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News on the Big One for ONE DROP came out earlier and ten players have been added to the field. This brings the total field to 33 runners and only 23 seats remain. Here are some quick thoughts on the list of new participants. Vanessa Selbst - Vanessa agreeing to sign-up for the event is epic.

This past week the WPT announced their WPT500 event from July 1-6. A player can potentially turn $565 into $200,000 and not have to really worry about missing out on anything at the WSOP. Here are my reasons why the WPT500 will be a success. Well Timed For Maximum Exposure Favorable WSOP Schedule Online Qualifiers Players Go Where the Money's At.

I just got done reading about the controversy last week during the final table of a $1,100 event at the Foxwoods Poker Classic. Justin "Stealthmunk" Schwartz was disqualified after various antics at the final table that included "verbal abuse" of players and a questionable "all-in" situation. You can read more about it at 2+2 forums. Reading over this blog, it reminded me of the last tournament that I played with the late, great John Bonetti.

I just read a short argument over on PokerNews. com regarding whether a shot clock would be good or bad for poker. The argument stems off of a couple of recent events. First, the $250,000 Challenge at Aussie Million incorporated a shot clock during their event and it was deemed a success.

his blog[http://www. blackbeltpoker. com/blogs/read/4330163/badbeat/Failure-to-Engage/] I played semi-professionally for two years starting in 2006 and I can tell you that even from that point until now, things have changed dramatically in not just the game but also how people act. I play very few live NL Hold'em events nowadays.