Posts Tagged ‘WSOP’
The Pros Speak: Mike Matusow
Posted by The Captain | Filed under The Pros Speak
Team Full Tilt’s Mike Matusow is clearly one of the most outspoken personalities in poker – and one of the most talented. While his past antics have ranged from entertaining to offensive, his performance over the course of this year’s WSOP has been nothing less than top-notch in terms of behavior and performance. Over the last month, he’s earned his third career bracelet, made the final table in the $10K Omaha Hi/Lo Split event, and cashed in the $1.5K HORSE. Even more impressive, he’s been extremely mellow and focused on his game.
Tags: Mike Matusow, WSOP
The Week at FTP: It’s Manic!
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
Welcome to another Monday here on the rail. Take a seat and enjoy the show.
What show? Come on, you know what we’re all about here this week – the WSOP, baby! That magical, mythical, maniacal event where poker players from around the world come to take their best shot at fame, fortune and glory. The biggest donk-fest in the world – minus one Big Donkey.
In and Out of the Money
Posted by The Captain | Filed under Bloggers Corner
The Main Event is under way, and Day 1A saw 1,297 hopefuls take to the felt. By the end of the day, the field had been reduced to 657 runners. To put this in another context, 640 folks made a $10K contribution to a prize-pool that they’ll see no part of. While this might not seem like a lot in terms of big-name pros, it’s still a hefty chunk of change. Just making the decision to buy in to a tournament at this level requires a great deal of commitment. This is where the “psychology of money” begins to come into play: being able to deal with it as an abstraction and not an object.
Tags: Mike Matusow, WSOP
Reader Mail: Playing HORSE
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Reader Mail
Welcome back to another breath-taking edition of Reader Mail, where we put the “fun” in fundamentally poker related reading. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride as we rip into this week’s mailbag. Email us at pokerfromtherail@fulltiltpoker.com with any comments, questions, or any half-baked ideas that occurred to you when you were uh, well, half baked. On to the show:
The Week at FTP: You Can’t Keep an EDog Down
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
Alright – I’m going to come right out and put a big frickin’ jinx on Mr. Lindgren by saying that he has this whole WSOP Player of the Year thing wrapped up already.
There, it’s done. Sorry Erick, you’re a nice guy and all, but I gotta go with my gut here. I mean, let’s look at EDog’s performance so far this year:
- Three final tables
- One bracelet (a career first, btw)
- Nearly $1.3 million in winnings in one month’s worth of tournament play
Sure, there are some other big names who have also had some deep runs during this year’s Series, but for my money, EDog has proven himself to be the leader of the pack.
Tags: Erick Lindgren, WSOP
Singing, Dancing and Jumping the Chark
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under Bloggers Corner
OK, add this to the list of 187 other reasons why poker is jumping the shark: All In – The Poker Musical.
I shit you not.
They’re making a freakin’ poker musical. Why, oh why must this be? Who in Hell(muth) thought this was a good idea? Uh, yeah, that’s right. Phil Hellmuth is credited as one of the “masterminds” behind what I can only guess will be a bigger disaster than the sinking of the Titanic, the burning of the Hindenberg, and the pregnancy of Jessica Alba combined.
Tags: Chris Ferguson, WSOP
The Week at FTP: Another Week, Another Bracelet
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the Interwebs, Big Donkey is back with another wrap up of all things FTP. Aren’t you lucky?
Considering the big news in the poker world is still centered on that little city in the desert, I figure we should start with a quick update from the WSOP. In short, the pros are kicking ass, and the FTP pros are kicking more ass than anyone else. The latest WSOP winner is none other than David Degenayamine Benyamine, who took down yet another loaded final table to claim his first career bracelet in the $10K World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo Split 8 or Better event.
Random Thoughts
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under Bloggers Corner
It feels like I haven’t posted a lot lately. That’s not because I haven’t wanted to, but rather, because other commitments have kept me away from the blogging keyboard and – honestly – I just don’t have anything really coherent to ramble on about. Shocking, I know. (I’m often capable of ranting/rambling about anything, by the way, which is why… oh, never mind….)
Tags: Howard Lederer, WSOP
Reader Mail: The All FTP Final Table
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under Reader Mail
Welcome back to another round of Reader Mail, where we take simple concepts and turn them into mind-boggling nonsense. Things might be all WSOP around here at the office, but that doesn’t mean we won’t take time out of our busy day to make some small talk and kick around the finer points of living. Email us at pokerfromtherail@fulltiltpoker.com with any comments, questions, or hate mail aimed at me for messing up your favorite Simpsons quote. On to the show:
Tags: Iron Man Challenge, WSOP
The Week at FTP: FTP Rules the World!
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
It’s been a busy week here at Full Tilt Poker, with our pros (now hovering somewhere around the 2,000 mark) winning about one out of every four World Series events. I’ve been handed the monumental task of taking over for Big Donkey this week, as he’s busy taking care of press releases for each of WSOP winners from the weekend, so let’s hope I don’t screw this one up too badly. Without further ado, let’s get this party started:
Tags: Patrik Antonius, WSOP
