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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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2007 WSOP Day 2b: Big Name Survivors and The Potential End of the World

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.12.2007 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

While we’re still a long way from a final table, everyone’s hope that some "name pros" make the final table this year is at least looking good, so far.

Day 2b wrapped with many notable names in solid chip position…as well as one person with potential apocalyptic ramifications. 

6Leading everyone into Day 3 is wild-and-crazy-guy Hevad "Rain" Kahn, stacked at 580,000. Kahn has two cashes already at this year’s WSOP.

Following Kahn are the likes of Gus Hansen (530,000), Bill Edler (510,000), Fabrice Soulier (340,000), Lorenzo Lamas (320,000), Carlos Mortensen (260,000), not-sore-on-the-eyes Maria Ho (260,000), Ted Forrest (255,000), Darrell "Deep" Dicken (250,000), the spectacularly breasted J.C. Tran (at right, 212,000), Peter "Nordberg" Feldman (180,000), Daniel Alaei (177,000), Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (150,000), and Gavin Smith (150,000).

Unfortunately for mankind, also stacked at 150,000 is Robert Varkonyi. The 2002 WSOP ME champ makes it to Day 3 for the second time in his poker "career." Last year we detailed the apocolypic ramifications of a strong Varkonyi performance, and with continuing Middle East turmoils, the general rise of radical fundamentalism, and Katja Thater, a woman, winning a bracelet this year, things are looking even bleaker for our general survival as a species right now.

We’ll keep you abreast like J.C. Tran of the situation throughout the day.

Get full Day 2b chip counts here.

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Phil Hellmuth Likes Rap Music

by Wicked Chops Entity on 6.15.2007 in Uncategorized | no comments

In his latest vlog, Phil Hellmuth reveals that he’s lost two iPods at the 2007 WSOP so far, but he got a new one that’s loaded with tracks from Lil Flip.

Damn, we thought we knew what kids liked these days (candy, video games, hot oil massages) but now we feel a little more out of touch than Hall & Oates, cause we’ve never freaking heard of Lil Flip.

Later Phil talks about a poker rap video he’s shooting today. Hopefully it’s a little better than Prahlad Friedman’s epic "Poker is Fun":

Poker is fun/for everyone/Except my opponents/they shoulda practiced avoidance.

[cringing]

Tagged as: 2007 wsop, Phil Hellmuth

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2007 WSOP Tournament Updates: Chan Goes for 11, Gracz Makes Another Final Table

by Wicked Chops Entity on 6.15.2007 in Uncategorized | no comments

Scottclements:: 23 remain in Event #23 ($1,500 PLO), with Scott Clements (at right, a man capable of killing you with just a cold hard stare) as the big stack at 295,000. In third overall, vying to tie Phil Hellmuth for a record 11th WSOP bracelet, is Johnny Chan with 131,000.

:: Sort of like the movie "Die Hard with a Vengeance," Mike Gracz is back with a vengeance, making his second final table of the 2007 WSOP. He’s sixth overall in chips in Event #22 ($5,000 NLH), stacked at 534,000. The final table chip leader is Karga Holt with 1,211,000. Nick "The Takeover" Schulman and Tex Barch join them for final table play today at 2pm (PST).

:: And in Event #24 ($3,000 7CS Hi/Lo), 118 runners return today with John Richardson as the chip leader, stacked at 30,000. Other big stacks include Marcel Luske (29,400), Hasan Habib (23,150), Mike Matusow (23,000), David Chiu (21,000), and Kirk Morrison (20,900).

Tagged as: 2007 wsop, Johnny Chan, most all time wsop bracelets

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Daniel Negreanu Does Not Win Bracelet

by Wicked Chops Entity on 6.13.2007 in Uncategorized | no comments

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At today’s most highly anticipated final table at the 2007 WSOP (Event #21 $1,500 NLH Shoot-Out), highly popular pros Daniel Negreanu and Erick Lindgren both walked away without a bracelet.

Lindgren went out in 8th place, banking $12,899. Negreanu went out in third, netting $101,351. At "press time" (i.e. now) Don Baruch currently leads Jared Davis for the title.

In other final table news, Greg Raymer did not win Event #20 ($2,000 7CS Hi/Lo), and neither John Phan nor Humberto Brenes won Event #19 ($2,500 NLH).

Afte the jump, Daniel Negreanu vents on his latest vlog about coming up short of a WSOP bracelet today.

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Tagged as: 2007 wsop, Daniel Negreanu

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