A Brit in Vegas » Jose Canseco

$5k players playing like Nooners

Steve — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:57:11 +0000

The line at the payout counter was similar to the line at a bus stop when the previous bus broke down. Maybe Pokerstars had organised a whale watching trip for their qualifiers .

Jessica Welman was back on media row after her fifth place finish in the LIPS tournament yesterday.Her knowledge of online players is far greater than mine so she probably knows a lot more of these players than I do. Jason Mercier and Anh Nguyen are the only Pokerstars pros left.

I saw Jose Canseco playing a $35 tournie in Coachella on Sunday. Today Jennifer Tilly placed her empty Starbucks next to my laptop.I told her to sign it and I would try to sell it on Ebay. She was playing the six handed while waiting for Phil Laak to put in the last of his chips in the ME.

As you can see from the photos we are seeing some monster stacks now, until they colour up.

Just as the Bike were contemplating hiring more food servers such was the demand from media row the action has been moved to Crystal Park casino in Compton. This is because of a contract with the WPT that prohibits filming of poker tournaments by rival networks.This will be on ESPN.The final eight are (I have had a feeling Jason Mercier would win this since Day1):

Chris DeMaci 6.2m
Jason Mercier 3.8m
Ray Henson 3.2m
Jake Toole 1.9m
Joe Tehan 1.9m
Michael Binger 1.6m
Anh Nguyen 1m
Al Grimes 1m

Liz Hagensack won the LIPS event yesyerday although Jessica Welman fifth informed me that there was a chop.

Camryn for children at the Commerce

Steve — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:53:33 +0000

Tournament players in L.A. had difficult choices to make today. A $100k guarantee at the Hustler with a $225 buy in, a $150k guarantee for a buy in of $335 at the Bike or the Commerces overlay $30k for $120. I would have taken the latter option , the smallest buy in , only four tables and a $10k first prize. Poker players egos don’t allow them to do the right play although nobody is going to get much fame or glory as I am the only reporter in town (unless Lizzette Acoba FT’s at the Bike) and I was,at the Commerce, for another event the “First Annual Camryn Manheim Celebrity tournie for the Childrens Institute.”

The only poker players there , Alex Outhred and Jamie Gold, were on the mikes MCing the event something that Alex is very good at. Some of the better celeb players were involved: Mimi Rogers, Cheryl Hines, Jose Canseco and Rikki Lake actually made the FT winning dinner for two at Lawrys and a gift basket from Coffee bean + tea leaf.

I must confess to having a little crush on Cheryl Hines!

The winner Tuc Watkins has appeared in “Desperate Housewifes”.His gay partner in the show also played pretty deep into the event. First prize was a seat in the WPT invitational and a signed felt or $5k cash. Other prizes : a computer, two SW roundtrip tickets, Canon digital camera, Croton watches, portable “carry oke” Karaoke machine and tickets to the Magic Castle.

Including proceeds from the silent auction over $60k was raised for the children.

Celebs at the Commerce gallery

Steve — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:26:07 +0000