Most people who watched Erick Lindgren on ESPN's WSOP coverage probably thought "hmmm, he seems like a really nice guy." Sorry, but that's not exactly true. Turns out Erick "sweet little puppy" Lindgren is actually a really, really, really nice guy. Lindgren will be hosting a charity poker event on FullTilt on December 3rd for the Leukemia & Lymphoma [...]
Ladies May Run Good on PokerStars
Check out PokerListings Run Good Challenge today at 2pm ET on PokerStars. Don’t forget new players in the line up including WSOP bracelet winner Jason Young and gaming historian David Schwartz. Yet, as I mentioned here, several new ladies have joined the tournament series. The three ladies of the previous challenge took first, second and third… let’s go [...]
PokerListings Run Good Challenge Returns
I never thought I would say these horrible blogging words… I know it’s been a while since my last post but… But what pulled me back in? PokerListings Matt Showell and the Run Good Challenge (that’s Matt in the Poker Listings Pic). While Showell was busy getting the band back together, apparently he recruited Liz [...]
Peter Eastgate Wins WSOP and Nolan Dalla Statistics
Peter Eastgate won the WSOP Kingdom early this morning making him the youngest winner in history. Ivan Demidov finished second taking home several million dollars. Both Eastgate and Demidov did a nice job of not-looking-like-an-ass-at-the-final-table, as both seemed humble. This year’s November Nine were the first to expeience the WSOP final table delay. A table delay lets players watch themselves on TV, absorb tells, forgive [...]
WSOP Final Table Interest Earnings
The 2008 World Series of Poker…. November Nine will reunite this weekend at the WSOP Final Table. In less than four days one player will win the most interest on the escrowed prize pool. The $98,179 earned in interest will be awarded on a sliding scale. The 1st place winner earns 33.51% and 8th place earns 1.5% in [...]
Early Voters Suffer from Congressional Confusion
Some Americans ignored the November Nine to vote early for the November Two. It’s important to decide who has the best political campaign McCain or Obama. Sadly, some voters say “Who cares about the debates or campaign platforms?” Presidential campaigns are usually “ifs and buts” and if “ifs and buts” were “candy and nuts” then [...]
