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WSOP Main Event Approaches Dinner Break

By Dan

Just before the dinner break of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event , a hand brewed between Darvin Moon and Steven Begleiter . In it, Begleiter put in a raise to 3.9 million and Moon made the call to see the flop come 3-4-2. Begleiter bet 5.35 million and Moon made it 15 million. Begleiter shoved all-in for 21 million and only facing an extra six million to call, Moon folded despite getting prime odds on his money. The crowd was stunned, but a source told PocketFives.com that Moon held K-Q offsuit in the hand and felt that he was drawing dead. Chants of “Begs, Begs, Begs” permeated the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio and a five-minute break was held. A two-hour dinner break will occur at 7:00pm PT. In the interim, PocketFives...

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Joe Sebok Reveals New PokerRoad Show, WSOP Main Event Thoughts

By Dan
Watching the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table from the stage of the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio is PokerRoad Radio’s Joe JoeSebok Sebok. The 56th place finisher in the $10,000 buy-in tournament, Sebok... (read more)

WSOP Main Event Final Table Kicks Off, Reaches First Break

The final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event kicked off around 1:00pm PT from the Penn and Teller Theater inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. After a 115-day layoff, over 1,000 of the players’ friends... (read more)

Jonathan Little (FieryJustice) Rooting on Steven Begleiter at WSOP Main Event

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Among the bedlam of friends, family, and fans at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas preparing to watch the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table unfold is PocketFives.com member Jonathan FieryJustice... (read more)

 

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Tommy Vedes Runs Hot, Wins Festa al Lago
2009-10-27 01:01:37
Tommy Vedes started heads up play with a chip lead of almost 2 million chips with his 9.2 million to Jason "StatusUp" Lavallee's 7.3 million. Lavallee picked up small pots to take ...
Deeb Bad Beat to 4th, Crivello Out 3rd
2009-10-26 23:36:33
Freddy Deeb (right) was one card away from taking a significant chip lead and making the Festa al Lago WPT final table a 3-handed event. Freddy had opened for 400k and Tommy Vedes ...
 
 
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Jordan "scarface_79" Smith joins us to discuss his 10th place finish in the WSOP Main Event and his other recent large cashes.
Ian Ramsey, local counsel for the Interactive Gaming Council, discusses a recent hearing in the Kentucky Supreme Court regarding the potential seizure of online gaming domain names.

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