Posted by pokerguru on July 18, 2009
The match that has been going on between Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius was eating up many a headline before the WSOP, but was pretty much put on hold once the series started. Antonius was holding the lead at the time, and now that the WSOP is finally over, these two can get back to [...]
Posted by pokerguru on July 17, 2009
After almost 2 full weeks of poker, the Final Table for the 2009 WSOP has been set. Darvin Moon as jumped out to a massive chip lead, but he now has about 4 months to start to think about how he can avoid blowing it. There is still plenty of talent left on the table, [...]
Posted by pokerguru on July 16, 2009
For anyone who is waiting to see the main event on TV when ESPN begins its coverage later this month, read no further. The rest of you who want to keep updated can follow along. It is the end of Day 7 for all of the 27 players remaining and the 11th total day for [...]
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It has been two very long hard weeks of poker and it all comes down to one day. The November Nine, as the final table of the WSOP has now been dubbed, will be decided on Wednesday and then they have almost 4 months to stew on what could possibly be the greatest opportunity of [...]
Posted by pokerguru on July 13, 2009
Regardless of who the player is, it is almost gratifying when you see them get knocked out trying to put a ‘fancy move’ on the table. Hellmuth did exactly that and instead of chasing down his next bracelet, he will once again be watching the final table of the Main Event from the rail. Hellmuth [...]
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While Hellmuth’s cards ran a little hot and enabled him to build a decent stack, his cards were not the story of the day. The Poker Brat was in fine form as he threw temper tantrum after temper tantrum. When is this guy going to grow up? Does anyone still find this entertaining or has [...]
Posted by pokerguru on July 11, 2009
No, you did not misread that. With day one having 4 sessions and day 2 having 2 sessions, it took 6 days to complete the first two days of the WSOP Main Event for 2009. While there were quite a few early exits from some of the superstars, there were just as many of them [...]
