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Gary Trask Gaming Guru - Page 46  Obrestad is already what she wants to be when she grows up -- a poker player11 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – Annette Obrestad is not your typical high school drop out.
At 19 years old, the brown-eyed Norwegian is the reigning World Series of Poker Europe champion. She is the youngest bracelet winner in WSOP history as well as the youngest Main Event champ. She's also the first woman to win a Main Event. ... (read more)
ESPN's Lon McEachern is riding the poker wave10 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – It doesn't matter if he's sitting down for breakfast, teeing it up at a local golf course or trying to get in on a small stakes poker game somewhere on the Strip.
Lon McEachern can't go anywhere in Las Vegas without being recognized.
"I actually get a real kick out of it," said ESPN's ... (read more)
Michelle Murrell relishes special role as Lubarsky's 'reader'9 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – When Michelle Murrell first met Hal Lubarsky, she wanted nothing to do with him. Five months later, the two are practically inseparable.
It all began on a whim back in February at The Mirage's poker room. Since then, the two have formed an incredibly strong bond and a friendship that ... (read more)
Surging Swede Mattsson looking to gain more recognition at WSOP7 July 2008
LAS VEGAS - Stefan Mattsson came out firing during Day 1 of the World Series of Poker's Main Event on Friday. In fact, the 28-year-old Swede was so aggressive that one of his tablemates -- three-time WSOP bracelet winner Barry Greenstein -- made it a point to ask who he was and where he came from about 40 ... (read more)
Inside the player lounges at the WSOP6 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – Most of the players competing in the World Series of Poker's Main Event kill time during the five breaks in play each day by using their cellphones, hitting the restroom and/or grabbing a quick drink or a bite to eat.
Chris Moneymaker, however, has a different approach. He plays ... (read more)
A day with the man who drives the WSOP machine4 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – The doors have swung open for Day 1B of the 2008 World Series of Poker's Main Event and Jack Effel is standing smack dab in the middle of the Amazon Ballroom.
Bodies are coming at him from all directions and Effel looks a lot more like a traffic cop at a busy four-way intersection than he does tournament director of one of the most prestigious events in the world. ... (read more)
The potent 'poker psychology' of Phil Hellmuth3 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – You can read about it, talk about it and watch it on TV. You can even try it yourself when you visit a casino or sit down at your weekly home game.
But until you're able to witness in-person one of the game's all-time best apply the power of "poker psychology" from a few feet away, you have no idea just how effective it can be. ... (read more)
ESPN to distribute an expanded WSOP Europe in 20082 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – The World Series of Poker has once again extended its global reach.
WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack announced today that the World Series of Poker Europe will not only increase from three events to four, but ESPN will broadcast eight hours of original coverage in the U.S. and distribute the tournament worldwide. ... (read more)
Around the WSOP: A chat with a proud Phil Hellmuth Sr.2 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – Phil Hellmuth Sr. woke up Tuesday morning at his home in Wisconsin expecting it to be just another ordinary day in the life of a retiree.
"I was planning on going for a swim and then going out to dinner with the wife," he says.
Instead, Hellmuth and his wife Lynn got a call from their oldest son just after 7 a.m. ... (read more)
Poker pros and celebs discuss their respective trades at Ante Up for Africa event2 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – Poker and celebrities. It's a marriage that was consumated during the "poker boom" and the result has been events like Wednesday's Ante Up for Africa tournament that took place at the Rio All Suites and Casino at the World Series of Poker.
Annie Duke and Don Cheadle hosted the second annual ... (read more)
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