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July 04, 2007

Phil Hellmuth Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame!

Just wanted to share my congratulations to my friend Phil Hellmuth for being inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame today.

And a belated congratulations for doing something no other poker player had done before him and that is to win his 11th World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Phil did this by winning a three-day, $1,500 No-Limit Texas Hold'em event at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker back in June.

Phil, Congratulations!!!!

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August 12, 2006

No "Dot Com" Shirts Allowed at the 2006 WSOP!

Two weeks ago when I spent the weekend at the Rio Hotel I noticed a new fashion trend amongst the poker player community -- black tape on T-Shirts. While I wasn't sure what exactly was going on or what the symbolism really was, I almost went out to a store to purchase black tape to put on the shirt that I was wearing to show my solidarity with the poker community.

Well, it turns out that one of the new rules introduced in the Amazon Room at the Rio Hotel during the 2006 World Series of Poker was the "No Dot Com" on a Shirt Rule. Shirts that promoted websites that ended with .net and .tv and dot anything else were allowed, but not dot coms. I'm not sure if this was being driven by ESPN or by Harrah’s but after hearing this announcement at the start of each day of play I made sure that I didn't wear any of my pulver.com shirts. I figured it would take too much effort to explain to the suits that pulver.com was not an online casino.

Just guessing here, but since it turns out that just about all of the non-free poker room websites end with a .com, I suspect some official in a suit decided that ESPN was not going to offer free advertising for online poker rooms, especially given the current fight in Washington, D.C. over online gambling in the United States.

The other rule that the ESPN "media enforcement bureau" make happen was the banning of SLR cameras from the Amazon room that had more than a 2 inch lens. It seems that the use of my Nikon camera was banned from the World Series of Poker "because the camera can take good pictures." I wonder if this also meant that some pens were banned from the room because "they can write good stories."

Lesson learned. For next year's WSOP, I will make it a point to apply for media credentials long in advance of the commencement of the 2007 World Series of Poker.

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August 11, 2006

Jamie “Blueberry” Gold Wins 2006 WSOP Main Event!

After spending the past couple of weeks fixated on the 2006 World Series of Poker, I decided to “go for it” and was one of the people who paid ESPN for their Pay-Per-View broadcast of the Final Table. And as I expected, not being able to see the hole cards of the players made the overall broadcast at times hard to watch, except for handful of “All In” moments when everyone knew the cards that were in play.

Just five hands into ESPN’s live coverage, Dan Nassif busted-out as the 9th place finisher who left with $1,566,858. While others in my family watched more of the play-by-play than I did, when I woke up this morning, I turned my on TV just at the right moment to see Paul Wasicka’s “All-In” moment where his pocket tens didn’t improve against Jamie Gold’s pair of Queens. But nobody goes home a loser from the 2006 WSOP Main Event Final Table. 2nd place paid an amazing $6,102,499., just 1.4 million shy of what 2005 Main Event champ Joe Hachem took home last year.

In a live post-victory ESPN interview Jamie Gold became the global spokesperson for Blueberries when he shared his secret of munching on blueberries during his long 12-14 hour days playing at the 2006 WSOP. He considers Blueberries to be his “brain food.”

Congratulations to Jamie “Blueberry” Gold, the 12 Million Dollar Man and 2006 WSOP Champ!

Tags: WSOP, Poker

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August 10, 2006

Tune to Tao of Poker for the Best Coverage of the 2006 WSOP Final Table

In less than two and half hours one of the biggest moments in Poker History starts to unfold. At the end of play, someone is going to be known as the new 12 Million Dollar Man. For close enough coverage of the play-by-play action at the WSOP Main Event Final Table, Visit Tao of Poker and let Pauly take you there.

For real-time coverage of the WSOP Final Table, you can always go for ESPN’s US$24.95 Pay-Per-View coverage of the game. EPSN is offering viewing access as a “TV on the Net” application as well as viewing on Cable. But without offering a camera view of the player’s cards, watching this game could be almost as exciting as waiting around watching paint dry.

Tags: WSOP, Poker

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August 09, 2006

Jonathan Askin Finishes in the Money in Event #44 at the WSOP

So, Jonathan Askin (aka Jonny, my Wartime Consigliere) made it into the money in Event #44 at the World Series of Poker last night. He finished 34th in a field of 481 when he went all-in with A-Q against a Q-J. The Q-J, with only 3 outs, hit that second Jack at the river sending Jonny to the cashier a little prematurely, 33 people shy of a WSOP bracelet.

On the bright side (and I have a sneaking suspicion that this might have been his plan all along), Jonny can now technically say he "went out" with Shannon Elizabeth (of "American Pie" fame), which might be better than a WSOP bracelet. Shannon went all-in at the adjoining table at the same moment that Jonny went all in at his table. Shannon cashed out in 33rd place. Although they finished simultaneously, I think Jonny was content with her on top. (His words, not mine.)

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Final Table Set for the 2006 World Series of Poker:

In an World Series of Poker Main Event which saw 8,773 people enter (including myself), the game is now down to the final 9 people who will be playing on Thursday for a first place prize worth 12 million dollars.

Name - Chip Count
--------------------------------
1 Jamie Gold - 26.5M
2 Allen Cunningham - 17.7M
3 Richard Lee - 11.82M
4 Erik Friberg - 9.725M
5 Paul Wasicka - 7.97M
6 Doug Kim - 6.77M
7 Rhett Butler - 4.815M
8 Michael Binger - 3.14M
9 Dan Nassif - 2.84M

Final Table Seating:

Seat Name
----------------
1 Richard Lee
2 Erik Friberg
3 Paul Wasicka
4 Dan Nassif
5 Allen Cunningham
6 Michael Binger
7 Doug Kim
9 Jamie Gold
10 Rhett Butler

When Play resumes on Thursday at 2pm PT, the remaining players will be playing for the following payouts:

9th place - $1,566,858
8th place - $1,979,189
7th place - $2,391,520
6th place - $2,803,851
5th place - $3,216,182
4th place - $3,628,513
3th place - $4,123,310
2nd place - $6,102,499
1st place - $12,000,000 + WSOP Main Event Bracelet + Title of 2006 WSOP Champion.

While on hanging out on the rails this afternoon, I heard a rumor that the entry fee for the WSOP Main Event in 2007 will be raised to from $10,000 to $20,000. Given that we had 8,773 people enter the event in 2006, raising the entry fee should have the effect of reducing the number of players while keeping the overall prize pool close to the 2006 prize pool.

Congrats to: Jamie Gold, Allen Cunningham, Erik Friberg, Richard Lee, Paul Wasicka, Doug Kim, Rhett Butler, Michael Binger and Dan Nassif for making it the Final Table.

Tags: WSOP, Poker

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August 08, 2006

Back in Las Vegas at the 2006 World Series of Poker:

Earlier today I entered Game #44 of the 2006 World Series of Poker. It was one of those days when I never had a hand to play. The $1500 in chips that I started with lasted long enough to put me in about 240th place out of a starting field of 481. At least I have WSOP Game #45 tomorrow to play before returning to New York.

While I was playing at table 20, the 2006 WSOP Main Event resumed play an hour into Game #44. The goal at the Main Event for today was to play down from 27 players to the 9 players who will be at the Final Table of the 2006 WSOP on Thursday. At this moment there are only 12 players remaining and they are on a dinner break.

While Jaime Gold's lead has continued to grow during the day, the following people left the Main Event today:

13 William Thorsson, won $907,128
14 Luke Chung, won $907,128
15 Kevin Aaronson, won $907,128
16 Sirous Jamshidi, won $659,730
17 Jeff Lisandro, won $659,730
18 David Einhorn, won $659,730
19 Dustin Holmes, won $494,797
20 Parhlad Friedman, won $494,797
21 Kevin O'Donnell, won $494,797
22 Lee Kort, won $494,797
23 Rob Roseman, won $494,797
24 Eric "Rizen" Lynch, won $494,797
25 Mark Garner, won $494,797
26 Siddharth Jain, won $494,797
27 Richard Wyrick, won $494,797

JJ Liu and Jeff Pulver playing in the "other" WSOP event, photo by Pauly

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August 07, 2006

Leaving for the 2006 World Series of Poker (Again)

Today I am making the trek back to Las Vegas play in a couple of the "second chance" games taking place at the same time as the 2006 WSOP "Main Event."

While I was once part of the pool of 8,773 people competing in the "Main Event" of the 2006 World Series of Poker, my attention is now focused on 2006 WSOP Events 44 and 45. With the pressure of the "Main Event" gone, I hope to play better than I did last week.

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August 03, 2006

2006 World Series of Poker Payouts for the Main Event:

2006 World Series of Poker "Main Event" Payout List:

The Prize Pool for the 2006 World Series of Poker "Main Event" was posted yesterday.

With 8,778 entries in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, first place takes home US$ 12,000,000 which is a 60% increase from the 2005 first place prize of $7,500,000 when there were "only" 5,619 entries.

Final Table Winners:

Place Prize
------ ----------
1 - $12,000,000 (up from $7,500,000 in 2005)
2 - $6,102,499 (up from $4,250,000 in 2005)
3 - $4,123,310 (up from $2,000,000 in 2005)
4 - $3,628,513 (up from $2,000,000 in 2005)
5 - $3,216,182 (up from $1,750,000 in 2005)
6 - $2,803,851 (up from $1,500,000 in 2005)
7 - $2,391,520 (up from $1,300,000 in 2005)
8 - $1,979,189 (up from $1,150,000 in 2005)
9 - $1,566,858 (up from $1,000,000 in 2005)

Place Prize
----- -----------
10-12 - $1,154,527 (up from $600,000 in 2005)
13-15 - $907,128 (up from $400,000 in 2005)
16-18 - $659,730 (up from $350,000 in 2005)
19-27 - $494,797 (up from $304,680 in 2005)
28-36 - $329,865
37-45 - $247,399
46-54 - $164,932
55-63 - $123,699
64-72 - $90,713
73-81 - $65,973
82-126 - $51,129
127-189 - $47,006
190-252 - $42,882
253-315 - $38,759
316-378 - $34,636
379-441 - $30,512
442-504 - $26,389
505-567 - $22,266
568-621 - $20,617
622-666 - $19,050
667-720 - $17,730
721-774 - $16,493
775-819 - $15,504
820-873 - $14,597

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August 01, 2006

Associated Press: Pays to be in shape for poker - really

AP: Pays to be in shape for poker - really

"First, a disclaimer: This subject is ridiculous. Advancing the notion of poker as sport and its players as athletes will certainly get you laughed at out in the real world - away from the gambling hall - and possibly slapped around by anyone who has ever made a living at basketball, golf or even bowling, for that matter...

...Jeff Pulver, who admits to only working out once or twice a month - "not what my cardiologist wants to hear" - starts getting ready a week in advance, staying up late to get his body clock used to the long hours and late nights.

"It's the ultimate game of survival," he said. "What other game are there 2,000 people in a room and all of them are out to get you? It's 120 to 140 hours of poker. It's 12 to 15 hours a day. You have to do something to try to get on top of your game."

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Poker Prof's Poker Blog: Dr. Pauly's WSOP Main Event Day 1-C Recap

"The third flight of Day 1 started with Penn and Teller (actually just Penn since Teller was silent) screaming the famous words, "Shuffule up and deal!"

Day 1C featured Daniel Negreanu, Jen Harmen, Liz Lieu, Michael Craig, Lynette Chan, John Gale, Steve Dannemann, Antonio Esfiandari, Mark Gergorich, Hasan Habib, Marco Traniello, Melissa Hayden, Dan Heimiller, Greg Raymer, Daniel Larsson, Nam Le, Tuan Le, Al Ardebili, Mark Seif, Mike Matusow, Karin Jett, Minneapolis Jim Meehan, Neil Channing, Tony Holden, Tom McEvoy, Robert Mizrachi, Jordan Morgan, David O'Callaghan, Carl Olson, Lacey Jones, Chris Bigler, Jen Harman, TJ Cloutier, Phil Laak, Jen Tilly, Paul and Keith Sexton, Melissa Hayden, Sarah Bilney, Action Bob Hwang, and Steve Z.

Comedian Louie Anderson and random hottie Joanna Krupa was also playing in Day 1C. Louie Anderson was issued a ten minute penalty when he dropped the F-Bomb early on in the day.

Notable bustouts include Sammy Farha, Liz Lieu, Thomas "Thunder" Keller, Hasan Habib, Jon Bonetti, John Phan, Jen Tilly, Jeff "Happy" Shulman, Mike Matusow, Jen Harman, Jordan Morgan, Bob Stupak, Atonio Esfiandari, Jeff Pulver, Action Bob Hwang, Bruno Fitoussi, TJ Cloutier, Jean-Robert Bellande, Chris Bigler, Steve Dannenmann, and Joe Beevers."

Action Bob and Jeff Pulver - photo by Pauly

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Leaving Las Vegas: Busted from the 2006 WSOP Main Event

This year 8,778 people entered the “Main Event” of the World Series of Poker (up from 5,619 last year). A total of 873 people will end up “in the money” and will be paid something for their efforts, but atlas, I will not be one of them. On Sunday I was “busted out” from Day 1C of the Main Event. While I was hoping that 2006 would be the year that I would advance deep into the Main Event, I have to wait another year to give the Main Event another try.

One of my personal highlights from Day1C was meeting Pauly, the writer and voice behind the great poker blog “The Tao of Poker.” Tao of Poker is a must read for anyone who is playing in the Main Event of the WSOP. I appreciated the coverage Pauly gave me in his blog in his accounting of Day1C. I also enjoyed meeting Eddie Pells a sports reporter from the Associated Press who was working on a story which was recently published entitled “Pays to Be in Shape for Poker_Really.“

During the few hours of the tournament I managed to keep my chip stack more or less at the same level it was from the start, $10,000 in chips by playing ultra tight. Things were working pretty well until I ran into a situation where I should have folded my hand and just didn’t. The dynamic of Table 59 worked out while I was there and I especially enjoyed the opportunity to compete against two world-class poker players who were sitting at my table, John Gale, 2006 WSOP Bracelet holder and winner of the “Pot Limit Hold’em” tournament sitting in the number 9 position and sitting to my immediate right in the number 5 position was “Action Bob”, a winner of the 2005 Borgata Poker Open
No-Limit Hold'em tournament.

In the end, this was another great learning experience in my quest to become a better Texas Hold’em tournament player, albeit a costly one. While in the morning I will be leaving Las Vegas for a quick trip to Burbank, CA, which will be followed with a jetBlue redeye to JFK, I decided not to wait another year to play in a World Series of Poker event. So, I just took the necessary steps to register to play in the 2006 World Series of Poker Event #44 which will be taking place on August 8th, just a week from today.

Jeff @Table 59

Jeff feeling blurry after going “All In”

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July 30, 2006

World Series of Poker Game #39 (1c): Table# 59, Seat# 6 – It all starts Here:

In a few hours I will be at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, playing my part in the biggest poker tournament the world has ever seen. I will see my first hands of the event, sitting at Table #59, Seat #6. Like last year, my goal for the day is to make it through today so that I will be one of the approximately 1,600 people playing on Wednesday when the survivors of Day1C and Day1D play together. To survive the day means playing for 15 plus hours and being lucky enough to win the hands where I’m the odd-on favorite to win, and to catch enough breaks on some of the hands where I wasn’t the favorite from the start. Knowing how to play the game is important, but so is being lucky…and as far as I’m concerned: “Being Lucky is O.K.”

My 2006 WSOP journey begins
Table 59 Awaits (yes, they are reusing the table signs from 2005)

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Things I did this Summer: Day1B at the 2006 WSOP Main Event

I'm guessing that there are maybe 25,000 or so poker players in Vegas this week for the World Series of Poker here, many of whom are downstairs at my hotel looking for action in any number of the side poker games that are going on.

So, where was I? For a portion of my day yesterday, I was upstairs in my room playing poker ONLINE. At least there is no waiting to be called to a table in Cyberspace. Ah, the joys of the virtual world over the physical one. And while I was playing online, I dropped by Pauly's blog and read that Phil Hellmuth was playing at the WSOP Day 1B "featured table" and that he was having a hard day.

So...I decided to go offline and sit down and join the crowd sitting in the EPSN bleacher seats that make up the "studio audience" for the featured table. After a short bit, I quickly realized that the majority of the people who were sitting in the bleacher seats were there simply because they would rather be sitting than standing. While the ESPN set put up a few monitors which projected the video we will be seeing in the edited ESPN coverage of Day1B of the Main Event of the WSOP, the only thing more exciting for a spectator trying to watch the game without any commentary or access to the embedded mini-cams would be to be sitting in the same seats to watch paint dry.

So there I was, and I watched how right before one of the afternoon breaks, Phil went “All In” with his AQ and went up against a pair of sevens (45% / 55% underdog pre-flop) and got busted out of the main event.

While Phil clearly was in shock when he left the table, I walked over to the Ultimate Bet Hospitality Suite and watched Phil get interviewed first by ESPN and then by Associated Press writer, Eddie Pells.

A few minutes later as Phil recovered from the shock of what had just happened, he introduced me to his close friend, John Bonetti. I ended up sitting down with John who during the course of our conversation gave me some great coaching and advice for my play today in Day 1C.

After signing quite a number of autographs and being part of a countless number of photo opps, Phil invited John and I to the VIP area in the UB Suite. I was amazed that in the face of everything else that was going on around us, I was able to spend some focused, quality time together with my friend, Phil Hellmuth.

With words of encouragement from both Phil and John, I'm ready to play today in Day1C of the Main Event of the 2006 WSOP.

Welcome to the WSOP
Morning of Day1B
Morning of Day1B
Brad Garrett
Phil Hellmuth @ Featured Table

ESPN Camera Guy
Gavin Smith
Phil doing an interview with Associated Press writer Eddie Pells
Phil Hellmuth

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July 29, 2006

The Tao of Poker: A GREAT Poker Blog

Last year during the 2005 WSOP I first discovered this gem of a blog, Tao of Poker and I've been a fan ever since.

While there are a number of people blogging the Main Event of the 2006 WSOP, Pauly's coverage of the event stands alone.

Visit Tao of Poker for the best play-by-play coverage and insights available in the Poker Blogosphere.

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Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker is Underway. Estimated at 8,400 players.

I just caught the end of Day 1A of the Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker. The day started at noon (Pacific Time) on July 28th with 2,138 players and ran approximately 15 hours until 3.15 am. During the elapsed 15 hrs they played through seven levels of blinds ending the night with blinds of $250-$500 and a $50 ante. Of the 2,400 people who started the day, there were about 750 people remaining at the end of day 1A. I heard the current chip leader has approximately $122,000 in chips and the "average" stack was $25,000.

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July 28, 2006

Leaving for the 2006 World Series of Poker

Today I am making the trek to Las Vegas to join the estimated 8,000 other people who will be playing in the “Main Event” of the 2006 World Series of Poker. For me, the WSOP is the ultimate “sports” fantasy camp (ESPN defines Texas Hold’m as a sport) where during the course of the WSOP anyone can be seated against one of the many legends of the game and where anyone can literally come in off the street and have a chance, as slim as it may be, to have a seat at the final table and walk away a winner.

My first day of play is Day 1C on Sunday, July 30th.

If there are other members of the blogosphere who will be playing in the main event, please drop me a line.

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2006 WSOP Update: My friend Phil Hellmuth Wins his 10th WSOP Bracelet!

Pokernews: WSOP Updates – Phil Hellmuth Wins his Tenth WSOP Bracelet

"After the event was over, an ecstatic Phil Hellmuth lapped the final table, slapping hands with all the fans and stopping to enjoy the moment (for a longer time) with his wife, mother and father tableside. John Bonetti hugged his longtime friend and Mike Matusow even joined into the celebration as Phil enjoyed the moment. "I said I would give a million dollars to win another one of these and now it has happened," he exuded as he collapsed in a chair at the table. "It's real, isn't it?" Yes, Phil, it's very real as he rejoins the echelon of World Series of Poker greats at ten bracelets with Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan!"

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Phil Hellmuth, $631,863
2. Juha Helppi, $331,144
3. Daryn Firicano, $187,219
4. John Spadavecchia, $163,817
5. Terris Preston, $140,414
6. Elio Cabrera, $117,012
7. David Plastik, $93,610
8. Rafael "Ralph" Perry, $70,207
9. Tony G, $46,805

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July 23, 2006

One Week Away from the 2006 World Series of Poker “Main Event”

A week from today I will be one of the estimated 2,000 people who will be playing on Day 1C of the “Main Event” of the 2006 World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. At the end of the day, in the early morning hours on July 31th only 600 people from Day 1C will still be playing, and I hope to be one of them. If I’m amongst the group of 600 who survive to play another day, my next day of play will be August 2nd.

My approach to Day 1C will be very similar to the approach of my first day of play in the 2005 WSOP…Survival! And if I’m fortunate enough to make through Day 1C, my daily goal will remain…survival. I see no need to try to make poker history on Day 1C, but there is a need to play the best possible poker that one can play and being lucky along the way is quite ok too.

While playing in the world’s largest poker tournament might be an intimidating experience, I plan to take each hand as it comes and make the most of my time while I am in the tournament. Going into the game, applying what I learned from playing in the WSOP last year, my immediate goal is to play winning poker and end up “in the money.” While I didn’t make the cut on ESPN last year, managing to make it to the EPSN highlight reel from the 2006 WSOP Main Event would be an added plus.

2006 WSOP Main Event – One Week Away and Counting!

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July 09, 2006

2006 WSOP Update: My friend Phil Hellmuth Just Misses his 10th WSOP Bracelet

Pokernews: WSOP Updates - Event #9 – Phil Hellmuth Just Misses his 10th WSOP Bracelet

"Thursday afternoon brought the crowds to the Amazon Room in the Rio for what turned out to be one of the more star studded final tables that you will see in Event #9, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em. Unfortunately, it isn't an event that ESPN had chosen to tape for broadcast when their 2006 coverage takes place in the fall. That's very unfortunate because it almost resulted in history being made and, as it was, it was a pretty damn good poker tournament itself."

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Jeff Cabanillas, $818,546
2. Phil Hellmuth, $423,893
3. Eugene Todd, $233,872
4. Marcel Luske, $204,638
5. Isabelle Mercier, $175,404
6. Thomas Schreiber, $146,170
7. Douglas Carli, $116,936
8. Vinnie Vinh, $87,702
9. Dan Smith, $58,467

"After the tournament concluded, the gracious Phil Hellmuth showed a kinder side when he took the microphone following the event and said, "Jeff played some great poker today and deserves to win. He will make an excellent champion." Cabanillas was mobbed by his family and friends and, after parting with them, shook the hand of his opponent and accepted the congratulations. While the night didn't end with a World Series of Poker history making win for Phil Hellmuth, it certainly did end with class being shown by both men and the crowning of perhaps a new name to watch on the tournament scene in Jeff Cabanillas."

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June 30, 2006

30 Days until Day “C” at the 2006 WSOP Main Event

For my “summer vacation” I will be in Las Vegas playing in the 2006 World Series of Poker “Main Event.” My first day of play is on Sunday July 30th when I will be playing on day “C” of the main event. Like last year, my first goal of the day will be survival.

If I am fortunate to survive the first day of play, I get two days off until play resumes on August 2nd when the survivors of Day 1C and Day 1D play each other. From that point forward, the people who still have chips at the end of play on August 2nd get a day off until play resumes on August 4th.

While 2006 has been another "year on the road", my trip to Las Vegas to play in the World Series of Poker is one trip that I've been looking forward to all year. :)

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May 04, 2006

At Risk: Online Poker and our Net Freedoms

According to Techdirt, Congress Moves Forward On Putting Online Poker Players In Jail. Specifically, "The current law is ambiguous on this (and ambiguous on whether or not poker is considered "gambling"), but the Justice Department has made statements claiming that players of online poker and similar online games involving better could be committing crimes. To help clarify this, some Congressman have put forth legislation that makes these things illegal (subject to five years in jail)."

In a year where the discussion of "Net Neutrality" has have moved front and center in the national public policy debate, there are people in Congress who apparently plan on challenging our Net Freedoms and specifically the Freedom to Use Applications. Consumers should be able to run applications of their choice.

If these people in Congress ever have their way and make it illegal to play online poker while you are in the United States, I have to wonder where the virtual line in the sand will be drawn in the enforcement against the people who choose to continue to play Online poker. Does Congress plan on searching our desktops and look for well known poker applications? Do they plan on tapping our VPNs and looking for online poker traffic? Or are they just going to be sniffing all our packets at popular NOCs looking for online poker games? Has the commercial internet evolved to such a milestone that specific applications on the public internet will one day become regulated? And what happens if you are visiting a state which has legalized gaming and you are running an application that gives you virtual access to a game that is also taking place at a local casino in that state? Will that also be illegal? Will we be restricted to playing online poker only when we are on Wi-Fi enabled airplanes that are flying about 15,000 feet and effectively flying in "off shore" airspace?

If Congress is able to ban a specific application today, where does this stop tomorrow?

Looks like now is the time for some of us to join the group of people lobbying on behalf of the Online Poker industry, before it is too late.

Tags: poker, Net Neutrality, Jeff Pulver

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April 17, 2006

Just Received My Confirmation for Main Event at the 2006 WSOP!

The schedule for the "Main Event" (Game 39) of the 2006 World Series of Poker is setup to support up to 8,000 players. This is up significantly from the 2005 WSOP Main Event which brought together 5,619 people.

According to the confirmation I just received, my first day of play is set for Day 1C which starts at noon on Sunday, July 30, 2006. If I am fortunate to survive the first day of play, I get two days off until play resumes on August 2nd when the survivors of Day 1C and Day 1D play each other. From that point forward, the people who still have chips at the end of play on August 2nd get a day off until play resumes on August 4th.

At first glance some people may feel as if the days are being stretched out for the 2006 WSOP. But after checking the schedule, once the field reduces down to 600 players, there are no planned breaks (at all) in the schedule until the Final Table starts at 12 noon on Thursday, August 10th.

While 2006 has been another "year on the road", my trip to Las Vegas to play in the WSOP is one trip that I've been looking forward to all year. :)

Tags: WSOP, Jeff Pulver

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January 17, 2006

Jeff Pulver to Eric Schmidt: Turn the Tide – Turn off BellSouth!

Sometimes the best defense is a good offense.

As previously feared, the battle for the future of the commercial Internet is underway in early January, 2006. Given the war cry from Bill Smith, BellSouth’s CTO, in Marketwatch yesterday to the effect that BellSouth would be justified in charging content and application providers because they are using the telco's network without paying for it. The time has come to either put up or shut up.

To the extend that BellSouth wants to take on Google and other Application Service Providers, now is the time to call their bluff and go “All-in” (while you still have a couple of decent hole cards), and put this issue to bed once and for all. While there will be other fights that will break-out during the war, this is one battle that should be over quickly, if the right weapons are used.

Given the market power that Google has today, they are more relevant to the Internet community than BellSouth. Given that, if I were running Google today, I would choose to implement a BellSouth Boycott and stop offering access to Google to BellSouth customers and would start advertising Cox Cable service on any requests that came from BellSouth customers in their regions. I’m willing to wager that by Q3 2006, BellSouth’s DSL group will feel the effects of their grave error in judgment.

While it is inevitable that our “friends” in Washington, DC are, at some point, going to get fully engaged on this issue when it affects them, we don’t have the time to wait for this to get on the national agenda of Congress and then weigh in with their approach.

As the battle between the Internet Access Providers and Internet Application Providers rages on, it is the customers who will be hurt more than any of the underlying companies selling access or offering applications. Welcome to the game of Internet Chicken and the race to mutually assured destruction. Who will flinch first before it is too late?

Tags: Net Neutrality, Google, BellSouth, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Pulver

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November 04, 2005

The Tao of Poker: One of the Best Poker Blogs Around

For those of you who also share my passion for poker, Pauly and his Tao of Poker blog is one of the best I've found.

I especially enjoyed reading his coverage of the main event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.

Tags: poker, wsop, texas hold'em

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October 26, 2005

Harrah’s Announces 2006 World Series of Poker Schedule:

2006 World Series of Poker runs June 25th to August 10th

Harrah’s Entertainment recently announced the schedule for the 2006 World Series of Poker. Harrah’s will host the event at the Rio for the second year in a row.

Satellites and live action begins June 25, 2006, and the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship Event starts July 28, 2006. In all, the 2006 World Series of Poker will consist of 44 separate events in which players can compete for "World Series of Poker gold bracelets."

The 2005 World Series of Poker shattered all participation and prize money records for a live poker tournament. The 45 events generated 32,341 player entries and more than $106 million in gross prize money. Joseph Hachem of Melbourne, Australia, won the World Series of Poker Championship and a US$ 7.5 million prize.

I'm already looking forward to playing in the 2006 WSOP. :)

2005 WSOP Game #44

Tags: wsop, poker

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October 10, 2005

My Day Playing in the 2005 World Series of Poker: Airs on ESPN on October 18th

For about a week back in July, my blog's focus shifted to the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) where I was one of the 5,619 people to compete in the "Main Event" - WSOP Game #42 (1c). This was the largest number of people to ever compete in the World Series of Poker.

The week I spent in Las Vegas while the "Main Event" was taking place was pretty amazing. While I was at the 2005 WSOP, I took a number of photos of the professional poker players and some of the celebrities who were playing in the event. In fact, a photo that I took of Jennifer Tilly made it into her Poker section in about.com.

As a first time player in the World Series of Poker, my initial goal was to make it through the first day of play, a feat which I managed to do. :)

For ESPN, The World Series of Poker is a reality TV show where ESPN has to rely on filming all of the tables during all 8 days of the “main event” using 22 different cameras crews. It only after the event finishes can EPSN then work backwards, knowing who won the game and who made to the final table to then review the tapes to figure out which players to focus on during each of the segments that they air on ESPN.

During the time that I played in the WSOP, the only table that had the famous "mini-cams" was the "featured" table. The people who played at the “featured” table were hand picked by the one of the people running the tournament.

While I was playing at the WSOP, there were literally hundreds of people standing in the aisles around all of the tables. It turns out that watching people playing poker by standing in the aisles is almost as exciting as standing up to watch paint dry. Poker is one of the only sports that is more fun to watch on TV than in person due to the invention and implementation of the mini-cam.

My début in "Reality TV" takes place on ESPN on October 18th at 8pm EST when ESPN airs 2005 World Series of Poker "Main Event" Day 1(c).

During the 14 hours that I spent at table 17 on Day 1c playing poker, there were a few times that a camera crew visited our table. My only hope of not ending up on the editing room floor is for one (or more) of the people I played against to have made it far enough into the tournament to become someone who mattered.

Looking back, the “Main Event” of the World Series of Poker could also be produced as a reality TV show called: “Poker Survivor.” This is something I believe Mark Burnett could eventually have some fun with. There an element of sleep deprivation that eventually comes into play as those who survive during the “Main Event” end up playing poker for 13-15 hrs a day straight over the eight days. Playing in the WSOP is playing in the ultimate game of survival, where everyone is playing for themselves and where everyone is out to get you.

Congrats once again to everyone who survived the first days of play and managed to be one of the people to place “in the money” at the 2005 World Series of Poker.

Tags: wsop, poker, espn

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September 24, 2005

Results from the 2nd Annual "Best Bet for the Cure" Charity Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament:

On Sunday, September 18th we held our second annual Best Bet for the Cure: Charity Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament which had a starting field of 105 players.

The event raised over US$ 20,000 for the Barton Center. Special thanks to all of the volunteer dealers and to everyone who sat down and joined as at the tables as well as everyone else who helped make the event happen.

After six plus hours of playing, the following people placed 1st thru 10th place:

1st:`Lou Piazza (Champion)
2nd: John Amaya
3rd: Jonathan Askin
4th: David Young
5th: Bryan Sheppeck
6th: Reuben Kerben
7th: Tony Kim
8th: Jonathan Bloch
9th: Shannon Pendergrast (last year's winner of the Celebrity Tournament)
10th: Jeff Pulver

Note: The "Final Table" included just seven players as seats 8, 9 and 10 were eliminated in the same hand immediately prior to the commencement of play at the final table.

John Amaya (L) and Lou Piazza (R)

Tags: poker, von, pulver

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August 29, 2005

Reminder: Charity Poker Tournament: September 18th in Boston

Our second Annual "Best Bet for the Cure" Texas Hold'em Charity Poker Tournament will be taking place on Sunday, September 18th in Boston from 5-10 pm.

This event has been underwritten by pulver.com in association with Fall 2005 VON. The proceeds from this event will benefit The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc.

Entry into the tournament is limited to the first 200 people who register. If you are thinking of playing in this event, now would be a great time to register. This year there is a $100 buy-in with unlimited re-buys for the first 90 minutes. The tournament will start promptly at 5:00pm on September 18th.

Tags: poker, charitypoker

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August 10, 2005

Charity Poker Tournament: September 18th in Boston

Our second Annual "Best Bet for the Cure" Charity Poker Tournament will be taking place on Sunday, September 18th in Boston.

The Barton Center for Diabetes Education is the largest, independent camping and educational program in the country dedicated to children who live with diabetes and the people who care for them. Some 1,500 children and their families participate in our programs annually, including the Clara Barton resident camp, Adventure Programs, Family Programs, and Day Camps in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Entry into the tournament is limited to the first 200 people who register. If you are thinking of playing in this event, now would be a great time to register. This year there is a $100 buy-in with unlimited re-buys for the first 90 minutes. The tournament will start promptly at 5:00pm on September 18th and will run until 10:00 pm.

Tags: poker, charitypoker

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July 31, 2005

PulverPoker: Directory of Poker on the Net

The alpha version of our Directory of Poker Resources on the Net is now available at: http://pulver.com/pulverpoker.

While we are still working on the layout and the design, this is a preview of what we expect will grow into a fairly comprehensive directory of Poker on the Net.

Special thanks to all of the members of the pulver.com team who contributed their favorite poker bookmarks to help get this project started, and especially to Ben Wells for pulling this together.

If you know of a Poker related site that should be added to the list, please drop me a line.

Tags: poker

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July 16, 2005

Joe Hachem wins the 2005 World series of Poker Main Event!

Joe Hachem came from behind and just won the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Tex Barch came in third place and won $2,000.000.
Steve Dannemann came in second place and won $4,500,000.

As the winner of the 2005 WSOP Main Event, Joe Hachem won $7,500,000 and the Bracelet from the 2005 WSOP Main Event.

Tags: wsop

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Word Series of Poker Final Table now down to three players:

While I was sleeping, four more people were busted from the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event:

- Daniel Bergsdorf won $1,300,00 for 7th place.
- Scott Lazur won $1,500,00 for 6th place.
- Andy Black won $1,750,000 for 5th place.
- Aaron Kanter won $2,000,000 for 4th place.

At the final table of the World Series of Poker's Main event, there are no losers, just winners. Everyone worked real hard during the past week to be there and will earn their share of the record WSOP payout.

The three remaining players are:

- Joe Hachem
- Tex Barch
- Steve Dannemann

The next person to be busted will earn: $2,000,000. The second place winner will be taking home $4,250,000 and the winner will be taking home $7,500,000 and the 2005 WSOP Bracelet.

Tags: wsop

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July 15, 2005

And then there were eight...

Brad Kondracki was just eliminated from the 2005 World Series of Poker and ended up in 8th place. He took home $1,150,00.

Tags: wsop

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Mike Matusow just got busted from 2005 WSOP Final Table

Mike Matusow was on a roll today but he just lost an an all-in bet to Steven Danneman. Hard to call Mike a "loser." Coming in 9th place, Mike will be taking home one million dollars. :)

Tags: wsop

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2005 WSOP “Main Event” Final Table / Chip count:

When play resumes later today at Binion's, the following nine people will be playing for the 2005 WSOP Championship:

1. Aaron Kanter: $10,700,000
2. Tex Barch: $9,330,000
3. Andrew Black: $8,140,000
4. Mike Matusow: $7,410,000
5. Steve Dannenmann: $5,460,000
6. Joseph Hachem: $5,420,000
7. Daniel Bergsdorf: $5,270,000
8. Scott Lazar: $3,370,000
9. Brad Kondracki: $1,180,000

The first person to bust out will earn one million dollars and the person who earns all of the chips (all 56+ million) will be going home with a WSOP record US$ 7.5 million dollars.

“Shuffle up and Deal!”

Tags: wsop

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Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer Busted from 2005 WSOP:

While I was personally hoping to see Fossil Man repeat his 2004 success at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) this year, Greg was busted from the 2005 WSOP yesterday and ended up in 25th place overall.

Greg's run in the Main event of the WSOP during the past two years has been nothing short of amazing. Last year he bested: 2576 people and this year he outplayed: 5594 people.

During Day 6 of the 2005 World Series of Poker Main event, the following people have been busted:

27th place: Pre Hildebrand, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
26th place: Tom Sartori, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
25th place: Greg Raymer, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
24th place: Tim Phan, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
23th place: Joe Connor, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
22th place: Timmy Vu, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
21th place: Bryant King, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
20th place: Phil Ivey, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
19th place: Minh Ly, Amount earned: US$ 304,680
18th place: John McCrane, Amount earned: US$ 350,000
17th place: Michael Kessler, Amount earned: US$ 350,000
16th place: Johnny Howard, Amount earned: US$ 350,000
15th place: Tiffany Williamsen, Amount earned: US$ 400,000
14th place: Oskar Silow, Amount earned: US$ 400,000
13th place: Bernard Lee, Amount earned: US$ 400,000
12th place: Conner Tate, Amount earned: US$ 600,000
11th place: Shawn Sheikhan, Amount earned: US$ 600,000
10th place: Ayhan Alsancak, Amount earned: US$ 600,000

Tags: wsop

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July 14, 2005

2005 WSOP "Main Event" now down to 27 players:

The "Main Event" of the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is now down to 27 players, and the game resumes at 3pm (PST) today at Binion's Horseshoe, having moved from the Rio. The 27 players will be playing down to the 9 players who will be in tomorrow's Final Table. Yesterday was a huge day for Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer as he recovered and grew his chip stack from 766k and being in 31st place to starting play today in 5th place with 3.84 million in chips.

Of the 27 players still in the hunt, there are still 5 countries represented:

- Australia:(1)
- England: (2)
- Ireland: (2)
- Sweden: (4)
- USA: (18)

Should Greg Raymer repeat as the 2005 WSOP champion, it would be an amazing feat, considering that last year he surfaced to the top from a starting field of: 2,576 and this year the starting field was: 5,619.

Current Chip Count:

1. Mike Matusow (USA) $5.14M
2. Phil Ivey (USA) $4.635M
3. Steven Dannenmann (USA) $4.3M
4. Tex Barch (USA) $3.9M
5. Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer (USA) $3.84M
6. Brad Koudrachi (USA) $3.16M
7. Joseph Hachem (Australia) $3.125M
8. Scott Lazar (USA) $3.025M
9. Michael Kessler (USA) $2.7M
10. Daniel Bergsdorf (Sweden) $2.55M
11. Andrew Black (Ireland) $2.09M
12. Minh Ly (USA) $2.050M
13. Aaron Kanter (USA) $1.925M
14. Tuan Vu (USA) $1.87M
15. Tim Phan (USA) $1.575M
16. Oskar Silow (Sweden) $1.44M
17. Bryant King (USA) $1.44M
18. Conor Tate (Ireland) $1.265M
19. Tiffany Williamsen (England) $1.125M
20. Joe Connor (USA) $1.065M
21. Tom Sartorv (USA) $805K
22. Johnny Howard (USA) $730K
23. Bernard Lee (USA) $710K
24. Per Hildebrand (Sweden) $645K
25. John McGrane (England) $575K
26. Shahram Shublem (USA) $310K
27. Ayhan Alsancak (Sweden) $225K

The players who lose today will be taking home:

27-19: US$ 304,680
18-16: US$ 350,000
15-13: US$ 400,000
12-10: US$ 600,000

Tomorrow at the Final table of the Main event, the players will be taking home:

9th: US$ 1,000,000
8th: US$ 1,150,000
7th: US$ 1,300,000
6th: US$ 1,500,000
5th: US$ 1,750,000
4th: US$ $2,000,000
3rd: US$ $2,000,000
2nd: US$ $4,250,000
1st: US$ $7,500,000

Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer (from Day 1a)

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July 13, 2005

Leaving Las Vegas…

Later today I will be leaving Las Vegas and will heading back home to New York for another jetBlue afternoon.

Looking back at the week that I spent at the 2005 World Series of Poker, I’m pretty proud of what I was able to accompolish in my first entry in the “Main Event” of the World Series of Poker. While I was here, I started to gain an insider’s perspective on the “business of poker” which I have just started to explore. I am leaving Las Vegas with a lot more knowledge of the game of “No-Limit Hold’em”, something that one can only get by being at the WSOP in person and playing in face-to-face (non-internet) tournaments.

While I was at the WSOP, I enjoyed the opportunity of meeting and seeing many of the people who are part of the professional poker tour as well as meeting people who came out the 2005 WSOP with the dream of winning it all and dealing with the consequences afterwards.

Congratulations again to Scott Kargman for making into “the money” in WSOP event #43.

I’m looking forward to being back in Las Vegas next year to be a part of the 2006 World Series of Poker, and hopefully have the time over the next twelve months to participate in some of the other poker events on the professional poker circuit.

Tags: wsop

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More Images from the 2005 World Series of Poker:

Yesterday was Day 4 of the 2005 World Series of Poker "Main Event" as well as the second day of WSOP event #43 and the first day of WSOP event #44.

Below are images from the various 2005 WSOP events that took place at the Rio on July 12th:

photos taken by: Scott Kargman and Jeff Pulver

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July 12, 2005

Congratulations to Scott Kargman for placing “In the Money” in WSOP Event # 43

Yesterday was both day 3 of the World Series of Poker “Main Event”, as well as the day WSOP event #43, the “$1500 No-Limit Texas Hold’em” event took place. While much of the media attention was focused on the “Main Event”, Scott Kargman, Jonathan Askin and I all took part in WSOP event #43, a game which had a starting field of about 860 people.

Amongst the three of us, I was the first to leave the game when my J-J went up against A-K and I lost. Jonathan exited the game a few hours later. Scott, however managed to build up his chip count and he ended up playing for 12 hours. For his efforts, Scott ended up coming in 61st place and as a result placed “In the Money” and took home a portion of the prize pool from WSOP event # 43.

Congratulations to Scott making it “In the Money” in his first World Series of Poker event!

Scott Kargman

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July 11, 2005

Our Second Annual Charity "No Limit Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament" - September 18th in Boston:

Our second Annual "Best Bet for the Cure" Charity Poker Tournament will be taking place on Sunday, September 18th in Boston.

The Best Bet for the Cure: Charity Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament has been underwritten by pulver.com in association with Fall 2005 VON. The proceeds from this event will benefit The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc. The Barton Center will donate a portion of its proceeds to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation.

DRI is an international center dedicated exclusively to the cure and treatment of diabetes. The result of parents of children with diabetes who banded together more than twenty-five years ago to focus scientific attention on this disease, the DRI today stands as a world leader in innovative cure-related research.

The tournament will be limited to the first 200 people who register. This year there is a $100 buy-in with unlimited re-buys for the first 90 minutes. The tournament will start promptly at 5:00pm on September 18th.

Companies interested in sponsoring this event should contact: Nancy Largay.

Tags: poker, charitypoker, wsop

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