Tag Archives: Gus Hansen

Decisions In Poker Based On Circumstances…The Hansen/Deeb “Big One” Agreement

Posted on July 29, 2012 by admin

The world of poker sometimes presents mind-boggling conundrums that even the most brilliant astrophysicist would have trouble wrapping his or her big brain around. The World Series of Poker is one of the arenas where that can come into play and, in particular, the biggest ever buy in poker tournament, the “Big One For One [...] Continue reading →

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Tweet Relief: Welcome to the Dead Zone

Posted on July 26, 2012 by admin

The truth is that during the next couple weeks the poker world is… well, pretty dead.
A big part of the reason for the slowdown is that the WSOP, European Poker Tour and World Poker Tour are all on break until August at the earliest.
Admittedly there… Continue reading →

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2012 WSOP: Michael Hack Leads Day 2C Players, 1753 Survivors Head To Day Three

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

The final Day Two of the 2012 World Series of Poker Championship Event has wrapped up its play, sending the survivors from the day off to the first day that the field will join together this afternoon in the Amazon Room at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino. At the start of the Day [...] Continue reading →

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Lamb Stacks, Brunson Busts on WSOP Main Event Day 2c

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

Hack built a stack of 457,00, which was enough to top Day 2c but even he will be looking up to Gaelle Baumann who finished with 505,800 on Day 2a/b.
Day 2c saw 2,300 players from Day 1c return to the Rio with hopes of surviving through another day. In … Continue reading →

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Full Tilt Poker’s Ray Bitar Released on Bail

Posted on July 11, 2012 by admin

According to a story with Forbes.com, Bitar will return to his home in Glendora for the first time in over a year where he will be monitored electronically.
Bitar’s bail terms had him post a $2.5 million personal recognizance bond and add a warehouse… Continue reading →

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Day One of 2012 WSOP Main Event Concludes

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

Three separate starting days of the 2012 WSOP Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event have concluded. A total of 6,958 starters, all of them with dreams of becoming the next World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, created a total prize pool of $62,021,200. The top prize, which will be awarded when the final [...] Continue reading →

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Brunson, Blom, Big Numbers Highlight Main Event Day 1c

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

Brunson had been on the fence about playing the event earlier in the week and even Tweeted he was skipping it altogether at one point.
At last minute the living poker legend decided he would play and even survived Day 1c with 80,000 chips.
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Rast, Hellmuth Lead WSOP $1M Big One for One Drop

Posted on July 2, 2012 by admin

It was a historic day at the WSOP as 48 players paid $1 million each to enter the Big One for One Drop. After nine levels of poker Rast had stacked 10.71 million while 12-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth bagged 8,395,000.
Also finding a spot in the t… Continue reading →

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Murderer's Row

Posted on July 1, 2012 by admin

Today’s greatest poker players were all assembled at the featured table for the historic Big One for One Drop tournament. The sight of Gus Hansen & Tom ‘Durrr’ Dwan standing 20 feet in front of me nearly caused a nosebleed.

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