News & Notes
Guess I can't delay it any longer. Time to do some housecleaning.
JACK BINION WORLD POKER OPEN: Well, it doesn't appear that I have a future career as a poker prognostiticator. Looking at the list of names left after Day 1 of the main event, whose name should appear near the top of the list but Daniel Negreanu. So much for me saying that after winning the player of the year award, he wouldn't have the necessary hunger to leave Tunica with a win. Danny Boy is sitting pretty comfy in 10th going into today. (Maybe he reads my blog and was inspired. Yeah, that's it ...)
Well, it's just a good thing I didn't put myself further out on a limb and try to pick some favorites. Looking down the list, I don't see John Juanda or Humberto Brenes, who would have been two players I would have bet money on to make the final table, or at least well into the money.
PLAYING WITH PIGGS: Was feeling quite sapped last night and didn't manage to put much time in at the tables, and what time I did play wasn't very productive. I still ended the night up $7.50, but it was a lot harder. Took my original $10 to the table and dang near lost it chasing a few hands or convincing myself that I could win a low pot because the others in the hand seemed to be betting high. After awhile, I just got tired of waiting for good cards and most of the profit I made came from buying pots. Oh well, whatever works.
ANNIE DUKE, SUPERSTAR: Wow, what a year for Annie Duke. Another one of my favorite players (so obviously she isn't on the JBWPO list), Annie now stands to profit away from the tables with both a movie AND a sitcom based on her life. She also has a book coming out next year. Read the full story here.
MORE POKER AT HARRAH'S AC: The folks at Harrah's Atlantic City apparently aren't done with poker, even though the WSOP Circuit has left town. Here's an announcement they've asked me to pass along to my readers:
JACK BINION WORLD POKER OPEN: Well, it doesn't appear that I have a future career as a poker prognostiticator. Looking at the list of names left after Day 1 of the main event, whose name should appear near the top of the list but Daniel Negreanu. So much for me saying that after winning the player of the year award, he wouldn't have the necessary hunger to leave Tunica with a win. Danny Boy is sitting pretty comfy in 10th going into today. (Maybe he reads my blog and was inspired. Yeah, that's it ...)
Well, it's just a good thing I didn't put myself further out on a limb and try to pick some favorites. Looking down the list, I don't see John Juanda or Humberto Brenes, who would have been two players I would have bet money on to make the final table, or at least well into the money.
PLAYING WITH PIGGS: Was feeling quite sapped last night and didn't manage to put much time in at the tables, and what time I did play wasn't very productive. I still ended the night up $7.50, but it was a lot harder. Took my original $10 to the table and dang near lost it chasing a few hands or convincing myself that I could win a low pot because the others in the hand seemed to be betting high. After awhile, I just got tired of waiting for good cards and most of the profit I made came from buying pots. Oh well, whatever works.
ANNIE DUKE, SUPERSTAR: Wow, what a year for Annie Duke. Another one of my favorite players (so obviously she isn't on the JBWPO list), Annie now stands to profit away from the tables with both a movie AND a sitcom based on her life. She also has a book coming out next year. Read the full story here.
MORE POKER AT HARRAH'S AC: The folks at Harrah's Atlantic City apparently aren't done with poker, even though the WSOP Circuit has left town. Here's an announcement they've asked me to pass along to my readers:
Friday Night Freeze Out
No Limit Texas Hold'em - Cash Tournament
Location: Harrah's Poker Room
Dates: January 28, February 18, March 25
Time: 8pm
Buy-in: $500+$50
330 Player maximum
Single table tournaments will also be held throughout the day of the Freeze Out. The tournaments will be $55+$10 winner-take-all, with one winner from each single table tournament winning a seat in the Freeze Out.
Harrah's Atlantic City Poker Information Center (609-441-5741) is available for additional information.
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