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2010 WSOP Update: Buchman, Baker Bank Bracelets

by Wicked Chops Entity on 6.12.2010 in Poker Tournaments | 1 comment

Newly minted Full Tilt pro Lacey Jones is among the Day 1 survivors in the $1,000 Ladies Event.

Along with a much needed infusion of pretty faces, action picked up big-time yesterday at the 2010 WSOP.

Here’s the latest.

:: Event #18 ($2,000 LH) - A charter member of our Anonymously Good All-Stars team, 2009 November NinerTM Eric Buchman entered the final table as chip leader and closed this one out, banking $203,607 and his first bracelet. Get full payouts here.

:: Event #19 ($10,000 2-7 NL Lowball) - In one of the more star-studded final tables of the WSOP so far, David Baker defeated Eric “Not T.J.’s Son” Cloutier heads-up for the title, winning his first bracelet and $294,321. John Juanda finished fourth ($78,088), Erik Seidel sixth ($41,270), Daniel Negreanu eighth ($26,004), and Andy Bloch ninth ($22,386). Get full final table payouts here.

:: Event #20 ($1,500 PLO) - The final table is set. Nenad Medic goes for his second bracelet, entering the day as the massive big stack with 1,504,000. He’s followed by 2005 July NinerTM Tex Barch 546,000. Full chip counts here.

:: Event #21 ($1,500 7CS) – Another final table set, with another top pro holding the chip lead. Sorel Mizzi goes for his bracelet as table big stack with 435,000. Dan Heimiller, a ginger (241,000) and Jon “Pearljammer” Turner, a ginger (83,000) also remain. Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #22 ($1,000 Ladies Event) - Can you believe the sales at Nordstrom’s this weekend? OMG! She is a bitch. I don’t know why he won’t return my calls. You totally don’t look fat in those jeans. You are such a Samantha. You go girl! I have to go to the bathroom, our whole table should go together! Table bathroom break! Totally. I hate Jesse James he is such an asshole! How could he do that to Sandra? Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #23 ($2,500 LH Six-Handed) - The final event of the day brought 384 entrants, creating a first place prize of $234,065. Alexander Queen ended play as chip leader, stacked at 74,400. Get full chip counts here.

Tagged as: 2010 WSOP, 2010 WSOP updates, David Baker, Eric Buchman

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James Akenhead Triples Up, Room Explodes

by Wicked Chops Entity on 11.7.2009 in Uncategorized | no comments

Imagine the noise you'd make if that black panther statue was Vikki Blows...

Imagine the noise you'd make if that black panther statue was Vikki Blows...

In a hand you’re definitely seeing on TV this Tuesday and that may eventually “matter” if he makes it heads-up (doubtful but whatever), James Akenhead tripled up when he shoved his 4Mish with KQ. Steven Begleiter called, then Eric Buchman re-popped it to 12M. Begs got out. Buchman shows AK, and like Britain in a dental hygiene competition, Akenhead was looking in pretty bad condition.

Bricks on the flop, but a King on the turn…and a Queen on the river…saved Akenhead’s WSOP.

Imagine the noise that would be made if say, Brits Vikki Blows and Keeley Hazell walked out center stage and started making out. That’s basically the eruption heard in the crowd. Speaking of eruptions, visualize the first sentence of this paragraph.


Tagged as: 2009 WSOP Main Event, Eric Buchman, James Akenhead, Poker News

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Good, Bad or Meh for Poker?

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.21.2009 in Poker News | 13 comments

You'd think a bunch of dudes who just became millionaires could at least crack a freaking smile.

You'd think a bunch of dudes who just became millionaires could at least crack a freaking smile.

The 2009 WSOP Main Event has played down to the November NineTM, which means it’s time for our second annual (sort of) Good for PokerTM, Bad for PokerTM, Meh for PokerTM list.

First things first, had Phil Ivey not N9′d it, this would be a turd of a final table on par with 2007. Probably even worse. Just like Cush would’ve saved all for Jerry, Ivey saved all for this final table from a marketing and general mass public interest perspective.

Anyway, we polled a number of people in the so-called “media,” industry types, and pros to gather opinions to go along with our own. Below is the general consensus. Note that just because someone might be listed as Bad for Poker, that doesn’t mean he is a bad dude (except maybe for Shulman). It just means they won’t do much to promote the sport and help the game grow, among other things.

For a more detailed “analysis” of this list, check out our column in next month’s edition of Bluff Magazine.

Meh for Poker

  • Steve Begleiter: Are you excited about an ex-Bear Sterns executive in his 50’s winning the WSOP Main Event? Didn’t think so.
  • Kevin Schaffel: Another average-looking 50-something white guy. Schaffler lives in Florida and has no real desire to play poker full-time. He’s this year’s Dan Nassif.
  • James Akenhead: This one was the toughest for us to peg. Akenhead is a good young player from the U.K. He looks exactly like you’d think a good young player fro the U.K. would look like (this isn’t really meant as a knock, but the guy looks British). Everyone we spoke with in the industry, including the players, didn’t really have an opinion on the guy. Could be good, probably won’t be bad, so let’s go with Meh for now.

Bad for Poker

  • Antoine Saout: Eff France.
  • Eric Buchman: The guy is a straight-up mercenary who says he’s only in it for the money. Whoever wins the WSOP Main Event is the focal point of poker for a year. If Buchman wants no part of that, that’s his right, but it doesn’t mean he’s good for the game.
  • Darvin Moon: Of every N9’er we asked our peers in the industry about, Darvin Moon caused the most amount of debate. Some argued he could be another Moneymaker. The problem with that is we’re not sure if Moon even knows what the Internet is. Others we’ve spoken with say Moon could be the worst thing that ever happened to poker. He’s another one that really doesn’t care about the “celebrity” attached with winning poker’s biggest tournament and he basically luckboxed his way this far. We say Moon, a ginger, is a ginger. So for now, we’re keeping the final table chip leader in the Bad for Poker column. Given his huge chip lead and chances of winning the final table, we hope he’ll change our minds.
  • Jeff Shulman: Just reread this. Great storyline and we’re kind of glad he made it to the final table and is stirring the pot, but would be about as bad as it gets for a winner.

Good For Poker

  • Joe Cada: The 21 year-old online whiz has a good attitude, could become the youngest ME winner ever, and doesn’t seem averse to doing the media tour. Works for us.
  • Phil Ivey: Across the board, the only person on this list that everyone agrees is unequivocally Good for Poker. Great mainstream story here that the press will push about Ivey being the Tiger Woods of Poker. Big boost for the game if the best player wins its most prestigious (and televised) tournament. If Ivey wins and does the talk show circuit that Peter Eastgate turned down last year, maybe we see another Moneymaker-esque effect.

Tagged as: 2009 WSOP Main Event, Antoine Saout, Darvin Moon, Eric Buchman, featured, James Akenhead, Jeff Shulman, Joe Cada, Kevin Schaffel, November Nine, Phil Ivey, Steve Begleiter

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Sarah From UB Brings You This Dinner Break Update

by Wicked Chops Entity on 7.15.2009 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Something here

Sarah from UB is like a ray of sunshine as we barrel our way to a potentially lousy final table...

We’re on dinner break at the 2009 WSOP Main Event.

With just 14 remaining, Eric Buchman has taken the chip lead, stacked at 28,670,000. He’s followed by Steven Begleiter (27,260,000) and Darvin Moon, a ginger (23,800,000).

Relatedly, do any of our readers know of a hot redhead model? Because if we can find a good one, we’ll use her photo instead of Moon’s from here on out.

Phil Ivey is still alive, sitting tenth overall with 7,325,000. And Jeff Shulman has chipped back up to 13,800,000.

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Tagged as: 2009 WSOP Main Event, Darvin Moon, Eric Buchman, Phil Ivey

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