WSOPE Proves Strange Poker Events

For those of you who were too drunk to watch the WSOPE after the Super Bowl last night, you missed some crazy, wild poker playing.  Here are a few things worth mentioning:
 Scotty Nguyen playing quietly without a beer or a “hey baby.” 
Phil Hellmuth acting like a gentleman.
Phil Laak playing the best hand post flop.  Twice .
Dealers [...]

It’s Official… Tiffany Michelle is a Ho

Phil Hellmuth: Last Champion Standing in 2008 WSOP Main Event

Phil Hellmuth is the last former champ standing in the 2008 WSOP Main Event.  Hellmuth will start Day 6 in the penalty box for being kind enough to teach another player not to risk losing the World Series of Poker playing crappy cards berating another player. 
 
Other notables are Brandon Cantu, Tiffany Michelle, Mike Matusow and [...]

WSOP: Hellmuth Marches On, Cunningham is Lucky & Tiffany Michelle Calls in Sick

Alex Outhred “Got Lucky” & Day 4 WSOP

It’s Day 4 of the 2008 WSOP Main Event and Alex Outhred is doing well with 326K in chips.  I ran into Outhred at the Ante Up for Africa party at Pure Nightclub last week where we discussed his last minute entry into the WSOP Main Event.  Outhred said “I wanted to play Day 1D [...]

Main Event Day 3 Gets to the Money

 
Shuffle up and deal will be announced shortly and the remaining 855 players of the 2008 WSOP Main Event will duke it out for money.  The 2008 WSOP Main Event will pay 666 players and I would imagine most are looking to “just get in the money.”  But there are players with bigger goals than [...]

Phil Hellmuth Still Playing Poker After All These Years