Well...it has started...my favorite 2 months of the year. Was out of town for the start so could not rail all the updates on the internet as usual but have been catching up. Was able to read some Twitter updates and now have been reading Pokernews.com and the WSOP site.
With the new 40K tourney and the 1K buy-in with 6,000+ entries, it has started with a bang. Today is the final table for the 40K and playing to the end the 1.5K Omaha tourneys and day 1b of the 1K.
The FT at 40K will be televised later this summer and has a very impressive lineup. Greg Raymer, Ted Forrest, and Justin Bonomo are some of my favs but the rest of the field also has Stern, Veldhuis, Haxton, Lunkin, Schwartz and Torelli. This event will be great television
The Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better has 19 remaining and will play to the end. Lasts years winner, Thang Luu is currently in 3rd with Freddy Deeb in the hunt.
Day 1b of the 1K is loaded with notables. Day 1a started with 3,000 and ended with 376..they dropped at quite a clip. Today with 3,000+, no reason to think the field will be quickly thinned.
We will be watching and posting updates
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Just came from a long trip and had a great time. We were in Ohio for an art event, then a few days with family that was totally awesome and then on to Tunica for a couple of days of poker.
Had only been there briefly and sort of knew what was available to play in the poker room at the Horseshoe and at Gold Strike. Played a small tourney at GS in the early pm and then on to HS for the evening deep stack in the evening on Friday. Did not cash in either one but made enough in the cash games to make up for the entry fees.
Both poker rooms seemed quite well run. The Gold Strike had a little older, more local crowd and did not offer the array of games that the Horseshoe did. The HS had Omaha, Stud as well as mulitple levels of limit and nl hold'em. All levels of players, some really good pros and very good recreational players as well as beginners and not so good players.
This was a good spot and will probably go back sometime. About a 7-8 hour drive and seems worth the trip.
Had only been there briefly and sort of knew what was available to play in the poker room at the Horseshoe and at Gold Strike. Played a small tourney at GS in the early pm and then on to HS for the evening deep stack in the evening on Friday. Did not cash in either one but made enough in the cash games to make up for the entry fees.
Both poker rooms seemed quite well run. The Gold Strike had a little older, more local crowd and did not offer the array of games that the Horseshoe did. The HS had Omaha, Stud as well as mulitple levels of limit and nl hold'em. All levels of players, some really good pros and very good recreational players as well as beginners and not so good players.
This was a good spot and will probably go back sometime. About a 7-8 hour drive and seems worth the trip.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Disappointed that legal poker in Texas is dead for now
we are working hard on getting the web site up and running. Girl is working so hard to get it all ready.
The big news has been that the bill that would have set up legal poker in Texas has gone down in flames. The Governor, Rick Perry, had promised a veto so it was not worth the time of the bill's sponsor to bring to vote to have it vetoed and would die anyway.
Rick Perry is expecting a strong challenge from Kay Bailey Hutchinson in the next election and he is pandering to the extreme right to shore up that support. He is also heavily supported financially by gaming interests in Oklahoma who would take a huge hit to their economy.
Kay will be more likely to let Texans vote to allow poker and other gambling in the great state of Texas. She seems to be more supportive of letting the people decide instead of the type of "nanny state" that many conservatives want to keep in place.
The truth of the matter is that Texas sends millions to Oklahoma in fees, rake, and other gambling that the casinos produce land as a result, since much of the funds that go to the State Education System. Texas is giving those funds away everyday.
The anticipation of the stimulus money that is coming from the federal government to offset the deficits is given as the reason that the Governor and his cronies do not feel compelled to allow the vote. This is very strange since Perry has indicated he is not in favor of accepting this stimulus money and also that he is even not sure Texas should remain as part of the USA.
What a phony guy.....he would like the image as a moral/Christian human being instead of the hard drinking, womanizer that has been rumored for years....wouldn't we love to know the truth????
The big news has been that the bill that would have set up legal poker in Texas has gone down in flames. The Governor, Rick Perry, had promised a veto so it was not worth the time of the bill's sponsor to bring to vote to have it vetoed and would die anyway.
Rick Perry is expecting a strong challenge from Kay Bailey Hutchinson in the next election and he is pandering to the extreme right to shore up that support. He is also heavily supported financially by gaming interests in Oklahoma who would take a huge hit to their economy.
Kay will be more likely to let Texans vote to allow poker and other gambling in the great state of Texas. She seems to be more supportive of letting the people decide instead of the type of "nanny state" that many conservatives want to keep in place.
The truth of the matter is that Texas sends millions to Oklahoma in fees, rake, and other gambling that the casinos produce land as a result, since much of the funds that go to the State Education System. Texas is giving those funds away everyday.
The anticipation of the stimulus money that is coming from the federal government to offset the deficits is given as the reason that the Governor and his cronies do not feel compelled to allow the vote. This is very strange since Perry has indicated he is not in favor of accepting this stimulus money and also that he is even not sure Texas should remain as part of the USA.
What a phony guy.....he would like the image as a moral/Christian human being instead of the hard drinking, womanizer that has been rumored for years....wouldn't we love to know the truth????
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