(Photo courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com, which asks for a whopping $69 for an unadulterated download of it). So far, not so good! I played two tournaments this weekend: Event #15 of the WSOP ($1,500 No-limit Hold ‘em) and a nice, ~500-person $1,000 buy-in tournament at the Venetian. Alas, no cashes so far. I think I was [...]
Testament to the general popularity of poker and the expected attendance at the WSOP this year, the official Web site is down (as of Saturday morning) (click on the thumbnail to see the message). The other story titillating to me yesterday was about the new Bicycle “PokerPeek” cards the WSOP is using. PokerPages reported on [...]
It’s that glorious time of year again! The World Series of Poker (“WSOP”) starts tomorrow, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Contrary to common belief among those unfamiliar with the WSOP, it’s not a single poker tournament. Rather, it’s a series of tournaments — 55 this year — culminated by a [...]
