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A work in progress - Part three of our interview with WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack27 June 2007
World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack has been a busy man over the last two years. He has been the catalyst for change in the WSOP, and while some of those changes have been met with initial disapproval from players, the majority of them have been embraced.
Casino City reporter Aaron Todd sat down with Pollack prior to the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E tournament for a three-part interview.
In our final installment, Pollack talks about what he has learned this year, corporate partnerships, and improving the player experience...read moreH.O.R.S.E. day three tournament notes27 June 2007 Last year, the second day of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship at the World Series of Poker lasted 19 hours. This year the tournament was expanded from three days to five days. It looks like four might have been the right number. Tournament officials stopped play yesterday when the field narrowed to 21 players after about eight hours on day three, including an hour and a half dinner break.The tournament will play down to the final eight today...read moreH.O.R.S.E. tournament brings new games to poker fans27 June 2007 Since the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship at the World Series of Poker dipped under 15 tables on Monday, my purple media pass (the lowest in the WSOP Media caste system) has banished me outside the tournament area.
As a result, I've been watching the tournament with the audience, who are sometimes piled three or four deep at the rail.
Many of the fans watching have no idea what's going on inside those ropes...read moreESPN broadcasting WSOP Main Event final table live26 June 2007 Live coverage of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event final table will be available through ESPN pay-per-view and will feature interactive services such as viewer call-ins and text-message polls.
This is the second year ESPN is providing live coverage...read moreIt's all in the Pictures26 June 2007
Apparently it's all in the pictures. The GPWA team has been noticing that our GPWA Times readers like pictures, especially pictures that include cute girls. Imagine that. There has been one exception to the rule, however...if you haven't already noticed, I slacked off last week and did not produce an article for the GPWA newsletter...read moreToughest field in poker? Nah, they're just guys26 June 2007 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Neal Friets may not be the most well-known player in the World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, but he might be having the most fun.
Friets, who is retired from a construction career in Derry, N.H., has $246,000 chips and is in 32nd with 52 players remaining.
His poker resume doesn't merit much attention...read moreWSOP: Cheung wins first bracelet, unknown leading H.O.R.S.E event26 June 2007 Cheung collects first WSOP bracelet
Robert Cheung earned $673,628 for winning Event #38, a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament that drew the sixth-largest field in poker history (2,778).
The 46-year old business man from Vancouver, B.C...read morePutting the 'World' in WSOP -- Part Two of our interview with Commisioner Jeffrey Pollack26 June 2007 World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack has been a busy man over the last two years. He has been the catalyst for change in the WSOP, and while some of those changes have been met with initial disapproval from players, the majority of them have been embraced.
Casino City reporter Aaron Todd sat down with Pollack prior to the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E tournament for a three-part interview.
In our second installment, Pollack addresses the success of women and international players this year and explains his role when there are medical emergencies during tournament play...read moreTape-delay of "The Sequestrium" allows Wong an instant replay25 June 2007 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The decision to broadcast some World Series of Poker tournaments via Web cast on a one-hour delay has been a hot topic of discussion at the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino.
Controversy aside, one of the unintended consequences of the one-hour delay is that it allows players at those tables to watch an instant replay of their final hour at the table.
Suey Wong, who finished seventh in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament that was held today, did just that...read moreWSOP official: Ivey's missing chips question likely caused by his own miscount25 June 2007 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - When Phil Ivey stacked his chips before the second day of play in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Series of Poker, he thought that he'd lost $10,000 chips overnight.
While the difference didn't change where he stood in the field (he was in fifth when the day began), it could have a dramatic impact on his chances in the tournament...read more |
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