Jason Senti might be coming to the 2010 WSOP Main Event final table as the short stack but it would be a mistake to underestimate him. In November, the 25-year-old from Saint Louis Park, Mineasotta, will enter the final table with 7.7 million chips and try to parlay his 15 big blinds into the $8.9 million first place prize. “I’m absolutely exhausted but I’m so excited I don’t even know if I could sleep,” Senti said right after making the final table. Known as PBJaxx online, Senti is actually one of the most dangerous players at the final table. Currently [ Read More ]
Archive for July, 2010
ESPN began its coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker with the $50,000 buy-in Poker Player’s Championship, an 8-game tournament for the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy that replaced the HORSE tourney of previous years. To accommodate the network, it was agreed that the final table would revert to a no limit holdem format. Unfortunately, ESPN decided ONLY to shoot the final table, and as a result, the viewers were deprived of being able to see anything other than no limit holdem, despite the fact that only 1/8 of the tournament was played that way. So the versatility of the [ Read More ]
There were many reasons that the Sunday majors could have seen another dip in registration numbers, but the decreases were coming almost weekly for some tournaments and sending nearly every one of the major tournaments into a position of providing an overlay just to make the guarantees. But with the summer in full swing, Las Vegas full of the WSOP, and several current live options for players, there were many reasons that the dip may be temporary. All in all, there were very few tournaments that eclipsed their guarantees, but two of the big Sunday events continued to live up [ Read More ]
When you win your first bracelet in the WSOP sometimes the only thing left to do is make some noise in the Main Event. Jason “JMaster130″ Dewitt seems to have taken that to heart on Day 2b as he’s fought his way into the top 10 chip counts as of the dinner break with over 200k. “I’m feeling really good,” he said. “I’ve only made one mistake over the last two days so if I can just keep that up I can make a very deep run.” Dewitt, originally from Indiana and now residing in Atlanta, made headlines this year [ Read More ]
When it comes to poker, women have been forging their way to the head of the collective conscious for many years. Today there’s no shortage of women proving their merit on the felt, both in online tournaments and renowned events around the globe. Two young female players who have exploded onto the poker scene are Evelyn “Evybabee” Ng and Amanda “Manderbutt” Musumeci—the dynamic duo that makes up Team Bodog Poker. Musumeci is the newest addition to the Bodog Team. She hails from Philadelphia and began playing poker shortly before starting college at Kutztown University. While in school, she took a [ Read More ]
It was the last of the 56 preliminary events at the 2010 World Series of Poker, and it didn’t fail to impress. The $2,500 NLHE event caught the attention of players arriving in Las Vegas, as well as pros looking for one last chance to cash before the Main Event. No matter the reason for playing, the WSOP gold bracelet was at the center of it all – the heart and soul of the seven weeks of the Series. There were 1,942 players to start the event, which resulted in a $4,466,600 prize pool. Day 1 thinned the field to [ Read More ]
It was the last championship event, the last PLO tournament, and one of the last bracelet events of the 2010 WSOP. Despite its prohibitive $10K buy-in for many players, there were plenty looking to take advantage of it and take their chances in the tournament. Not only was it set to attract some of the biggest and best bankrolled players in poker, but many 2010 bracelet winners and big cashers were also looking to add to their summer success. There were 346 players listed as participating in the tournament, which made for a sizable prize pool of $3,252,400 with $780,599 [ Read More ]
All online poker players know what makes PokerStars the leading online poker site – fantastic promotions. And as summer heats up, so do the sizzling hot promotions on PokerStars! Check out all of these fantastic deals taking place this month, but don't delay because these promotions will fizzle out soon! July is MicroMania month on PokerStars where small stakes players reign supreme! During the whole month of July you don't have to have a fat bankroll to take advantage of deposit bonuses, cash games, MTTs, Sit n Go’s and live event qualifiers. This MicroMania promotion is going on now and [ Read More ]
