World Series of Poker
Settling in with the November Nine
November 7th, 2011
For a seventh year in a row, I'm covering the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event Championship. I'm fortunate to have witnessed the last final table inside Benny's Bullpen inside historic Binion's in 2005 when Joe Hachem got the sugar passed his way amidst an omnipresent chant of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy!" Read more »
Betting Guide to the 2011 November Nine
November 3rd, 2011
In case you were wondering, and I know many of you degenerates are always looking for excuses to gamble, here's the latest odds for the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table, otherwise known as the November Nine Read more »
2011 November Nine set
July 20th, 2011
The moment you've all been waiting for -- the November Nine is final set. There's nine players remaining in the 2011 WSOP Main Event Championship. Play will be suspended until November, when everyone comes back to the Rio to slug it out for the bracelet and $8.7 million in cash. Read more »
Main Event Day 8: Buy the ticket, survive the ride
July 19th, 2011
Off in the distance shortly before the bewitching hour of midnight, a muffled sound resembling a mixture of clapping and two squirrels fighting echoed from the far side of the room. Read more »
Main Event Day 6: House of the rising sun; NOLA's Ryan Lenaghan leads with 57 remaining
July 18th, 2011
At the start to Day 6, I jotted down a couple of potential stories that I needed to keep a keen eye on. Read more »
Main Event Day 3: Poirier and Jace are million men and Tilt-A-Scandi
July 15th, 2011
At least 1,000 souls were mercilessly crushed on Day 3. If you must be precise, the exact number is 1,012. That's how many players advanced to Day 3, yet failed to bag up their chips at the end of the night. Read more »
Day off and Annie Duke wins media event
July 14th, 2011
A rare day off at the WSOP. So how do we celebrate? By heading to the Rio to play in a turbo media event. Read more »
Main Event Day 2B: Lamb lies down on Broadway
July 13th, 2011
You hate to peak too early. Read more »
Main Event Day 2A: Torturing the one-eyed clown, Hellmuth awakes, and the Euro surge
July 12th, 2011
Fourteen out of 18 former world champions advanced to Day 2. Out of respect for the champs, the media monitors the progress of all of them in the Main Event from start to finish. Even Jerry Yang. Read more »
Main Event Day 1D: Spider-Man, big records, perma-bans and 6,865
July 11th, 2011
"At least the Playboy model got the phrase right," snarked one of my Dutch colleagues. "The football player totally fucked it up last year." Read more »
