July 2009

Four month break for the November Nine

Matthew Pitt / 16 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Day 8 of the World Championship $10,000 No-limit Hold'em Event started at noon Las Vegas time and just 11 hours later the 27 players who started were whittled down until only the November Nine had chips remaining. With so much...Read more »

Phil Ivey in the hunt as Day 7 of $10k Main Event draws to a close

Matthew Pitt / 15 July 2009 / Leave a comment

There is just one more day of play until the 6,494 players who paid $10,000 to enter the 2009 World Championship No-limit Hold'em Event will have been whittled down to form the November Nine. Sixty-four players returned to unbag their...Read more »

Eighth bracelet within reach for Phil Ivey

Matthew Pitt / 14 July 2009 / Leave a comment

After five two-hour long levels, just 64 of the last 185 players still had chips remaining and with them the now real possibility of winning over $8,500,000. Amongst those returning for Day 7 of the World Championship No-limit Hold'em Main...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin -Trip Round-Up

Dave Allan / 14 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Betfair Poker blogger Simon Zammit reflects on his Vegas trip and signs off for one last time. Back home, re-packing my suitcase as I prepare for my holiday in Spain/ Ibiza starting tomorrow, I still cannot stop thinking about Sin...Read more »

Team Betfair at the WSOP: Day 5 of the $10k Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 13 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Of the 407 players who returned to The Rio for Day 5 of the $10,000 World Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event, just two were wearing the colours of Betfair Poker, Sorel Mizzi and tcmoriera. Mizzi started the day with a healthy...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 10 - The End is Near

Dave Allan / 12 July 2009 / Leave a comment

There is a certain sadness in Simon Zammit's last blog post about his time at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with Team Betfair but for me it has been a fascinating insight into a world I knew...Read more »

Team Betfair at the WSOP: Day 4 of the $10k Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 12 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Five members of Team Betfair returned to do battle at the Rio but by the end of play just two of them managed to survive and keep alive dreams of a life changing sum of money and the title of...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 9 - Hypnotic Vegas

Dave Allan / 12 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Time is nearly up for our intrepid blogger Simon Zammit in Las Vegas but he still has a few last tales to tell about Vegas nightlife and, of course, the World Series of Poker. Team Betfair at WSOP 2009 started...Read more »

Team Betfair at the WSOP: Day 3 of the $10k Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 11 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Day 3 of the $10,000 World Championship No-limit Hold'em Main Event saw 2,044 players return to the Rio, nine of them part of Team Betfair, all with one goal, to win the tournament, the $8,500,000 and a coveted World Series...Read more »

Dealing With Dealers at the WSOP

Dave Allan / 10 July 2009 / Leave a comment

With a few horror stories coming out of the WSOP, including a dealer having his hand broken by a disgruntled punter, it seems a good time to look at etiquette around dealers. The vast majority of poker players treat dealers...Read more »

Team Betfair at the WSOP: Day 2b of $10k Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 10 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Day 2b saw a staggering 2,924 hopeful poker players return to The Rio to un-bag their chips and fight it out across the felt for a seat in Day 3 of the World's biggest poker tournament. By the close of...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 8 - Birds, Booze and Blackjack

Dave Allan / 10 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Vegas is starting to grow on me. (writes Simon Zammit) I am getting used to all the great things going on and can really imagine myself being on of the regular visitors to this great city. Last night was another...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 7 - Interview, Craps and WSOP

Dave Allan / 09 July 2009 / Leave a comment

The excellent Simon Zammit completes his first week of blogging for Betfair Poker at the World Series of Poker. I rolled out of bed and dragged myself into the bathroom and the shower worked wonders as I felt like a...Read more »

2009 WSOP: Main Event in full swing

Dave Allan / 08 July 2009 / Leave a comment

The "Day 1s" are already over at the WSOP main event and some familiar names are nursing some healthy chip stacks at this stage. Eric Cloutier currently leads the pack as Day 2b begins. Cloutier had an outstanding days play...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 6 - Sunglasses and Call Girls

Dave Allan / 08 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Today I woke up as fresh as I could hope for, which was great! Richard and I met in the lobby around 09:30 and had a quick breakfast. Today was his last full day in Vegas and he needed to...Read more »

Team Betfair at the WSOP: Day 2a of $10k Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 08 July 2009 / Leave a comment

After the controversy of Day 1d, where hundreds of players missed out on playing in the Main Event due it selling out, most were happy to get back to playing and discussing poker. 1,476 players spilled into the Rio and...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 5 - Cardstacker Stunt

Dave Allan / 07 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Well on his way to losing his Vegas virginity, the popular Simon Zammit continues his revealing tales from behind the scenes at Betfair's World Series of Poker 2009. As the alarm clock rang like there's no tomorrow, I slowly got...Read more »

Team Betfair at the WSOP - Day 1c and 1d of the $10k Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 07 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Five more member of Team Betfair took to the felt with another 1,691 entrants in the Amazon and Brasilia rooms of The Rio and four managed to survive, with 1,102 others to make it through to Day 2. Congressman Barney...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 4 - Flying High

Dave Allan / 06 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Popular blogger and self-confessed car nut Simon Zammit returns with his latest adventures in Sin City including a poker tournament success, Lamborghinis and helicopter rides. Amy and Richard did not want to tell me where we where to eat dinner...Read more »

Team Betfair at the WSOP: Day1a and 1b of the $10k Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 06 July 2009 / Leave a comment

The final event of the 2009 World Series of Poker, the $10,000 World Championship No-limit Hold'em Event started on Friday 3 July and Team Betfair were well represented with a host of online qualifiers and the Betfair Pros. Day 1a...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 3 - Work and Play

Dave Allan / 05 July 2009 / Leave a comment

Simon Zammit continues his story of working behind the scenes for a major online poker room at the WSOP wrapping up Day 2 and geting stuck into work on Day 3. I met up with Amy and Richard at the...Read more »

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

Dave Allan / 04 July 2009 / Leave a comment

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...Read more »

Matt Hawrilenko wins the last WSOP bracelet of the summer

Matthew Pitt / 03 July 2009 / Leave a comment

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...Read more »

Tales of a Vegas Veteran - Part Two

Dave Allan / 03 July 2009 / Leave a comment

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...Read more »

Tales of the Vegas Virgin - Day 1 - Destination London

Dave Allan / 02 July 2009 / Leave a comment

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...Read more »

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