TJ'S BBT Player of the Week

Better late than never, right? As tempting as it was to give the award to myself:

Tuscaloosa Johnny: "Here's the award for the Player of the Week for Week 7."
Tuscaloosa Johnny: "Why thank you. I knew I would get it."
Tuscaloosa Johnny: "It was well deserved. You are the best BBT player...ever."
Tuscaloosa Johnny: "I know."

After some reflection I gave hoyazo his second Player of the Week award for BBT4. The linchpin was winning The Mookie, which has the largest fields each week. For the week, hoyazo final tabled two events, with a ninth in Riverchasers included. I had a second and a third, but personally docked myself for not pulling out a win and imploding in the Mookie after leading with about 50 players left and managing to finish about 35th. Congrats on a nice week hoyazo.

After not pulling out a win in Week 7, I made up for it with an absolute luckbox victory in the Blogger Big Game yesterday. Never before have I won a tournament in which I so deserved to lose. To wit:

My flopped two pair > Closer's turned flush
Heads Up my K7 > QueensUp's KQ
Heads Up my A9 > QueensUp's AJ

There were another one or two wins as a 3 to 1 dog mixed in there. Any complaints I had about running bad in BBT4 were more than made up for with the good fortune I had on Sunday. QueensUp and I split the money so the victory was about a +$630 uptick. If you're going to run good in the BBT4, aside from the TOC the Blogger Big Game is the best event in which to do it.

Also notable is the win puts me slightly ahead of Shabazz Jenkins for the monthly leaderboard $2K bonus. The race remains very tight with seven events remaining so another handful of final tables will be on my wish list for the next two weeks.

Big news for the Kampises

I'll try to post the Player of the Week this afternoon, but first comes the bigger news.

A week ago Amy came home and took a certain kind of test. On Monday we went to the doctor and it was further confirmed. Yes, we're having a baby!

The due date is December 15 and we've got a lot to do to get ready for him or her. I am excited/scared/elated beyond words.

SCOOP action

By the way I'm spending this Monday afternoon live blogging the smallish $109 SCOOP main event for PS. The action has been fast and furious in the first hour of Day 2 play, with already half of the 26 starters eliminated. Follow in here.

Close one

Just missed in the Sunday Brit Blogger tournament Easter afternoon. Prior to yesterday I had had no luck in this event, but I hung around for awhile, making the final table as the short stack and caught some hands. I misread a bet by Julkeus four-handed as being weak when it was strong, doubling him up and crippling myself. After that I managed to win an all-in or two and won the blinds uncontested to get back in contention. In the end it was Julkeus versus myself in a back-and-forth battle that lasted close to an hour. The short stack kept doubling up until I finally succumbed. Julkeus got his TOC seat so congrats to my very worthy heads-up adversary.

It's amazing to me that after 26 events there has been no repeat winner yet because there honestly aren't that many people who play day in and day out. I sure could have used the extra 70 or so points I would have received for first yesterday in the April points race. Maybe this month I can be in contention instead of a dead duck in the last week.

TJ'S BBT Player of the Week

I was a little slow with the BBT this time. I've been busy working on the PokerStars SCOOP events for their blog and then this was Easter weekend, of course. So as we go into Week 7 of the BBT4 here is the award for Week 6.

It was a pretty each choice to pick Shabazz Jenkins. He finished runner-up in the Brit Blogger tournament and third in the Mookie to grab a nice early lead in the Player of the Month contest. For his efforts, Shabazz Jenkins is the Week 6 Player of the Week.

TJ'S BBT Player of the Week

Well, doing the player of the week graphic was easy enough this week. All I had to do was change the week number from 4 to 5.

1QueensUp1 knew what he needed to do to win the points race for March and he came in and did it. He didn't quite get there after finishing eighth in the Brit Blogger game, but did pull to a small lead after finishing fourth in Riverchasers. He topped that off by pulling away with an 11th-place finish in the Skillz stud, making Wednesday night's Mookie relatively sweat free, as only a few opponents could catch him. In many ways, 1QueensUp1's run reminds me of my own March run last year with the late come from behind victory. For his efforts, 1QueensUp1 is the first two-time winner of TJ's Player of the Week award in BBT4 and as we all know that is worth much more then $1,500.

Congrats to 1QueensUp1 and some bad news

A well-deserved $1,500 seat is headed to him for the month of March. He tore through the field with eight final tables (and almost another last night in Sutd) and made the points 11 times in 18 tries. What a finish.

I didn't come close to replicating the magic of last March. Last night was a dandy. I caught the deck early and rocketed to the top of the leaderboard and then proceeded to start with fantastic draws only to miss. For example, I started four to a flush three times toward the end of my night and missed all three, two of those times with either gutshot or open-ended straight draws to go with the flush draws. I went from tournament leader to 36th in a heartbeat.

You may have seen how deeply Harrah's was discounting its rooms this summer for the WSOP. Visitation to Vegas is down drastically this year with the weak economy. Now the unbelievable has happened -- Harrah's has announced it is canceling the WSOP. Officials said they can't expect to recoup the cost of hosting the event because of the expected downturn in poker players coming to town. You can read more details of the sad news here.

TJ'S BBT Player of the Week

No easy choice this week, but I decided to go with 1QueensUp1 because of his third-place finish in Monday's Riverchasers and his sixth-place showing in Tuesday's Skillz. Those high finishes give him some crucial points going into the final three tournaments of the month. Although the standings weren't updated Wednesday, I believe 1QueensUp1's finish in the Skillz temporarily boosted him to the top of the leaderboard before 125Will's 11th place finish last night in the Mookie. 1QueensUp1 just finished out of the points in the Mookie himself. For his strong showing in Week 4, 1QueensUp1 is TJ's BBT Player of the Week.

New Web Poll

Check the lower part of the sidebar for a new poll regarding summer tournaments in Las Vegas. Tell me which ones you like the best.

Player of the Week award coming soon. Tough decision this week.

BBT3 POW...Will I get to award it to myself for Week 4?

I was gone to California all last week. We flew into San Francisco on Monday, drove a car down the Pacific Coast Highway to Los Angeles and flew home Saturday. (Trip report coming soon.) Therefore, I didn't have a chance to record all of the results for Week 3 of the BBT. However, after looking at the leaderboard and talking with bloggers, it's obvious the Player of the Week has to be 125Will. He managed a win and a runner-up finish to rocket to the top of the leaderboard with 615.2 points. Congrats on an awesome week 125Will.

As for me I was pretty much ready to pack it in for the month of March in the BBT, but I decided to play this week because 1) I might as well try to take as many chances as possible to win my TOC seat, 2) there is still the overall leaderboard for the series to consider, and 3) the competition is always fun. Good decision me:



Donk_TuckFard and I had a protracted heads-up battle lasting more than half an hour. Twice I had him all-in with two overs against two unders and twice he hit his hands. He finally caught up almost to even, but I grinded him back down and finally won when my A-9 held up against his A-6. It feels good to lock up the TOC seat and main event freeroll (which I may be playing in Vegas...more to come when I know for sure) and this win should boost me into the Top 10 on the monthly leaderboard. My chance at the top is still very remote, but with five more events in the month I still have a shot. Both months I won last year were come from behind victories, although not from as far behind as this year.

TJ'S BBT Player of the Week

It was a tough call this week, but after studying the leaderboards for each event this week I decided to go with smokkee. He made the points (and at least the final two tables) in three out of the four events with a runner-up finish in the Brit Blogger Game to just miss out on locking up a TOC seat. The week's performance should put him in the top 10 on the monthly leaderboard, with a decent shot at winning the $1,500 package.




I had a pretty rough week myself. Sunday was a non-starter. I both played pretty bad and ran into bad play myself. There was one hand where I called a raise with 3-3 for 3x the blind (I think we were playing 60-180). The flop was 7-2-7 and the preflop raiser checked. I bet 270 and he called. The turn was a 2 (or maybe the flop was 2-7-2 and the turn was a 7, I can't remember). We both checked. The river was a queen, he bet 470 and I made a crying call. He showed Q-K. Who can count the ways the hand was played poorly by both of us? His check-call on the flop? My check on the turn? My call on the river? (And possibly his bet on the river?). So nothing happened for me in Riverchasers.

In Skillz, I at least made the points, but it could have been a more productive evening for me. I was confident in my PLO skillz, but my A-A-8-4 couldn't out run K-K-9-2 all-in preflop (you can't do much better than getting it in as a 2-to-1 favorite in PLO) and I finished 12th. I have yet to make a final table in BBT4. In the Mookie I bubbled the points, finishing in 29th.

I was just happy I got to play all of the events this week since I had planned to be in Tunica for most of the week. However, I got some freelance work dropped in my lap and had to head home Tuesday to start cranking it out because it's due at the end of the month and vacation pleasures await starting Monday...

TJ'S BBT Player of the Week

The first week's winner should be no surprise although midweek I would have picked a different player. I had my eye on lightning36 at first after his hot start, but in the end hoyazo dominated the first week of BBT4.



Hoy played four events this week and managed to make the points in all of them. He final tabled the Big Game on Sunday, earning $690, or as he noted paying for the rest of his BBT4 entries. Hoy led the field with 250.8 points going into Wednesday and finished 25th out of 105 runners in The Mookie, which should put him over 300 for the first week and extend his early lead for the month of March $1,500 seat. Congratulations hoyazo on a great Week 1.

I was semi-happy with my 13th place finish last night. When consistency is key I always feel good about making both the points and the money in a BBT event. Nothing particularly interesting happened for most of the event for me. After we got down in the 20-25 players left range Bone Daddy shoved into me with 9-10 from the SB and I insta called with A-K. The flop brought a pair of 9s and he doubled through (and eventually won the event, so congrats to Bone Daddy). Two hands later I shoved Kc-4c into the aces of OMGItsPokerFool and managed to make both a straight and a flush to double back up. "Instant rebate," Bone Daddy called it.

My demise came a short while later on an insane hand. I had about 16K with blinds at 500-1K and raised to 3K from mid-position with Q-Q. I got called in four spots! First, the big stack behind called, then the 2,700 short stack on the button went all-in. Both the blinds followed into the pot. After a flop of 8-9-J rainbow the prudent move seemed to be to shove, which was followed by two all-in shoves behind me. I was up against 8-8 and 9-9. Why couldn't the flop have been 8-9-Q? I still had six outs, but the turn and river came 5-5. I don't remember who the beneficiary of the hand was, but they won a 80K+ pot, which had to be the biggest of the night up to that point.

Overall, it was a good first week for me as I made the points 3 out of 5 tournaments and should be in the neighborhood of the top 10 after the first week. I so far have avoided the curse that seems to have befallen my closest competition in the March and overall leaderboard standings last year -- namely lucko and TBA -- who have had no luck in the first week of March 2009. I suspect next week will be a different story.

I hope to play 3 of the 4 events next week. I will definitely miss the Brit game on Sunday because I am working stats for the SIAC conference tournament finals in Birmingham and then driving to Tunica to play some in the Spring Poker Classic. I should be able to play Monday-Wednesday unless I go deep in the Omaha 8 tournament I plan to play on Tuesday afternoon. Otherwise, you don't suppose they'd let me bring my laptop to the poker table, would you?

Bukisa

I recently joined this content and networking site called Bukisa where I have begun posting a lot of the articles I've written over the years dealing with strategy (be sure to check those out and harangue me for those!), WSOP and Vegas planning and more. I'll be posting additional links to articles as I upload them, but if you are bored and want to check any out follow the link above. If you are interested in joining Bukisa follow this link.

Quote of the Day for Lostday and a little revisionist history

That's right, this day of the week is no longer called Wednesday. I have redubbed it Lostday as it is the day that features the best television program ever. If you are a fan, you should be reading this site. I admit I haven't been keeping up with the posts on this fan site this year, but Amy is hooked on it...and you will be too if you check it out.

Last month for the March issue of Rounder I interviewed Gavin Smith, Tom McEvoy and Chad Brown. The latest of the three had an interesting quote comparing poker to acting, which as you probably know is in his background.

“In acting you look at Mickey Rourke, for instance. Here’s a guy who was forgotten about, had some drug problems, whatever, and a director really wants him for the role, gives him a script. He didn’t win Best Actor, but everyone thought he should have won Best Actor. That one role, that one body of work, has changed his life. For the next at least two years, his everyday life is going to be changed because of that one role. In poker it’s the same thing. Whoever wins the NBC Heads-Up Championship their life won’t be exactly the same as it was prior to that. That’s how winning one major event can change your life in a good way. That’s an exciting thing for every poker player when they go into a major event with the dream of knowing that it’s realistic to see themselves in first place.”

So much for my theory that I would fare better in the non-NLHE events of the BBT. Last night was my worst finish so far, something like 58th out of however many there were...72 or 73? There were a share of players who were catching who had no clue what they were doing -- in one hand I raised with (3)AA and was called by (K)TJ and managed to brick off completely, not improving my high and missing a low, while he caught two pair, kings and tens. Pretty rotten luck there in Stud Hi/Lo. I also made some sketchy plays myself so I can't complain too vocally.

Not sure if you have heard, but supposedly Sports Illustrated is re-releasing the Sportsman of the Year cover featuring Michael Phelps. Here is a sneak peak:

BBT4 leaderboard up

Al has set up the BBT4 leaderboard page here. I've yet to cash, but have made the points twice (an unfortunate trend that happened a lot last year). I now lurk in 14th place, with an eye on moving up the ladder. I think I will look forward to the Skillz game each Tuesday as I probably have more experience in the non-NLHE games than most of the competition...or at least I have been busted by Matusow in WSOP HORSE for whatever that may be worth.

I will try to refrain from any shooting bloggers in a barrel comments this spring, although that little controversy certainly drew some traffic over here. So far in the first week I would have to say that the competition has been strong in the BBT. I haven't noticed many of the players I targeted as particularly week during BBT3 (and no, I will not name any names).

By the way, I think for fun I will give out a BBT Player of the Week award each week after the events are complete on Wednesday, just because I can -- and want your eyes on my blog each week. I will try not to give any to myself unless I just so wonderfully deserve it, lol, but if I do it definitely won't be on Week 1. I have a certain player in mind already unless someone does something special the last two days of BBT4 Week 1. Tune back Thursday to see who BBT Player of the Week for Week 1 is.

Meanwhile, see you kids in Stud 8 tonight...

Best college newspaper movie review

I just happened to pick up a copy of The Crimson White, the campus newspaper at UA, last week and read a review of the new and revamped Friday the 13th. The columnist, Ryan Mazer, wrote his review of the flick in haiku. Here's part of it:

Friday the 13th
Its most inspired idea
Was its release date

Most of the film's cast
Is dead by the end credits
We're not so lucky

It's a chore to watch
The only task more grueling --
Writing its review

And we're off...

Three months of marriage straining tournament action has begun with the start of BBT4. The two events Sunday were a donkfest for me, getting unlucky on a standard play in the Brit blogger game, catching a miracle when I played bad against Waffles and then getting crippled by a donk call late in the Big Game.

I pushed with about 1K from UTG with A-K in the Brit game and was called by A-J. Obviously the river brought a jack and I was out about 43rd or so.

Early in the Big Game I donked out on Waffles, who is now playing under the alias Maniac57. Someone raised from MP and I called with T-T on the button. Waffles called in the SB. The flop brought 7-9-3 (I think), raiser checked and I bet 300. Waffles check raises to 900 and I call with a slight inclination to fold the turn. The turn was the 6, and did not complete any flushes. He led out for something like 2K. Not sure why, but I called. River brought an 8, also putting three diamonds on the board. Waffles pushed for his last 1,500 and I called with my straight. He showed K-K and I won the donk out of the night award.

Of course, I did not hear the end of it, but Waffles wasn't too bad. Even apologized for calling me an idiot (or whatever he called me, not sure what it was). I explained to him that calling him on the turn was actually a sign of respect. If I thought he was a standard player I would have never called the turn, but since I thought he could be making a play I went with my hand. A bad decision turned good, as it turned out.

I rarely sustain my luck, however. After not having many hands or being involved in any big pots the rest of the way I was blinded and anted down to 6,500 when I pushed from UTG with A-K. Sound familiar? Hoy called in the small blind with T-J and random unknown player called in the big blind for all 6K of his chips with....K-3? The board ran out 5-8-Q-K-3 and I was crippled. Busted shortly afterwards in 14th.

If I won that pot I would have been up to 20K in chips and near the top 5 with a chance to win. I never had much luck in the Big Game last year, either. I made the points once or twice, but never cashed -- and this is the one you definitely want to go deep in.

However, making the points on the first day is at least a decent start. Consistency in these events will give you a chance at the monthly and overall crowns. I pointed about half the events I played last year, and I figure as long as you are still in it with three quarters of the field gone you can catch a hand or two and be in a position to win it.

Interestingly enough poker for me in 2009 has started similarly to last year. I fared well in Mississippi in January both years, including a good cash in a tournament (althought last year's was a lot better -- $4,000 to $1,200) followed by a month in the red in February. If the BBT continues that trend I'll be happy with the results.

Battle of the Bloggers 4 is coming soon

If you haven't been to Al's site head over RIGHT NOW to get the skinny on BBT4. I don't know about you guys, but I've been highly anticipating this event. If I could come even remotely close to duplicating my success in BBT3 I will be very happy. Looks like the fields may be bigger this time and the schedule now runs Sunday-Wednesday each week. I was hoping it might be less time intensive this year, but one the flip side the more events we get to play the less the variance on the monthly leaderboards. My only gripe is that the overall points leader for the three months will not receive a main event seat, which I had hoped would change this time. Minor gripe, though, and kudos to Al for setting up another fantastic event for us.

Otherwise it's been a mediocre month of poker for in February. I had no luck in FTOPS and have played little since. When I have a few weeks in the red I tend to take a break from the game to lick my wounds, so to speak. I agree with those who say it doesn't do you any good to put in a lot of hours at poker if they are "bad" hours where you are not playing at your best.

WSOP Schedule released

Well, I lied. Harrah's released the 2009 WSOP sched today, a week before it was anticipated. Here are the details:

Schedule Announced for 40th Annual World Series of Poker® at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel & Casino

World’s Longest-Running, Largest and Most Prestigious Poker Tournament Set to Run From May 26 - July 15, 2009

LAS VEGAS (January 26, 2009) – The 40th annual World Series of Poker® (WSOP®) -- a set of poker tournaments open to anyone 21 years of age or older -- will commence Wednesday, May 27 with the first of 57 gold bracelet events, and the next day a special $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament will commemorate the gaming industry’s most illustrious event.

The annual poker extravaganza, which dates back to 1970, is televised exclusively on ESPN from the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and consists of a comprehensive slate of the game’s most popular variations.

The 40th annual WSOP will conclude with the $10,000 buy-in World Championship No-Limit Hold‘em Main Event which begins play Friday, July 3, 2009 and reaches its final table (nine players) on July 15, 2009, at which time play will be halted. The famed tournament’s culmination will be held with the “November Nine” from November 7-10, 2009, before a live audience with special primetime coverage from ESPN.

The landmark WSOP comes on the heels of a record year in 2008, when the WSOP generated the most entries ever (58,720) from the most countries ever (124) that competed for the largest prize pool ever ($180,774,427) while awarding 55 championship gold bracelets, globally recognized as the sport’s top prize.

Among the highlights of the 2009 schedule:
• 57 gold bracelet events over 50 days.

• A “stimulus special” $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament on the opening weekend, May 30-31, 2009, which is anticipated to draw the largest-ever live tournament field outside the Main Event and offer a prize pool approaching $5,000,000.

• 10 “World Championship” $10,000 buy-in events (“World Championship” refers to tournaments with a buy-in of $10,000 in each of the various disciplines of poker).

• The third annual $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament, with an enhanced gold bracelet and the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy awarded to the winner.

• A one-time commemorative gold bracelet event, a $40,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament to help mark the 40th annual WSOP on Thursday, May 28, 2009.

• Seven open $1500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournaments, the most popular events in poker.

• The 3rd annual Ante Up For Africa $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em celebrity and charity tournament on Thursday, July 2, 2009, (the day before the Main Event begins) featuring the opportunity for anyone age 21 or older to enter and be seated at the same table as A-list celebrities and top poker pros.

• The Ladies Only No-Limit Hold’em World Championship on Sunday, June 7, 2009, featuring a $1,000 buy-in and helping to raise awareness for the Nevada Cancer Institute, the official community relations partner of the World Series of Poker.

• The Seniors Only No-Limit Hold’em World Championship on Monday, June 22, 2009 for all poker enthusiasts 50 years of age or older.

• The return of the “November Nine” where the nine finalists of the Main Event (July 3-15) return to the Rio on November 7-10, 2009 to vie for the multi-million dollar prize and the title of 2009 World Champion of Poker in front of a live audience with special primetime coverage on ESPN.

"Whether you play poker around the kitchen table or consider yourself a professional, you will find a comfortable seat at the 2009 World Series of Poker," said Jeffrey Pollack, commissioner of the World Series of Poker. "This year's schedule offers more variety than ever before and we look forward to welcoming players from around the world to the Rio for our 40th annual extravaganza this summer."

The famed Amazon Room in the Rio Convention Center once again will serve as the center of the poker universe this summer, featuring the same highly popular blueprint as last year.

Gold bracelet tournaments will begin at 12 noon or 5 PM Pacific Time each day, with a maximum of 10-one hour levels being played for the noon starts, while the 5 PM events will play a maximum of 8 one-hour levels. For those fortunate enough to advance past the first day, re-starts for noon bracelet events will begin at 2 PM, and 5 PM tournaments will restart at 3 PM with a maximum of 10 levels being played each day until a champion is crowned.

Pre-registration for the 2009 WSOP will begin in late February on-site at the Main Cage of the Rio in Las Vegas and online through www.worldseriesofpoker.com. Players will be encouraged to register through a streamlined online process in advance of coming to Las Vegas to avoid being shutout of their favorite events. Any foreign entrants who wire transfer monies will receive the exchange rate into U.S. dollars at the time of the wire transfer, thus locking in their exchange rate in advance.



Wed, May 27th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (Event 1)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $500

Thu, May 28th
12:00 PM
4-Day Event 40th Annual No-Limit Holdem (Event 2)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $40,000

Fri, May 29th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 3)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Sat, May 30th
12:00 PM
4-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 4)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,000

Mon, Jun 1st
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 5)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Mon, Jun 1st
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Seven Card Stud (Event 6)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Tue, Jun 2nd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 7)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Tue, Jun 2nd
5:00 PM
3-Day Event 2-7 Draw Lowbal (Event 8)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Wed, Jun 3rd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed (Event 9)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Wed, Jun 3rd
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha (Event 10)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Thu, Jun 4th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 11)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,000

Thu, Jun 4th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Mixed Event (Event 12)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Fri, Jun 5th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 13)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Fri, Jun 5th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 14)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Sat, Jun 6th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 15)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $5,000


Sat, Jun 6th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Seven Card Stud (Event 16)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Sun, Jun 7th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship (Event 17)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,000

Sun, Jun 7th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 18)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Mon, Jun 8th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 19)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Tue, Jun 9th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 20)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Tue, Jun 9th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event H.O.R.S.E. (Event 21)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $3,000

Wed, Jun 10th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (1,000 player max) (Event 22)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Wed, Jun 10th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball (Event 23)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Thu, Jun 11th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 24)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Thu, Jun 11th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 25)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Fri, Jun 12th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Limit Hold’em (Event 26)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Fri, Jun 12th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (Event 27)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $5,000

Sat, Jun 13th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 28)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Sat, Jun 13th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em (Event 29)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Sun, Jun 14th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 30)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Sun, Jun 14th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event H.O.R.S.E. (Event 31)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Mon, Jun 15th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 32)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,000

Mon, Jun 15th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Limit Hold'em (Event 33)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Tue, Jun 16th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 34)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Wed, Jun 17th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 35)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $5,000

Thu, Jun 18th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 36)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,000

Thu, Jun 18th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 37)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Fri, Jun 19th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Limit Hold’em (Event 38)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,000

Sat, Jun 20th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 39)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Sat, Jun 20th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 40)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Sun, Jun 21st
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (1,000 player max) (Event 41)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $5,000

Sun, Jun 21st
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Mixed Event (Event 42)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Mon, Jun 22nd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Seniors No-Limit Hold’em World Championship (Event 43)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,000

Mon, Jun 22nd
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Seven Card Razz (Event 44)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Tue, Jun 23rd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 45)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $10,000

Tue, Jun 23rd
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 46)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Wed, Jun 24th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) (Event 47)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Thu, Jun 25th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (Event 48)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Fri, Jun 26th
12:00 PM
5-Day Event World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 49)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $50,000

Fri, Jun 26th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 player max) (Event 50)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Sat, Jun 27th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 51)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Sun, Jun 28th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em (Event 52)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $3,000

Sun, Jun 28th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 53)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Mon, Jun 29th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 54)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $1,500

Mon, Jun 29th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (Event 55)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $2,500

Tue, Jun 30th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 56)
No Rebuy/Add-ons $5,000

Thu, Jul 2nd
2:00 PM
1-Day Event Ante Up For Africa Charity
No Rebuy/Add-ons $5,000

Fri, Jul 3rd
12:00 PM
13-Day Event World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 57)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
July 3,2009 12:00 PM Day 1A (3,000 players)
July 4,2009 12:00 PM Day 1B (3,000 players)
July 5,2009 12:00 PM Day 1C (3,000 players)
July 6,2009 12:00 PM Day 1D (3,000 players)
July 7,2009 12:00 PM Day 2A
July 8,2009 12:00 PM Day 2B
July 9,2009 12:00 PM Media Event
July 10,2009 12:00 PM Day 3
July 11,2009 12:00 PM Day 4
July 12,2009 12:00 PM Day 5
July 13,2009 12:00 PM Day 6
July 14,2009 12:00 PM Day 7
November 7-10,2009 TBD FINAL TABLE

$10,000



Satellites Schedule


All of our Mega and Single-Table Satellites will begin on May 26th, 2009
Mega Satellite Schedule:
$330 Mega Satellites Sunday - Thursday at 3 PM.
$550 Mega Satellites Friday - Sunday at 3 PM.
$550 Mega Satellites Sunday - Thursday at 8 PM.
$1060 Mega Satellites Friday & Saturday at 8 PM.

Mega Satellite Days July 1 - 5:
$550 Buy-In Mega Satellites at 10 AM and 4 PM.
$1060 Buy-In Mega Satellites at 1 PM and 8 PM.

Turbo Mega Satellite July 6:
$1060 Turbo Mega Satellite at 8AM

$40k No-Limit Hold'em Mega Satellite Days May 26-27:
$1570 Mega Satellites at 6 PM.

$50k H.O.R.S.E. Mega Satellite Days June 22-25:
$2250 Mega Satellites at 6 PM.

Nightly Tournaments From May 26 - July 14:
$340 Buy-In No-Limit Hold'em tournaments nightly at 7 PM.
$200 Buy-In No-Limit Holdem tournaments nightly at 11pm

World Series of Poker news

I had typed most of a recap for the last of the Biloxi trip before my internet went dead in the Beau's media room so I haven't gotten it up yet. Overall, it was a good trip, both from a poker playing and poker writing standpoint. I'll share the stories in the next couple of days.

But for now let me share some juicy WSOP gossip. Here are some bullet points of info from an inside source about the scheduling for this summer:

* The schedule is likely to be released on Feb. 1.

* The dates will be about the same as in 2008, so from June through mid to late July again.

* Rebuy events are not completely dead. There had been discussion of cutting them out of the WSOP completely, but at least the $1K with rebuys NLHE event will remain. That event continues to have strong support to stay.

* Badugi is not on the schedule, BUT there was strong support for it. My inside source expects it to be on the schedule in 2010.

If any of these statement are proven incorrect in a couple of weeks, I will kill my Deep Throat and find a better one.