Posted on 06/26/2006 8:23:51 AM PDT by frogjerk
LAS VEGAS - The World Series of Poker kicked off the first of 45 events yesterday at the Rio casino-hotel, as defending champ Joseph Hachem faced 26 other elite players for a 2-day, $2 million prize pool Tournament of Champions.
Thousands of players from around the world are expected to come to Las Vegas over the next 2 months before the final table in the $10,000-buy-in main event plays down for the grand prize Aug. 10.
Hachem, a 40-year-old mortgage broker, beat 5,618 players to win the main event last year. This year, organizers say seating will accommodate up to 9,000.
I played at pokerstars two years ago, but left because it was and is simply too crowded. I now play at ultimatebet.com. And I do play for real money, but mainly the tournaments.
Yeh, Hellmuth is iffy...I think he's a good guy but he went too far on that one soft spoken good-ol-boy from Texas that had him wired in. (The guy wearing the black cowboy hat.)
The other 3 are flat out no class jerks.
I agree. I caught him on with Laura Ingraham a while ago and he can take it as much as he can give it. He seemed like a good guy.
Check out the ESPN website. Apparently, coverage of main event will start in September, and we won't get to see the final table until well into October. This is a strange way to go about covering an event in which a lot of people have an interest -- imagine if they covered Wimbledon or the the Masters that way!
I stand corrected on Hellmuth. He's ok. a little much at times.
I loved it when Annie Lederer beat him in that 2 million $ showdown last year.
basically cried afterwards. : )
Good one lol, however a lot depends on how lucky you are in any particular tournament and at the bare minimum, you to have an inkling at least of - when to hold 'em - and when to fold them.
That was pretty good, wasn't it? :)
WHile we're at it, you can add the Unibomber and that obnoxious hippy dirt bag from England that almost got kicked out of the tourney last year, to the list.
Yes, I've watched him play; he's from Alabama. Soft spoken guy and he's a Preeeettty good player!
The other 3 are flat out no class jerks.
Yep.
I enjoy a good garage game, but have never played in any other kind of game or tournament. Hold'em is a hard game to play - well. It's real easy to play poorly!
Yes, lol, he does tend to whine/whimper a bit after some beats. Funny.
Huh? Is that how you get ready for a shower?
So true. I've played for a few years and I consider myself -just now- being able to do half decently. And that's why I play the tournaments mainly and not the tables.
That has got to be my favorite game. Annie had him twisted seven ways from Sunday and Phil could do nothing right.
Didn't she even flash him a card to drive him nutz?
Sounds painful. You should see a doctor about that.
yeh, drove him bonkers. ha!
But Tommy, not to be outdone, told him, "Ha! You couldn't beat my nuts!"
Sadly, Tommy, was mistaken because Nick did just that when Nick beat Tommy's nuts with house full of queens.
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