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Through the first six weeks of coverage of the WSOP Main Event on ESPN, ratings are down about 16% year over year. Watch me as I make my shocked face: Ok, once more.

*A televised $250K poker tournament sounds exciting. But what kind of animal is the organizer, IPPA, really? * *This is not Anthony Holden* *Focusing on the luxury lifestyle* IPPA web site["/assets/Uploads/Blog/IPPA. jpg"/> *Not really an association* *Makes the WSOP look cheap *.

Remember the Ladies Event of the 2010 World Series of Poker? If so, you probably remember it more for the men that played in the event than the women or even the lady who won the event. Daniel Negreanu was recently interviewed by PokerPlayer Magazine and a question was brought up about why the ladies event irked Daniel. He began to talk about the men that played and then turned his attention to Annie Duke. Here is a bit of what he said: "What irked me is that this woman has the audacity on her website to call herself ‘the best female poker player in the world’.

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame announced their 2010 class last week and, as I figured, my two picks were inducted into the Hall along with someone else I never heard of. Jennifer Harman was to me an obvious choice due to the fact that she is clearly the best all around female player on the planet. She is the only woman to consistently play at the high limits of Bobby's Room year in and year out and is the only woman in history to have 2 open WSOP bracelets. Kathy Liebert is the all-time women's money winner and clearly the best female NL Holdem tournament player on the planet.

The 2010 WSOP Main Event Winner Lives in Quincy, Illinois[http://www. pokerjunkie. com/2010-wsop-main-event-winner-lives-in-quincy-illinois].