianSpa,
BadJuju,
CorporateSpa,
Jack Nicklaus,
Phil Hellmuth,
Phil Ivey,
Tiger Woods,
WSOP 2012
Why I Believe Russ Hamilton's WSOP Banner Should Be Displayed
This past Thursday, Allen Kessler tweeted the following:
â@*AllenKessler*[https://twitter. com/#%21/AllenKessler]Guess
whose *banner* magically reappeared at the *wsop*?
http://pic. twitter. com/vlxWzZFU
The picture tweeted was of the banner of 1994 WSOP Main
Event Champion Russ Hamilton.
Categories:
1997 WSOP Main Event,
Amarillo Slim,
Doyle Brunson,
Jamie Gold,
Puggy Pearson,
Russ Hamilton
Bracelet or Millions? Dwan is Taking the Money
Every year at the WSOP Main Event, the question is always
asked whether you would rather have the money or the WSOP
bracelet. Until recent years, the answer was largely "I want
the bracelet. " Now it is shifting more to the "give me the
$8 Million. "
So far at this year's WSOP, two faces that have not been
seen at the tables are Tom Dwan and Doyle Brunson.
Categories:
2012 WSOP,
Doyle Brunson,
Tom Dwan