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World Series Of Poker
2005 Editor's Reports |
LAS VEGAS
June 2, 2005 – July 15, 2005  |
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T minus 2 - Foot and Mouth Disorder
5th July
2005
I've been
waiting and waiting and finally the desert air has caught up with me. Eight
days in and my throat feels like I swallowed a small hedgehog, the wrong way,
if indeed there is a right way. People are assuming its the endless
lemon-margaritas they forced me to drink at the Full Tilt (a rival poker site)
party over at Wynn's casino night club, La Betes. Curious that the
translation from Spanish is 'daisy' and more curoius that the barman wasn't the
least bit interested in that fact.
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Todays tournament is the
Deuce-to-Seven $5000 rebuy. This is a throw back from early days of World
Series poker and only 65 players felt they could afford it and play it. Still,
last year there were only 46. The 65 players managed another 139 rebuys to make
a pool of $986,860 and a first prize of $365,135, not bad for such a small
field.
(Find how to play
Deuce-to-Seven)
Doyle
Brunson (right) sits waitng to play the event whilst giving a few minutes of
his time to a fan. Doyle has the biggest following of any poker player here
with attention nearing the deity level.
The tournament had a strange
air about it, the shock of starting with five cards and then being able to
exchange as many as you like for new cards from the dealer seemed to be getting
to experienced players. Carlos Mortenson went all-in with a made Ten
only to be called by Barry Greenstein with three low cards and two picture
cards. Barry discards the two paints and recieves a nine and a six to
make a nine low and gets Carlos mouthing a few Spanish words of encouragement.
Re-buy, another $5000.
It was so riveting that Anthony Holden, author of
Big Deal, forced me to drink at the
bar telling tales of yore. He's been here a few days getting to grips with the
new world of poker we are in and successfully trouncing the young-uns in the
satellites. His first victim in his first hand was of the new school of poker
etiquette as Tony drew runner-runner hearts for the nut flush. Apparently the
new way of congratulating your opponent is let to fly with your hand and thus
the cards came flying through the air hitting Tony in the head.
Oh, and
the foot disorder. I've got blisters from walking 3 miles a day to my room and
back that are the size of golf balls.
As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, less
than one day to go, we are up 5200 paid players.
Today's tip is to eat at
the Italian restaurant, Antonios in the Rio. All the dishes we tried were
excellent but my sanguine tip of the week is take the Sangiovese at $29 a
bottle. You could pay $100 more and be worse off!
Pictures from today
T minus 2.
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