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An Open Letter to the Commerce Casino – Why I Signed – #1137

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 1:40pm PDT by mcraig

In an Open Letter to the Commerce Casino posted today on Players Before Profits, numerous influential poker players called out the Commerce for its hypocritical testimony before the US House of Representatives in opposition to federal regulation of online poker. I signed the Open Letter and, though I am used to casinos opposing online poker, [...]
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An Open Letter to the Commerce Casino – Why I Signed – #1137
A Chance to Participate in a Miracle – #1136

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 10:40pm PDT by mcraig

This Sunday at 18:00 ET, just as the $750,000 Guarantee is starting, Full Tilt is holding a private tournament that I encourage you to join. A few years back, a young boy named Shaun Doss was in an automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. The tournament is called “Shaun Doss Miracle” [...]
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A Chance to Participate in a Miracle – #1136
How to Build a Better Race Car – #1135

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 5:36pm PDT by mcraig

It’s difficult for me to write about the nice things that many of my friends at Full Tilt do with their time and money. Because I work for Full Tilt and this Blog appears on is site I worry that readers presume that I have to write these stories, or a purpose of the Blog [...]
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How to Build a Better Race Car – #1135
My Day Begins at Midnight, Part II – Driving Mike Matusow – #1134

Posted: August 17th, 2010, 9:10pm PDT by mcraig

Written today, two months later - Mike Matusow approached me from Amazon Blue #295, his island in a sea of about 20 tables contesting the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship. Mike didn’t know I was going to be here and we had spoken just once so far during the Series and not about this tournament. Even so, [...]
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My Day Begins at Midnight, Part II – Driving Mike Matusow – #1134
My Day Begins at Midnight, Part I – Every Story Looks Funny at 4 AM – #1133

Posted: August 17th, 2010, 8:40pm PDT by mcraig

No matter what we get out of this I know we’ll never forget Smoke on the water, fire in the sky. -Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water” This is what I stayed up 42 fucking hours to play? This fucking hellhole? -Mike Matusow 4 AM, June 16, 2010, Las Vegas - It’s past 4 AM as I write this, though it may be [...]
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My Day Begins at Midnight, Part I – Every Story Looks Funny at 4 AM – #1133
My Day Begins at Midnight, Preface – Lost at the World Series – #1132

Posted: August 17th, 2010, 8:36pm PDT by mcraig

One of my challenges during a reporting assignment like the World Series of Poker – or the NBC Heads-Up Championship in March, or the World Series of Poker-Europe on which I’ll be embarking in 2 ½ weeks – is resolving the conflict between gathering information and reporting information. I accomplished the “gathering” at the World [...]
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My Day Begins at Midnight, Preface – Lost at the World Series – #1132
Great Weekend on Full Tilt – Record Chat & I Didn’t Go Broke! – #1131

Posted: August 16th, 2010, 5:43pm PDT by mcraig

Sunday was a big day for me on Full Tilt. I hosted the longest Pro Chat ever conducted on Full Tilt, 10 hours from the moment I answered the first comment to the time I entered my response to the 351st comment. My transcript of the chat runs 27,000 words (mostly mine) – which is [...]
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Great Weekend on Full Tilt – Record Chat & I Didn’t Go Broke! – #1131
The Running Blog (as I Go for the Full Tilt Chat Record) – #1130

Posted: August 15th, 2010, 2:50pm PDT by mcraig

I will be updating this post throughout the day as I try to host a Pro Chat for 10 hours and break Craig Marquis’s Pro Chat record. 14:47: 46 minutes. I’m keeping up pretty well with the questions. In fact, I need more questions! In the FTOPS KO, I’ve got my original starting chips. First repeat Q: [...]
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The Running Blog (as I Go for the Full Tilt Chat Record) – #1130
FTOPS XVII – This Sunday I’m Going for A[nother] Record – #1129

Posted: August 12th, 2010, 10:14pm PDT by mcraig

[Please note - based on subsequently received information, I edited this post on Friday, August 13 - this is the edited version] This Sunday, August 15 at 1400 ET, I am hosting FTOPS Event #32. It’s a biggie: $240 + $16 NLHE-6max-KO, with a $1,000,000 Guarantee, with first prize guaranteed at over $191,000. I will also be [...]
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FTOPS XVII – This Sunday I’m Going for A[nother] Record – #1129
Flashback I – The Night I Became Sam Grizzle’s Driver – #1128

Posted: August 8th, 2010, 12:31am PDT by mcraig

When I walked up the sidewalk to Mike Matusow’s front door with Ted Forrest, Pui, Karate Mike, and Shauna on July 13 , I was tracing a path that was strange to everyone else but familiar to me: broken doorbell, no response to my knocking, entry without permission, darkened house, mysterious voice answering my call. [...]
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Flashback I – The Night I Became Sam Grizzle’s Driver – #1128
Flashbacks, Introduction – Why Do Ted Forrest and Mike Matusow Have this Grip on Me – #1127

Posted: August 7th, 2010, 3:25pm PDT by mcraig

Starting this weekend, I’ll be posting several entries that share stories of my six-year relationships with Ted Forrest and Mike Matusow. The unifying feature of this stories is how, for me, the events at the end of their historic $2 million weight-loss proposition bet, were deja vu. It was almost as if this unique and [...]
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Flashbacks, Introduction – Why Do Ted Forrest and Mike Matusow Have this Grip on Me – #1127
Scott Matusow Strikes Back – The Further Chronicles of the Forrest-Matusow Weight-Loss Bet – #1126

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 7:53pm PDT by mcraig

Scott Matusow, Mike’s brother, is mad at me. He made a nasty comment to one of my blogs about the evening that concluded the $2 million bet between his brother and Ted Forrest. To make sure that he receives the proper exposure for his criticism, I’m reposting it here, so it won’t be buried on [...]
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Scott Matusow Strikes Back – The Further Chronicles of the Forrest-Matusow Weight-Loss Bet – #1126
There’s Going to be Hell to Pay – #1125

Posted: July 31st, 2010, 2:24am PDT by mcraig

I am really in for it now. You know, a couple of years ago, during a six month period playing on Full Tilt, I cashed three times for over $30k each, won a seat to the Main Event, and twice won the Sunday night HORSE. I didn’t make that big a deal about it in the [...]
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There’s Going to be Hell to Pay – #1125
FTOPS XVII is Going to be SICK – #1124

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 10:01pm PDT by mcraig

When I play on Full Tilt, I find myself occasionally deal with (losing) players claiming the site is rigged: “I’ve lost three times today with aces.” “I saw you suck out twice in ten hands in the Ferguson last night Craig.” Etc. Etc. Etc. After spending more than three years demanding – and never receiving [...]
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FTOPS XVII is Going to be SICK – #1124
A Few Words NOT From Our Sponsor – #1123

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:46pm PDT by mcraig

It’s been nearly two weeks since I posted to the Blog, a gap that is uncharacteristic but, perhaps, predictable. The World Series of Poker was a grind and, though I didn’t fill the Blog with coverage on the Main Event after my elimination, my involvement in and writing about the Ted Forrest-Mike Matusow $2 million [...]
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A Few Words NOT From Our Sponsor – #1123
Karate Mike Fights Back – #1122

Posted: July 19th, 2010, 7:57pm PDT by mcraig

Ted Forrest gave credit to his success at the end to the assistance of “Karate Mike” Santoro, who supervised his training at the end of the weight-loss prop bet with Mike Matusow. Apparently noticing some critical comments of Ted, especially in the post initially announcing that Forrest won the prop bet with Matusow, Santoro left [...]
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Karate Mike Fights Back – #1122
See You on November 9, November Nine – #1121 – 2010 WSOP #102

Posted: July 18th, 2010, 2:34pm PDT by mcraig

It took 12 sessions over 13 days, and more than 18 hours on the last of them, but we have our Final Table for the Main Event, and Shauna and I can finally go home. And yes, at least one familiar face made this elite group culled from 7,319 starters: Michael “Grinder” Mizrachi held on, [...]
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See You on November 9, November Nine – #1121 – 2010 WSOP #102
Answering your questions about the Ted Forrest-Mike Matusow weight-loss prop bet

Posted: July 17th, 2010, 5:19pm PDT by mcraig

I’m working my way through your questions, the ones you posted as comments to #1117, the Summary of the Forrest-Matusow prop bet story. The way I’ve done it is writing my responses, in italics, after your questions, signed “MC” at the end. You’ve had some great questions and, frankly, I’ve had some great answered. For [...]
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Answering your questions about the Ted Forrest-Mike Matusow weight-loss prop bet
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 17, 2010 – #1120 – 2010 WSOP #101

Posted: July 17th, 2010, 4:43pm PDT by mcraig

(Scott Clements on Day 7 of Event 57, $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event, at the 2010 WSOP.) We are down to the last 27 players in the Main Event! Today is going to be a long day! Michael “the Grinder” Mizrachi is now sporting the Full Tilt logo! Main Event is the only tournament in progress! Event #57 [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 17, 2010 – #1120 – 2010 WSOP #101
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 16, 2010 – #1119 – 2010 WSOP #100

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 4:08pm PDT by mcraig

(Shvivee’s hair is green because he is rooting for Scott Clements to make A LOT of money in the Main Event!) Scott Clements is entering Day 7 with 1,085,000 chips! The Main Event is the only tourney underway! Event #57 – Main Event – $10,000 NLHE Prize Pool: $68,798,600 Entries: 7,319 End of Day 6 Remaining: 78 Full Tilt Pros still in Main [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 16, 2010 – #1119 – 2010 WSOP #100
Ted Forrest is Alive and … Well … – #1118 – 2010 WSOP #99

Posted: July 16th, 2010, 3:38am PDT by mcraig

WILL THE REAL TED FORREST PLEASE BULK UP? A side effect of following this weight-loss prop bet story is that I’ve put on about five pounds. I don’t know if it was my discomfort at seeing my friend Ted Forrest in such an extreme condition, or my difficulty coming to terms with the concept of not [...]
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Ted Forrest is Alive and … Well … – #1118 – 2010 WSOP #99
Summary – The Ted Forrest-Mike Matusow Weight-Loss Prop Bet of 2010 – #1117 – 2010 WSOP #98

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 9:37pm PDT by mcraig

After dinner and drinks at the Commerce in May, Ted Forrest, Mike Matusow, and Justin Smith outlined the terms of a weight-loss prop bet destined to upstage the Main Event of the 2010 World Series of Poker. The $2 million wager, which required Forrest to lose nearly 50 pounds in less than 2 ½ months, [...]
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Summary – The Ted Forrest-Mike Matusow Weight-Loss Prop Bet of 2010 – #1117 – 2010 WSOP #98
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 15, 2010 – #1116 – 2010 WSOP #97

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 5:26pm PDT by mcraig

Scott Clements is holding strong with 1,535,000 chips going into Day 6 of the Main Event – see inside for which Full Tilt Pros made it to the money! Main Event is the only tournament in progress! Event #57 – Main Event – $10,000 NLHE Prize Pool: $68,798,600 Entries: 7,319 End of Day 5 Remaining: 205 Full Tilt Pros still in [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 15, 2010 – #1116 – 2010 WSOP #97
Ted Forrest – Richer Than any King – #1115 – 2010 WSOP #96

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 3:34am PDT by mcraig

How can you understand what it feels like to walk into a grocery store after having gone without eating for eleven days? It’s unimaginable, but I can, after watching Ted Forrest do just that at a Smith’s Grocery store in Henderson on Tuesday night, provide a couple of analogies: (1) Royalty – Bill Gates once gave [...]
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Ted Forrest – Richer Than any King – #1115 – 2010 WSOP #96
Forrest & Matusow Meet at the Gates of Hell – #1114 – 2010 WSOP #95

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 8:08pm PDT by mcraig

At this point, I admit that I became too close to a story that was already making me feel uncomfortable. Apart from my shock at Ted Forrest’s appearance, I was now helping him hunt down Mike Matusow. On the one hand, Mike’s a friend, Ted and Mike were friends, and I’d done such errands before. [...]
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Forrest & Matusow Meet at the Gates of Hell – #1114 – 2010 WSOP #95
At Nightfall, Ted Forrest Wants Two Things: Matusow & H20 – #1113 – 2010 WSOP #94

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 5:58pm PDT by mcraig

When Ted Forrest said to me “we’ll keep in touch” as he exited the Pavilion Room, I couldn’t have imagined that I would hear from him within ten minutes. Shauna and I practically ran to my car in the Convention Center parking lot so we could get back home, tell this story, and post these [...]
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At Nightfall, Ted Forrest Wants Two Things: Matusow & H20 – #1113 – 2010 WSOP #94
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 14, 2010 – #1112 – 2010 WSOP #93

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 3:53pm PDT by mcraig

(Ted Forrest wagers his weight into history – AGAIN!) Onto Day 5 in WSOP Main Event – Event #57! Full Tilt Pro Stats for tourney inside! Main Event is the only tournament in progress! Event #57 – Main Event – $10,000 NLHE Prize Pool: $68,798,600 Entries: 7,319 End of Day 4 Remaining: 574 Full Tilt Pros still in Main Event: [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 14, 2010 – #1112 – 2010 WSOP #93
One Wants to Die … – #1111 – 2010 WSOP #92

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 4:30am PDT by mcraig

One wants to die. And he thinks the other could die. I’ve covered a lot of strange stories in poker. I saw Phil Ivey win $10 million in one day. I saw Andy Beal lose $8 million to Ted Forrest and then win it back. I visited Mike Matusow in jail. But those stories were [...]
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One Wants to Die … – #1111 – 2010 WSOP #92
On the Ted Forrest/Mike Matusow Beat – #1110 – 2010 WSOP #91

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 2:22am PDT by mcraig

I sometimes wonder if I’m using my skills to their greatest advantage, or if my work is properly appreciated. As weird and disturbing as this story is, I’m glad I’m here for it. And I hope you’re glad to. This is me, alone in the Pavilion Room at the Rio at 6:59pm today, trying to [...]
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On the Ted Forrest/Mike Matusow Beat – #1110 – 2010 WSOP #91
Ted Forrest: I Wanted To Show That The Impossible Was Possible – #1109 – 2010 WSOP #90

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 1:09am PDT by mcraig

At 7:14pm, on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Ted Forrest won one of the biggest bets in the history of wagering when he stepped on a scale on the stage at the Pavilion Room at the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas and the number staring back at him was 138.0 pounds. The moment was numbing: [...]
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Ted Forrest: I Wanted To Show That The Impossible Was Possible – #1109 – 2010 WSOP #90
Ted Forrest’s Disappearing Act, Part I – #1108 – 2010 WSOP #89

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 8:49pm PDT by mcraig

ENDGAME NOTES In just a couple of hours, Ted Forrest will likely put an exclamation-point ending on one of the most remarkable bets in the history of gambling. Forrest is about to weigh himself for ESPN cameras, Mike Matusow, and Justin Smith. If his weight is 139.9 or less, Matusow and Smith have to pay him [...]
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Ted Forrest’s Disappearing Act, Part I – #1108 – 2010 WSOP #89
Finale – “Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part IX, – Or, the Cold War Isn’t Over – #1107 – 2010 WSOP #88

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 4:30pm PDT by mcraig

At least Al Barbieri made the final table. I kept an eye on the HORSE updates all evening and when I saw they were three-handed and Barbieri had the chip lead, I raced to the Rio for the finish. It looked like Al Barbieri was finally going to win his first gold bracelet and I [...]
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Finale – “Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part IX, – Or, the Cold War Isn’t Over – #1107 – 2010 WSOP #88
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 13, 2010 – #1106 – 2010 WSOP #87

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 2:44pm PDT by mcraig

(Who’s meal is this?! Michael will be posting a story to follow! Happy eating! ) Who has made it to today!? Day 3 is under way for half the feild as others have already gotten through to Day 4! Main Event is the only tournament in progress! Event #57 – Main Event – $10,000 No Limit [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 13, 2010 – #1106 – 2010 WSOP #87
“Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part VIII, The Worst Place to Finish – #1107 – 2010 WSOP #88

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 11:16pm PDT by mcraig

Day 3 – Friday, June 18 At 2am on Friday, Chip Jett busted me in 31st place. If I was destined not to win the event – and with zero chips left and a Stromboli winding through my large intestine, it’s safe to say I was out of the running – Chip was one of my [...]
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“Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part VIII, The Worst Place to Finish – #1107 – 2010 WSOP #88
A Pen for Poker – #1106 – 2010 WSOP #87

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 11:15pm PDT by mcraig

Not long ago Hawaiians Ozzy Thoreson and Evan Sherman were looking for a gift for a tournament director. They thought about giving him a pen but couldn’t find a nice poker-themed pen. Thus was born Pokerpens.com, a company they launched in June with four innovative products and more to come. I have good news and bad [...]
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A Pen for Poker – #1106 – 2010 WSOP #87
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 12, 2010 – #1105 – 2010 WSOP #86

Posted: July 12th, 2010, 2:32pm PDT by mcraig

(The new me after my poker debut yesterday!) After yesterday’s day off, for everyone but me, we get back to the grind of the Main Event! Blinds at 500/1000 to start back up today and we’re down to 1/8 of the crowd left! I have reposted the list of Full Tilt Pros that are still in below [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 12, 2010 – #1105 – 2010 WSOP #86
Learn, Chat, and Play … With Shauna? – #1104 – 2010 WSOP #85

Posted: July 11th, 2010, 8:56pm PDT by mcraig

I first got the idea that Shauna should play the WSOP Media Event a few weeks ago when I received an email from Seth Palansky issuing an invitation to play on Sunday, July 11. I forwarded it to Shauna with a note suggesting that it might be fun if she played and I reported on [...]
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Learn, Chat, and Play … With Shauna? – #1104 – 2010 WSOP #85
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 11, 2010 – #1103 – 2010 WSOP #84

Posted: July 11th, 2010, 2:33pm PDT by mcraig

(Today is an off day at the World Series for everybody but me!) Updated Full Tilt Pro Main Event list inside! TTFN Main Event is the only tournament in progress! Event #57 – Main Event – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $68,798,600 Entries: 7,319 End of Day 2B Remaining: 1,359 Now that we have gotten through all four Day 1’s, and [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 11, 2010 – #1103 – 2010 WSOP #84
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 10, 2010 – #1102 – 2010 WSOP #83

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 5:33pm PDT by mcraig

Which Full Tilt pros are getting closer to winning the Main Event? You will find out here! Main Event is the only tournament in progress! Event #57 – Main Event – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Prize Pool: $68,798,600 Entries: 7,319 End of Day 2A Remaining: 1,359 Now that we have gotten through all four Day 1’s, and completed Day 2A, here is [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 10, 2010 – #1102 – 2010 WSOP #83
“Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part VII, Loser Food – #1101 – 2010 WSOP #82

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 4:16pm PDT by mcraig

If I wrote this story on the pizza box in the middle of the night, you can assume it’s not a happy story. Sitting in my car at 2 AM outside the Rio Convention Center, still reeling from busting out of the tournament, I realized I had eaten almost nothing for two days. So what better [...]
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“Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part VII, Loser Food – #1101 – 2010 WSOP #82
“Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part VI, Adventures of the Yo-Yo Kid – #1100 – 2010 WSOP #81

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 3:57am PDT by mcraig

There is a giant gap between knowing the right way to play and playing right. This was never clearer to me than at the beginning of Day 2 of the $1,500 HORSE. For the first time at the 2010 Series I made it to Day 2, and I had a lot of chips. I didn’t [...]
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“Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli”, Part VI, Adventures of the Yo-Yo Kid – #1100 – 2010 WSOP #81
Apologies & Resumption – The Poker Parable “Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli” – #1099 – 2010 WSOP #80

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 1:21am PDT by mcraig

See, I’m obviously not a nut case: hardly any chips in front of me, only moments left to play in the Main Event, and I have that gigantic smile pasted on my face! My apologies for the lapse in posts. I haven’t been idle – far from it – but I haven’t been able to write [...]
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Apologies & Resumption – The Poker Parable “Leave the HORSE, Take the Stromboli” – #1099 – 2010 WSOP #80
Handicapping the Main Event – #1098 – 2010 WSOP #79

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:01am PDT by mcraig

Whatever the composition of the November 9, it won’t include me or starting-table-mate Emily Jillette. We both busted on Day 1-D, Thursday. Robin Leach, the famous tabloid journalist who operates the Vegas Deluxe web site, asked me and several others to serve as “celebrity columnists” for his blog about what’s new and hot in Las Vegas. [...]
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Handicapping the Main Event – #1098 – 2010 WSOP #79
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 6, 2010 – #1097 – 2010 WSOP #78

Posted: July 6th, 2010, 4:35pm PDT by mcraig

(Phil Gordon’s Main Event Tracksuit! Prevent Cancer!) MAIN EVENT MANIA IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY! Completed Events: Event #54 – $1,000 NLHE Prize Pool: #3,459,600 Event #56 – $2,500 NLHE Prize Pool: $4,466,600 Full Tilt Pros in the money: 21 Jon Turner $24,107 Final table (s) today: ********** Other Events in Progress: Main Event!!!!! (DAY 2) Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael CraigDaily Tilt: Pro [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 6, 2010 – #1097 – 2010 WSOP #78
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 5, 2010 – #1096 – 2010 WSOP #77

Posted: July 5th, 2010, 4:53pm PDT by mcraig

CONGRATULATIONS TO FULL TILT PRO HUCK SEED ON WINNING THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS!!!! Today is the first day of the Main Event!!!!!!! Completed Events: Event #55 – $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship Prize Pool: $3,252,400 Congratulations to winner Miguel Prouix! Full Tilt Pros in the money: 11 Alessio Isaia $50, 867 17 Tom Dwan $31,288 Full Tilt Pro Huck Seed wins the Tournament of [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 5, 2010 – #1096 – 2010 WSOP #77
Leaving Las Vegas … for a Day – #1095 – 2010 WSOP #76

Posted: July 5th, 2010, 3:15pm PDT by mcraig

This is part-confession, part-apology. Day 1-A of the Main Event starts in exactly six minutes. This post will be short because, at the moment Sasquatch or Wayne Newton or whoever says “shuffle up and deal,” I want to be in my car, driving away from Las Vegas. The start of the Main Event, last year, was [...]
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Leaving Las Vegas … for a Day – #1095 – 2010 WSOP #76
Congratulations to Huckleberry Seed, ToC Champion – #1094 – 2010 WSOP #75

Posted: July 5th, 2010, 2:49pm PDT by mcraig

Just past 2:30 AM, Huckleberry Seed became the latest WSOP Tournament of Champions winner. Seed, runner-up Howard Lederer, and third-place finisher Johny Chan lobbed and dodged bombs for a long time in the Amazon Room as the last players standing. The table talk and the twists of fate should make for excellent television when broadcast [...]
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Congratulations to Huckleberry Seed, ToC Champion – #1094 – 2010 WSOP #75
Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 4, 2010 – #1093 – 2010 WSOP #74

Posted: July 4th, 2010, 5:02pm PDT by mcraig

Happy Fourth of July! (Wishing all of our servicemembers a happy and safe 4th of July. Sending lots of love to my brother Jonny and all of his Ranger family – thinking of all of you & remembering those we have lost. Happy Birthday America!) Full Tilt Pros Phil Gordon won the Ante Up for Africa [...]
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Daily Tilt: Pro Tracking – July 4, 2010 – #1093 – 2010 WSOP #74
I Snapped a Photo of Uncle Tilty – #1092 – WSOP #73

Posted: July 3rd, 2010, 10:52pm PDT by mcraig

Since fall 2007, I’ve been asked by readers of the blog about Uncle Tilty. Uncle Tilty, to you newer readers, is an actual, real life boss of mine at Full Tlt and I have referred to him in at least fifty blogs. For some reason, I’ve gotten the idea that some readers don’t believe he [...]
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I Snapped a Photo of Uncle Tilty – #1092 – WSOP #73
Smoke on the Desert – #1091 – 2010 WSOP #72

Posted: July 3rd, 2010, 9:43pm PDT by mcraig

[Much appreciation, obviously, to Richie Blackmore, Ian Gillian, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice.] We all came down to Vegas For the World Series of Poker Playing poker for the Boys & Girls Club Before the Main Event we didn’t have much time At the Golden Nugget, It was thecoolest party in town ‘Til high winds and fireworks Almost burned the place [...]
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Smoke on the Desert – #1091 – 2010 WSOP #72

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