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Dan Podheiser Gaming Guru - Page 10  Martin Jacobson takes Main Event lead after Day 614 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Day 6 of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event ended Sunday night with 27 players still vying for the bracelet and $10 million first-place prize. The 27 remaining players will reconvene Monday at noon PT and play down to the final nine. Known as the November Nine, the final table will be played live from the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Nov. ... (read more)
Patience pays off for Baranowski13 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- When Casino City profiled Dallas chiropractor Dean Baranowski and his wife, Colleen, on Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event, there was no hint of the potential media stars the two were about to become. Dean Baranowski made it to Day 4 of the 2013 Main Event and cashed for $21,495. ... (read more)
Vancouver home game taking over WSOP Main Event13 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Vancouver, B.C. might just host of the toughest home poker games in the world. Matt Jarvis finished eighth in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and won a WSOP bracelet the following year. In 2013, Jason Mann won $285,408 for his 25th-place finish in the Main Event. And on Saturday, ... (read more)
Top-10 off-the-felt highlights from the 2014 Main Event13 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- I can't believe I've been here for more than a week. When I first arrived at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino last Saturday, I was overwhelmed by the sheer carnival that is the World Series of Poker Main Event. I wrote a column highlighting my top-10 impressions of the tournament to that point, and most of the list was just me projecting my feelings of being overwhelmed. ... (read more)
Main Event Day 4 post-bubble action makes for crazy swings12 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event money bubble burst at approximately 2 p.m. PT Friday afternoon. After that, all hell broke loose.
Within an hour and 15 minutes, the field had shrunk from 692 to 577 players. By dinner, just 443 players remained. And just 297 players made it completely through Day 4.
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ESPN makes a mistake by not filming early days of Main Event11 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Greg Merson and Ryan Riess sat across from each other at the ESPN featured table on Day 1A of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. On Day 1B, Huck Seed and Dan Harrington sat at the exact same table. The odds that two Main Event champions would draw the same table on the first day of the tournament are pretty small. ... (read more)
Money bubble bursts at the 2014 WSOP Main Event11 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- We've made it to the money. The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event bubble burst early Friday afternoon when only 692 of the 6,683 players who entered the tournament were remaining. Each of the 692 survivors has earned a minimum of $18,406. The Main Event champion will win $10 million. ... (read more)
Seven random questions to spark some fun into Day 2C10 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Things are starting to get serious at the Main Event. As play wound down on Day 2C Wednesday, the pressure began to mount. Day 3 is tomorrow, and the entire field of remaining players will join as one unit. The money bubble could hit at any time Thursday. With a $10 million first-place prize ... (read more)
All American Dave food truck transforming the way poker players eat10 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Grass-finished, coffee-encrusted sirloin steak with mashed sweet potatoes and veggies. Pineapple-jalapeno wild Alaskan sockeye salmon over brown rice. Protein-enriched smoothies with organic fruits and fresh greens. If this doesn't look like the typical diet for a poker player, that's because for a long time it wasn't. ... (read more)
At the Main Event, amateurs take different approaches to playing with pros9 July 2014
LAS VEGAS -- One of the great things that distinguishes poker tournaments from other sports is a recreational player can pony up the entry fee and sit down right next to a professional. Thousands of amateurs flock to the World Series of Poker Main Event every year viewing this element of the game as a perk. ... (read more)
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