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Why We Can't Hang Out With Gamblers
Another reason we don't like to place wagers: We know we'd end up doing something idiotic on a dare. This is a few days old — holiday, you see — but poker player Erick Lindgren wagered some poker friends that he could "shoot under 100 for all four rounds at one of the toughest courses in Vegas, carry his own bag, and do it all between sunrise and sunset - in 108 degree heat." After a night out partying in Vegas. He did it and won $340,000. We're still not sure it was worth it.
At Least Some Poker Players Are Athletes [Shakedown Sports]
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People Losing Their Life's Savings ... Live On NBC!
It's a logical idea whose time has obviously come: Televised golf wagering. In a move that could only be made by a network desperate after missing out on the Barbaro documentary, NBC is going to televise a full golf tournament made entirely of degenerate gamblers. And Fox is doing it too. More »
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Poker? We Barely Even Know Her! (Sorry.)
We haven't had any Anna Benson updates for a while, mainly because her husband is in baseball purgatory in Baltimore, they haven't made a divorce announcement in a few months and her handlers have apparently asked her to slow down on the slaughter of bunnies and other adorable animals. More »
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The WSOP Rolls On...
It's Day 1C at the World Series of poker, and I still can't find any evidence of Bill Simmons have played a hand yet. He must be in the field tomorrow, though I'd like to think that he was somehow responsible for Louie Anderson's profane outbursts. Some notes, arranged in handy bulleted lists: More »
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Poker Tournament/Carnival Gets Underway
The World Series of Poker main event kicked off last night. About 1/4th of it, anyway. 2,138 players began play, and they played until they were down to 800. Some factoids from Day 1A (days 1B, 1C, and 1D run through Monday): More »
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A Subtle Statement On The Evolutionary State Of Poker Players?
I've gotten a few tips about this Mikey the Chimpanzee who's apparently going to be entered in the World Seris of Poker's main event. There's some lady who travels with him, and has "trained him" to play "poker." More »
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Sorry: We Just Don't Consider Poker A Sport
OK, we're gonna go ahead and call bullshit on this whole World Series of Poker business. More »
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Extensive Folding, Live On Pay-Per-View
Next year's World Series of Poker final table is going to be available on pay-per-view, which is great news for those of you who embrace gambling and a nocturnal lifestyle. The cost is $24.95, and if you break it down to cost per hour, it will probably be the best pay-per-view value of all-time. More »
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I Ain't Sayin' She A Gold Digger...
Well, OK, I guess I am. But she's admitting it, so it's okay. More »
