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Old guard a force at NAPT Mohegan Sun

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- In a tournament sponsored by an online poker room, and in a field that was filled with baby-faced youngsters, it was ironic that three of the top five finishers in the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event were in their teens and twenties before the Internet phenoms were even born. Mike Beasley said he didn't think the younger players in the field took him too seriously until it was too late...read more

Selbst cruises to NAPT Mohegan Sun title

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- Minutes before the final table began Sunday at the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event, final tableist Alistar Melville asked me how long these final tables usually take. "It varies," I told him...read more

Selbst in familiar position after Day 4

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- Vanessa Selbst is in a familiar position heading into the final table at the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event. For the third day in a row, the Yale Law School student ended play in the top three in chips...read more

NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event Day 4 notebook

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- As the field continued to wind its way down to the final eight, only two tables were being used, and players at both tables began to show interest at the goings on at the opposing table. Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy was was often seen checking out the action when he was out of a hand. Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy took keen interest on the goings on of the other table...read more

Final table set at NAPT Mohegan Sun

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- In the home state of the undefeated and virtually unchallenged University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, it's only fitting that a woman is dominating the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event...read more

NAPT Mohegan Sun Day 3 notebook

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- The most lively table Friday might have been table one, which stayed remarkably intact, even as players from other tables busted out left and right. Much of the liveliness came from Alex Keating, who seemed to be talking a mile a minute, pontificating on topics ranging from poker to the Mighty Ducks movies. He asked if anyone at the table liked South Park, and when Alan Sternberg said he did, Keating remarked that he "looked like a South Park fan." Keating and David Teppenberg were especially talkative with each other...read more

Selbst in control after NAPT Mohegan Sun Day 3

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- Two Vanessas and a Scott dominated Day 3 of the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event on Friday. Scott Seiver and Vanessa Selbst are your two chip leaders following Day 3. (photo by Vin Narayanan) Vanessa Selbst, who began the day third in chips with 542,600, continued to dominate the field...read more

Epic beat spoils media tournament

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- I now know the feeling of an epic bad beat. I now know the feeling of being sucked out on runner-runner cards. I now know the feeling of having a tournament in your grasps only for it to be snatched away at the last possible moment. I now know what it feels like to be a professional poker player. Of course, my epic bad beat didn't occur in the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event, which finished its Day Two on Thursday...read more

Day 2 of NAPT Mohegan Sun a rollercoaster

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- Carnage. Upsetting. Grinding. They're three completely different words. Yet, depending on your vantage point, all three could describe Day 2 of the PokerStars.Net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event. Thursday's action began at noon with 443 players remaining from a strong opening field of 716...read more

Deal Me In: Winner winner

Dear Mark: I was wondering, do you have any idea where the phrase "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" originated from? Why do people shout it out when playing? Johnson T. "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" is occasionally yelled out on the casino floor to suggest a positive gambling result...read more