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Pokerstars.com is giving away free entries to the WSOP 2008 main event.  What’s the catch?  Well, you have to come in the top 50 out of 5,000 in your first level tournament.  The blinds go up every 5 minutes.  Once ...

Shibuya is a slick and posh looking Asian slash Japanese restaurant inside the MGM in Las Vegas. From the outside, you can see the biggest “screen saver” wall you’ve ever seen. They tricked me into thinking that there were 50 ...

Well, here is my account of day 3 at the World Series of Poker, 2007 at the Rio in Las Vegas. For some reason, I couldn’t sleep very well and got up before the wake-up call. As per usual, I ...

Yesterday was day 2B of the World Series of Poker main event, which was day 1C and 1D combined.  My account of what happened follows. Well, I’m starting the day with only 32,300 in chips. The average is supposed to ...

While I wait for the 2007 WSOP day 2 event, I’ve been playing at the MGM. At the 2-5 no limit tables, there’s been at least 1 WSOP player, and as many as 4 on one table. So it’s no ...

As per my plan, I had pre-ordered my breakfast room service which came right on time. Took my shower, ate breakfast, watched a little CNN, then went downstairs to the tournament. I timed the walk and it’s about 7 minutes, ...

Back again for day 2 of the Gaming Life Expo to see pro poker players. Click on the thumbnails to see the full sized picture. First pictures is of 10 time WSOP bracelet winner Johnny Chan signing autographs. During his break ...

As promised, it’s not going to be all WSOP reporting. Let’s see what’s going on at the “Gaming Life Expo.” To demonstrate that this expo isn’t all about gaming, and they have indeed added girls to the roster, Saphire Gentlemen’s ...

Well, I’m all set and ready. Now, it’s waiting and preparation. I’m now going to reveal some of my secrets for getting ready for the WSOP main event. First, start waking up early. The event starts at the crack of ...

It’s finally the day to go to Vegas for the World Series of Poker, 2007. It feels like it’s been months. Oh yeah. It has been months since I won an entry at the Hustler. At the airport, a cute ...