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2006 WSOP

One Week Until 2008 WSOP + We’re Off Memorial Day Weekend

by Wicked Chops Entity on 5.23.2008 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

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Barring some crazy breaking story, Wicked Chops Poker will be off Memorial Day Weekend. With the 2008 World Series of Poker just a week away (meaning six straight weeks of unrelenting poker coverage), and 2/3 of the Entities in Ireland right now, and 1/3 of the Entities staggering drunk for three-days, let’s be honest, not much is going to get done.

But to get in the mindset for the 2008 WSOP, here’s some recommended reading from WCP coverage of WSOP’s past.

2005 WSOP
Before going down on Dancing with the Stars’ Derek Hough, Dancing with the Stars’ Shannon Elizabeth went down in four-way action.
Wily Brit Barry Baskin smelled like shit.
Whatever happened to Johnny Rockets from Daytona? That guy seemed to have the total package.
Brad Garrett was urinating and so dork had an Elmo head.
The longest massage ever?
Some dude got real creepy around Greg Raymer.
Tiffany Williamson…that bitch is crazy!

2006 WSOP
Where to even begin? How about some Card Player Like You Were There Moments (TM) here here here here here here and here.
Phil Hellmuth wins a then record-tying 10th bracelet.
Clearly us at our absolute most bedlam ensuing.
Some chick played in a nun outfit which probably blew Gank’s mind.
The Milwaukee’s Best Light girls need to make a comeback.
Somebody told us that Bill Gates has a regular call girl he sees in France.
Our Sweats did OK in Day 1B.
Mean people applauded when Doyle Brunson busted.
Our mutual love-affair with Anna Benson began.
Joanna Krupa (above) officially became the hottest girl to ever play the WSOP.
Some more hot girls from the 2006 WSOP.
Vaughn Sandman (where ya been, bud?) absolutely toys with "Salty" Joe Hachem.
We were the first to introduce the world to Jamie Gold.
And we were the only ones to get a pic with Jamie Gold and Crispin "Don’t Call Me Bruce" Leyser.

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Tagged as: 2006 WSOP, 2007 wsop, 2008 WSOP, joanna krupa, shannon elizabeth

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Jamie Gold’s Urinal Mint from 2006 WSOP for Sale on eBay for $5,000

by Wicked Chops Entity on 4.24.2007 in Poker News | 1 comment

Urinalcake No shittin’ ya, click here to see for yourself.

Starting bid is $5,000.

And you only have five days to act to be the proud owner of this “ultimate poker collectible” that, according to its auctioner “poker-kitty“, was “used” by 2006 WSOP champion Jamie Gold “just prior to winning the biggest cash prize ($12 million) in all of sports history.”

Poker-kitty, who has a 100% positive feedback rating on eBay and is a 100% douchebag, goes on to say: “The mint in question was acquired (via rubber gloves) from a hotel men’s room attendant (close friend of the family; can’t disclose his name for obvious reasons), immediately bagged and labeled and stored for safe keeping.”

“While this item is DEFINITELY different, that peculiarity and rarity makes it the absolute ultimate piece of poker memorabilia of all time,” says poker-kitty. “Heck, you could even use it as a dealer button if you really wanted to, although I’d strongly suggest washing it first!”

There’s really nothing we can add to this, except that if this person nabs $5,000 for Gold’s piss mint, which is about as likely as it is the real deal, Tao of Poker’s Pauly, who loves to write about the pros he whizzes next to at tournaments, has a whole new income stream, so to speak, available to him to pad his bankroll.

Thanks to Michael T. for the heads-up on this one.

Tagged as: 2006 WSOP, Jamie Gold

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The 2006 WSOP Main Event Airs Tonight, So Let’s Start Recapping

by Wicked Chops Entity on 8.22.2006 in Poker News,Tournaments | 3 comments

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Tonight, ESPN begins airing coverage of the 2006 WSOP Main Event.

For a change, televised poker media is finally getting ahead of the curve in its coverage. Given the final table was broadcast live on PPV (kudos ESPN), not to mention the hundreds of people who were manically refreshing Card Player for updated chip counts and the literally billions who did the same on Wicked Chops Poker, it would seem very "yesterday’s news" to start broadcasting the Main Event in October or November (however, the prelim events won’t get their just due until then, but we’ll keep some of those stories fresh for you after the jump).

So in light of tonight’s airing and in the spirit of repackaging content, below are five major story lines that broke during this year’s WSOP prelim events (in no particular order of importance, who are we to play God?), followed by some things you may or may not see in tonight’s coverage of Days 1a and 1b…

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Tagged as: 2006 WSOP, anna benson, Doyle Brunson

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The Anatomy of a WSOP

by Wicked Chops Entity on 8.16.2006 in Uncategorized | 6 comments

Editor’s Note: The following guest editorial is from FOWCP Jeff Sealey. Jeff was the fifth place finisher at the 2006 Aussie Millions and one of our 2006 WSOP sweats.

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What does it take to win the World Series of Poker‚Äôs Main Event? I wouldn‚Äôt know. You’re asking the wrong guy. But what I do know is that it‚Äôs different from any other major event I have participated in, which have been a bunch.

The first difference is the sheer fucking size of the field. Obviously, all you can do is beat your table. I truly had the mindset going in that this was ‚Äújust another tournament.‚Äù But it’s not. The difference between this and other tournaments is that the number of players that need to be accommodated forces the play into flights (four to be exact). Throw in nearly two-hour blinds levels and you are in for a loooooooooonnnnnnnnnng tournament.

So, what’s it like playing in your first WSOP? First, in my case at least, you arrive in Vegas on Wednesday night. Then you find out that you don’t play until Saturday. Then you play for fifteen hours on Saturday and make it through to the next day‚Ä¶which isn’t until Tuesday. You play for fifteen hours on Tuesday (technically, I was KO’d on Day 2a) and make it through to Day Three‚Ä¶which isn’t until Friday. Now you have been in Vegas for 9 days and you‚Äôve played twice.

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Tagged as: 2006 WSOP, jeff sealey

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