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Gary Trask Gaming Guru - Page 21  Top 10 observations from a week in Las Vegas19 July 2016
LAS VEGAS – Ten random thoughts, observations and takeaways after spending a week in Las Vegas covering the World Series of Poker Main Event, while attempting to rehydrate and readjust to life without watching 10 hours of poker a day: Despite the heat, a July night on the Las Vegas Strip provides plenty of scenic views and entertainment options. ... (read more)
WSOP bracelet-hunting with poker icons Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu15 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The last thing Phil Hellmuth looked like he wanted to do was sit down at a poker table. Less than 30 minutes earlier, The Poker Brat was agonizingly eliminated from the World Series of Poker Main Event after experiencing one of his classic meltdowns that have been caught so many times by ESPN cameras and helped earned him his nickname. ... (read more)
WSOP Main Event money bubble: The most dramatic moment in poker15 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- If you read our "Top 10 Reasons Every Poker Fan Should Attend a World Series of Poker" article earlier this week, we interrupt this column with an important announcement. We've added a No. 11: Make sure you're inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino when the WSOP Main Event money bubble bursts. ... (read more)
Former WSOP champ Annette Obrestad has a new perspective on life as a poker pro14 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The prevailing mood at a tournament as prestigious as the World Series of Poker Main Event is one of anxiety and apprehension. Walk the floor and you can sense the urgency and feel the tension, particularly as things move closer and closer toward that all-important money bubble. Annette Obrestad, however, isn't one of those players living and dying with every hand. ... (read more)
WSOP tournament director delivers daily energy to the Rio14 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- It's 5 p.m. at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Instead of grabbing his car keys and heading home, Jack Effel is in line at the Starbucks just down the hall from the Pavilion Ballroom, where the World Series of Poker is cruising along for a 43rd consecutive day. It's time for the veteran tournament director to grab his regular afternoon venti iced caramel macchiato. ... (read more)
Around the WSOP: November Nine concept continues to help create 'brotherhood' among players13 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- Other than poker, Neil Blumenfield has very little in common with the eight other players who made it to the World Series of Poker Main Event final table last year. "We're different people," said the 62-year-old from San Francisco, who ended up taking third place and cashing in for $3.4 million last November. ... (read more)
Around the WSOP: High Roller for One Drop dramatics upstage first two days of Main Event11 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The energy was back at the World Series of Poker Main Event on Sunday, but like the day before, it was the big names and madcap dramatics of the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em Championship that stole the show at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. It's not that the first two days of the Main Event have been a disappointment. ... (read more)
Top 10 reasons every poker fan should attend the WSOP11 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The registration line at the World Series of Poker snaked out of the cage area and spilled into the hallways of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Sunday morning. There were people of all ages, genders, ethnicities and backgrounds. But they all had three things in common: An eager smile, $10,000 in cash and a far-flung hope of winning the 47th annual WSOP Main Event. ... (read more)
Around the WSOP: Ivey returns, McKeehen surprises to kick off Main Event Day 1C11 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The start of the largest single-day field in World Series of Poker Main Event history was highlighted by the appearance of two of the game’s most enigmatic players: Phil Ivey and Joe McKeehen. For McKeehen, who has been here all summer and is once again running hot, the story wasn't his presence at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for Main Event Day 1C, but what he had to say. ... (read more)
Ex-NFL stars use WSOP Main Event to keep competitive juices flowing9 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- For 15 seasons, Antoine Winfield made a pretty darn good living because of his quickness, playing a game that was all about speed. Not surprisingly, when the ex-NFL defensive back started to take poker more seriously upon retiring from football three years ago, he needed something to fill the void of all the dead time there is when competing in a tournament. ... (read more)
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