Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 2 - The Real Adventure Begins!

4 July 2009

Our Vegas Virgin is still in England but not for long as Simon Zammit takes to the sky and finally lands in Sin City for the World Series of Poker and the start of his real adventures. As the TV...

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Matt Hawrilenko wins the last WSOP bracelet of the summer

3 July 2009

With the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event final table once again being scheduled to play out in November, Event#56, the $5,000 No-limit Hold'em Six-handed event was the last chance to win a coveted gold bracelet this summer. In...

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Tales of a Vegas Veteran - Part Two

3 July 2009

Just over 36 hours into my Vegas trip and as yet I haven't gambled away any of my hard earned money. (Plenty of time!) Rather impressively I have put on a kilo in weight though in just over a day...

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Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 1 - Destination London

2 July 2009

The excellent Simon Zammit continues his Las Vegas WSOP blog reaching London but not before an unfortunate incident with his dog, a run-in with a women's rugby team and some engine trouble. After finishing the Blog Intro and actually seeing...

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Betting Odds On The WSOP Main Event

2 July 2009

The betting market on the WSOP is starting to take shape ahead of the Main Event that starts on Friday July 3rd. The most popular market is proving to be the "Will They Cash?" with money already changing hands about...

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David Bach wins $50k HORSE Event

2 July 2009

Twenty hours and 492 hands after the final table of the $50,000 HORSE Event started it was David Bach who emerged victorious clutching a custom World Series of Poker bracelet, the commemorative Chip Reese Memorial Trophy and $1,276,802 in prize...

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Tales of a Vegas Veteran

2 July 2009

My journey to Vegas started in the small hours of the 30th June at 6am. After stuffing my newly ironed shirts into my suitcase along with a mixture of smart, casual, hot, cold weather clothes I was ready to leave...

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Tales of the Vegas Virgin - The Introduction

1 July 2009

Introducing Betfair Poker's Simon Zammit who is in Las Vegas for the very first time. Follow his experiences over the next few weeks as he reports on all things Vegas at the World Series of Poker Main Event. We all...

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2009 WSOP: Big Names Top the Money Lists

1 July 2009

We're in "main event week" at the WSOP and so far this year we've seen plenty of big names going deep and winning the side events. The big dance starts on Friday July 3rd and, judging by the number of...

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Erik Sagstrom chip leader as $50k HORSE reaches final table

30 June 2009

After four full days of play, 95 hopefuls have been whittled down to the final table of eight in Event#49 the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Whilst there were 53 fewer entrants than last year, the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy is...

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