Bellagio Update – Will cashes again, Dapo just missed.

December 2, 2007

Congrats to Will for placing 17th out of 231 in Friday’s Event #4 $3000 buy-in NL tourney at the Bellagio 5 Diamond Poker Classic.  He cashed for the second time this series, for a $6495 payday. 

Dapo had the unfortunate luck to bubble in this tournament, but is really starting to build his confidence going into the bigger buy-in tournaments next week and the $15k in about two weeks.

Friend of the PROP team, Francois Safieddine had a nice result in this tournament finishing 6th.  GG guys, keep up the good work.

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Slow Down!

December 1, 2007

Everyone likes to be the table captain…the guy doing all the bullying.  Raising lots of pots, continuation betting, winning pots uncontested.  It’s fun.  But the reality of the situation is, since it is so fun, lots of people are trying to do it.  It is certainly the ‘correct’ way to play, as far as most instructional resources will have you believe.  This post is not trying to refute that style, because often times it can be the correct way to play.

However, sometimes it’s not.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Play the Rush

November 30, 2007

We don’t often see this concept talked about much, but we find it is a good tool to have in the arsenal…

To play a rush sometimes you just need to keep playing hands.  Obviously it is impossible to tell when a ‘rush’ is coming, but if you’ve ever gambled at anything else besides poker, you’ll know that sometimes you just get a ‘feeling.’  Now, this can sound a bit silly, not as clever as the technical tools we all have learned (i.e. position strength, reraising light, short stack play, etc), but it certainly can be a part of the game.  So, get in there when you start feeling good.  Play 6 hands in a row, see what happens.  You might just chip up.  You will also change your image, the table will feel you are playing recklessly.  You can and should ‘revert’ to whatever style you were playing prior to the rush, or whatever is appropriate for that table, after a reasonable amount of time as the rush has surely subsided.

If you are willing to play the rush, you are willing to gamble.  Read the rest of this entry »

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One Drop Foundation

November 29, 2007

This is a great example of positive things poker players can do in the world.  The One Drop Foundation which was founded in Oct ’07 aims at ‘fighting poverty in the world by ensuring everyone has access to water.’ 

Now, who started this cool foundation?  Guy Laliberte, with a $100mil.  He plays poker.  You can find him on t.v. during the High Stakes Poker show on GSN, wearing a ‘one drop’ hat and shirt.  He didn’t make his money playing poker though – in fact in ’06 he was rumored to be the biggest loser in cash games online @ fulltilt, over $3mil downtick.  He got his money by owning 95% of Cirque du Soleil…it’s only valued at approx $1.7billion.  He was entrepreneur of the year in ’06 by Ernst and Young.

Inspired by this positive entrepreneurial spirit, PROP will be giving away 25 hoodies for ’25 days of Xmas’ to homeless people in San Francisco.  It’s cold there, hoodies aren’t quite as good as a warm bed/place to stay but they are a start and show people down on there luck that someone cares.

The moral of the story – poker is a game – people play the game – people can do positive things in the world.  Get out there and do some good.

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Bellagio 5 Diamond

November 29, 2007

Quick update – Will Lin cashed in the first event of the Bellagio 5 Diamond Poker Classic going on over the next few weeks.  Event #1 was a $1500 +90 buyin that had 472 entries.  Will finished 44th for $2645. 

Event #2 – Dapo and Will both busted before the money, with Will getting busted to a set over set situation, and Dapo ran into top set with a st8 flush draw and a pair on the flop.

Note: All these fields are notoriously stacked…it’s the Bellagio…anyone who is anyone wants to win these events, and most of the pros are playing the smaller buyins to warm up for the $15k WPT starting in the middle of December.

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Cool Xmas present (next year?)

November 21, 2007

I don’t know anyone that hosts a poker game that wouldn’t think this is cool:

Shuffle Tech to Sell Automatic Shufflers to Consumers for $480, the catch is it isn’t available until Jan ’08…buzz kill. Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Carve a Turkey

November 20, 2007

Just Do It, have a proper bird and be thankful (we’re thankful for wikipedia):

There is nothing as inviting as a home filled with the aroma of a turkey baking in the oven, whether it’s for Thanksgiving or just for a big, special dinner. Read the rest of this entry »

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Charge your ipod with an onion…

November 19, 2007

Just in case you happen to be at your local casino with a dead ipod…get McGuiver on it. 

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Jesus wins $200k

November 19, 2007

Not only did Chris Ferguson win $200k in a WSOP circuit event yesterday, he also got to play in Lake Tahoe, CA.  Perhaps one of the coolest placest on earth.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Poker Gas

November 17, 2007

Somehow we stumbled across this site by Tony Korfman, a long time regular in Vegas circles, http://www.pokergas.com/.  It’s selling a book, but there are some funny soundbytes on the site worth listening to.

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Gabe Thaler makes a solid laydown

November 17, 2007

Many people don’t know Gabe.  That’s because he’s too busy killing/organizing monster cash games in Vegas.  This isn’t his first rodeo, and he truly is one of the best cash game players in the world.

Watch this great laydown he makes with AK on Cash Poker (aired early ’07):

http://www.livevideo.com/video/CashPoker/6B8E69EABE0049969EB8F4663CA54116/gabe-thaler-great-laydown.aspx

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Smallest Poker Player Ever?

November 16, 2007

Freedy Deeb is tiny…his hat….not so much.

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World Series of Online Poker?? .com/.net, I’m confused.

November 15, 2007

Harrah’s announced at the Gaming Expo this past week, that they are looking to take the World Series of Poker brand name, and bring it to the online arena in the U.K. and the rest of Europe. 

You can read the full story here.

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Monday Night Poker League

November 15, 2007

If you are looking for a regular/weekly online league to get into check out a solid league called the Monday Night Poker League hosted by Rob and Team DCG.  This league features games on the Carbon Poker network, with small weekly buy-ins.  Good prizes and point system for league championship.  If you join, tell Rob that PROP sent ya! 

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Durrr, Schulman, Medic….um…Mike Vela?

November 14, 2007

At what usually becomes a wild ride at a WPT final table the dominating forces of the tournament were not able to overcome the one and only Mike Vela??  Superstars Tom Dwan, Nick Schulman, and Nenad Medic all fell to the poker gods.  After winning 1.7mil Mr. Vela says he’s staying at work, and the money does not change his life at all.  Yo Mike, kick us down a lil something then!  It’ll change our lives.  Watch the victory interview @ http://www.cardplayer.com/tv.

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