The 2012 WSOP is just a few days away. Last year, the WSOP started off with a bang. On the first day of pro play, Phil Ivey issued a statement saying that due...
We’re two weeks out from when news originally broke about PokerStars acquiring Full Tilt Poker. While no officially announcement has come from either PokerStars or Full Tilt regarding the progress of the deal...
Team RISE: Scotty Nguyen, Maria Ho, Jean-Robert Bellande and Dani "Asnky" Stern (not pictured)
US-legal, membership poker site (which the Entities are involved with on varying levels) RISE Poker announced its first batch of pro signings today. Among the players set to promote the site both at major tournaments and online are Scotty Nguyen, Maria Ho, a woman, Jean-Robert Bellande and Dani “Ansky” Stern.
More on RISE Poker‘s announcement, including pro bios and more, here.
Rachel Nordtomme is a lock for first ballot induction into our Girls on the Rail Hall of Fame...voting starts next week.
Nominees for the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame have been announced. Not sure who we’re voting for yet–or if we’re voting for any of them.
Here’s the list, along with some thoughts on each:
:: Chris “Jesus” Ferguson – Has a Main Event win, five bracelets, is a Full Tilt founder, but hasn’t done much lately…or enough yet. :: Barry Greenstein - Probably five more years of relevance away from a vote. :: Jennifer Harman-Traniello – Not done enough yet. Plus didn’t she get elected into the Woman’s Poker Hall of Fame? Isn’t that enough for one year? :: Dan Harrington – On the fence with Dan last year, still on the fence this year. :: Phil Ivey - Tough one. If you vote for Ivey, you have to vote for Seidel. Feels like it’s postponing the inevitable not voting for Ivey at this point, but probably another couple of years away. However, anyone that doesn’t vote for Ivey is a racist. :: Linda Johnson – Can see her getting the sentimental, “she’s such an ambassador!” vote. Not sold on her yet. Intrigued though. :: Tom McEvoy - He might be a posthumous electee. Probably deserves more credit than he gets. Probably not getting a vote. Feels like he should marry Linda Johnson or something. :: Daniel Negreanu – Had he pulled out a win in the WSOP-E Main Event or a bracelet over the past two years, would probably be in the discussion. Not this year though. :: Scotty Ngyuen - Getting our vote. He’s done enough. :: Erik Seidel – Tough one. Biggest “on the fence” guy for us. Definitely deserves election into the Twitter Hall of Fame though.
What do you think? Has Ivey done enough? Who is a lock? Who would you vote for?
Scotty Nguyen practicing temperance at the 2010 WSOP
Word on the floor is that Scotty Nguyen is looking to avoid previous…. unfortunate portrayals of him that involved one too many beers and the WSOP. So, he’s putting back the “near beer” O’Douls instead while playing the $10,000 Stud World Championship. Same beer flavor, 100% less embarrassment.
We just saw this over at 2+2, thought it was a Photoshop work of art, but turns out it’s real.
About 3:18 or so into the above clip, you’ll get to see a topless Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, and Jen Harman.
Kudos for Negreanu sneaking on a PokerStars patch.
UPDATE: Ok, just looked at the post after publishing. Would it have killed ESPN to have put Gina Carano as the thumbnail capture image in the video (like one of these)? Come on, guys.
Just getting Part II of our podcast up. No poker here. 100% discussing and debating The Walking Dead. We’re joined by an esteemed panel, including Jason Newitt, Dave “F-Train” Behr, Jeff Holsey, and Entities Chops and Colin. If you were a fan of the show, you’ll like the debate. We discuss problems with the show, [...]
We recorded a two-parter podcast yesterday. Part I is now live and discusses The Rise and Fall of Ray Bitar WCi feature with its author, Dave “F-Train” Behr. In it, F-Train details the interview process for the feature, as well some conclusions that could be drawn about the man who helped make Full Tilt Poker the [...]
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