2015 WSOP Predictions Revisited
Prior to the start of the 2015 World Series of Poker, I made
my annual series of predictions for the event. Now that the
November Nine is set, it is time for me to review my picks. I must admit, this WSOP was a bit disappointing overall. While attendance was technically up overall, most events saw
dips in attendance.
Dr. Will Noyes Saves a Life - Wins a Poker Tournament
On Monday night, there was a medical emergency during the
ONE DROP High Roller involving a spectator. Fortunately,
there was a doctor playing in the $1,500 NL Event and he was
able to offer assistance. This scenario reminded me of a story conveyed to me a few
years back by a couple of old school poker pros and was a
great example of the poker gods smiling down on one of the
good guys of the game. Dr Will Noyes, aka the Poker Doctor, was a well known player
in the 1990 through the early years of the Poker Boom.
Categories:
Dr Will Noyes,
Poker Doctor
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
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
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