Archive for March, 2010

Odds on the NBC Heads Up

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

My friends at PartyBets have odds on the 64 runner Heads Up tournie to be held at Caesars this weekend. Predictably Phil Ivey leads the way.Here are selected odds:
Phil Ivey 10-1
Tom Dwan 16-1
Daniel Negreanu  16-1
Patrick Antonius 16-1
Allan Cunningham 20-1
WSOP Champs:
Huck Seed 11-1
Chris Ferguson 12-1
Phil Hellmuth 16-1
Joe Hachem 30-1 from 50-1
Greg Raymer 33-1
Johnny Chan 40-1
Jamie Gold [...]

Everyone hits the road

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The Commerce was very quiet today. Greg Mueller has returned from Canada, with a cold. It is only a brief stopover as he is due in Vegas  to play in the Heads Up at Caesars. Mike Matusow and JR Bellande are downstairs. Upstairs a paid audience was filling the seats in the ballroom as they [...]

Two days of lights camera action…

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Don’t feel bad for the final six at the Party owned WPT.They have a day off tomorrow. No rest for the media crew though. Maybe too much rest for the Invitational finalists. Thor Hansen may have to win this to cover his losses of the last  ten days. I ave no idea if the Las [...]

WPT event on schedule

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

As the Bike “Winnin of the Green” commences with $225 buy in $100k guarantee (which they made) the WPT cruised along passing its target of 27 players without threatening to ruin anyones dinner plans. Both my selections Chris Moore and Brett Richey bit the dust today.I officially give up trying to predict the winner.
Vanna Tea [...]

Nice guys in the lead

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Finding the winner of the PartyPoker WPT event is still a job for the pin but good to see two of pokers nice guys wearing the yellow jerseys as they prepare for Day 4. Mark Newhouse went from rags to riches in September 06 with his $1.5m windfall from a victory in a WPT event [...]