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Update on Annie Duke Has Issues

by Wicked Chops Entity on 8.1.2006 in Tournaments | 3 comments

We ran into Brian Balsbough and one of the ESPN producers who explained that the announcement that got Annie all riled up wasn’t entirely accurate, which is another way of saying it wasn’t true. What the announcer was trying to say is that they were down to half the tables in the entire room, which would be half the field if they had actually started with all the tables being used, which wasn’t the case, which is why it wasn’t accurate, which is why we have to use all these which’s. So rather than being down to under 900 when that announcement was made they were really more like at 1100. According to ESPN, the plan now is to play down to 500 players or through 6 levels, which ever occurs first.

Tagged as: 2006 world series of poker, poker, WSOP

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Today’s Card Player “LIKE YOU WERE THERE” Moment

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.20.2006 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Terrible.

The Amazon Room at the Rio Hotel and Casino was once again alive with the sounds of poker. Three events narrowed their fields today as players tested their poker chops in an attempt to burst some money bubbles or lock a final table seat and improve their chances of snagging some WSOP jewelry.

Tagged as: 2006 world series of poker, 2006 WSOP

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Today’s Card Player “LIKE YOU WERE THERE” Moment

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.18.2006 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

Earlier today Dr. Pauly eloquently stated: “complaining about the lackluster official live coverage at Card Player…is utterly futile.”

Cardplayer_1_1While we understand where Pauly is coming from, we unfortunately must disagree with his assessment. See, we here at Wicked Chops Poker think that nobody provides more entertaining WSOP coverage than the good folks over at Card Player. Where else on the entire planet can you find perfectly polished written gems like:

1) “At table 119 action has slowed considerably. Most of the poker is being played pre-flop with players raising, facing a re-raise and then folding.” 2) “Nearly every type of poker animal inhabited the Rio‚Äôs Amazon Room and the sights, sounds, and yes, even smells, transformed the massive convention area into a veritable poker jungle.” OR EVEN 3) “It was a day filled with fast action, bad beats, suck outs and lucky draws.”

2_3Believe us, we’ve tried to come up with stuff like that, but like eating 28 Krystal burgers in a two minute span, it’s just not something we can physically do.

So while it’s really difficult to disagree with an esteemed colleague like Pauly, we have been left with no choice. Not when Card Player persistently provides Pulitzer Prize winning prose like the following:


After eating his food (it was most likely spinach), Clements decided to finish his opponents off for dessert: He rivered a flush to knock Corpuz out in fourth place ($68,006), and hit a straight on fifth street to send Brent Carter to the rails in third place ($77,722).


We aren’t betting men, except replace “aren’t” with “are,” but we’d be willing to bet Pauly changes his tune after reading today’s LYWTMTM.

Tagged as: 2006 world series of poker, 2006 WSOP, tao of poker

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Hellmuth Takes Second Shot at Number 10

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.17.2006 in Poker News,Tournaments | 1 comment

Phil Hellmuth really wants this 10th bracelet.

After coming thisclose to capturing bracelet number 10 to tie Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson atop the all-time list in Event #9, Hellmuth now finds himself second overall in chips in Event #24 ($3000 Omaha hi-low).

Throwing all journalistic integrity aside, it’d be a great story to see Hellmuth win this. He’s playing unbelievable poker and to rebound after a crushing defeat just 10 days ago would be an exclamation Scottclementspoint on a career that still likely has [a few more exclamation points in it].

First, Hellmuth will have to get past Scott Clements. Clements cashed earlier in this year’s WSOP in the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event and from the picture of him at right, looks as if he’s capable of killing you win you least expect it.

The rest of the final table chip counts: 2) (the aforementioned) Phil Hellmuth – 158,000, 3) Ronald Matsuura – 120,000, 4) Alex Limjoco – 116,000, 5) Peter Costa – 108,000, 6) Stephen Ladowsky – 97,000, 7) Thor Hansen – 86,000, 8) Martin Corpuz – 76,000, 9) Brent Carter – 49,000.

* Photo from Poker Pages.

Tagged as: 2006 world series of poker, 2006 WSOP, most all time wsop bracelets, Phil Hellmuth

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Today’s Card Player “LIKE YOU WERE THERE” Moment

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.16.2006 in Uncategorized | no comments

Unless the 2006 WSOP is like the entities that comprise Wicked Chops Enterprises LLC and has the staying power and quick rebound abilities to create multiple climatic moments in a short period of time, then the 2006 WSOP might have already experienced its climax with the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event.

Because everything seems to be going downhill, from the actual play to the coverage of [the play].

Now if we were gay black men in the early 90′s, then we’d readily admit we gave Card Player "two snaps up in a circle" for finally upping their game during the H.O.R.S.E. event. Relatively speaking, their coverage of the H.O.R.S.E. tourney, while maybe not on par with other enterprises, was still top notch Kickingselfinheadconsidering where they had previously set the bar. But with Chip Reese’s big win, an ugly hangover seems to be setting in across the Rio. One that may only be cured by a Hellmuth 10th bracelet or the onset of the Main Event. Nowhere is this hangover more evident than at Event #22 ($2,000 NLH, currently lead by Julian Gardner). We’re not sure what would make us want to kick ourselves repeatedly in the head more, actually having to be there to watch the play, or reading more updates like the one below…tough call.

Sat Jul 15 21:22:00 PDT 2006

Action Slows at Table 119
At table 119 action has slowed considerably.  Most of the poker is being played pre-flop with players raising, facing a re-raise and then folding.

Tagged as: 2006 world series of poker, 2006 WSOP, chip reese, H.O.R.S.E.

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