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The Complete 2014 45th World Series of Poker Schedule Has Been Released!

2014-02-12T20:04:00.001-06:00

2014 45th Annual World Series of Poker

Tue, May 27th 12:00 PM 2-Day Event	Event #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em EventStructure Sheet	$500
Tue, May 27th 4:00 PM 4-Day Event	Event #2: Mixed Max No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet Day 1 plays 9-handed, Day 2 plays 6-handed, Days 3 plays 4-handed, Day 4 is heads-up	$25,000
Wed, May 28th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #3: Pot-Limit OmahaStructure Sheet	$1,000
Thu, May 29th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #4: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,000
Thu, May 29th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #5: Limit 2-7 Triple Draw LowballStructure Sheet	$10,000
Fri, May 30th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em ShootoutStructure Sheet	$1,500
Fri, May 30th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #7: Seven Card RazzStructure Sheet	$1,500	Online satellites running right now.
Sat, May 31st 11:00 AM 3-Day Event	Event #8A: Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em - Winner to receive $1,000,000Structure Sheet $1,000,000 Guaranteed 1st place prize. Re-entry event. Players eliminated in Flight A may enter Flight B.	$1,500
Sat, May 31st 5:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #8B: Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em - Winner to receive $1,000,000Structure Sheet $1,000,000 Guaranteed 1st place prize. Re-entry event. Players eliminated in Flight A may enter Flight B.	$1,500	Qualify online for as little as $1
Sun, Jun 1st 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #9: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,000
Sun, Jun 1st 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #10: Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or BetterStructure Sheet	$10,000
Mon, Jun 2nd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #11: No-Limit Hold'em Six HandedStructure Sheet	$1,500	Qualify online for as little as $1
Tue, Jun 3rd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #12: Pot-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Tue, Jun 3rd 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #13: No-Limit 2-7 Draw LowballStructure Sheet	$10,000
Wed, Jun 4th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #14: Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or BetterStructure Sheet	$1,500	Qualify online for as little as $1
Thu, Jun 5th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #15: No-Limit Hold'em Six HandedStructure Sheet	$3,000
Thu, Jun 5th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #16: Limit 2-7 Triple Draw LowballStructure Sheet	$1,500	Qualify online for as little as $1
Fri, Jun 6th 10:00 AM 3-Day Event	Event #17: Seniors No-Limit Hold'em ChampionshipStructure Sheet Event open to players 50 years of age and older.	$1,000
Fri, Jun 6th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #18: Seven Card RazzStructure Sheet	$10,000
Sat, Jun 7th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #19: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Sat, Jun 7th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #20: No-Limit Hold'em ShootoutStructure Sheet	$3,000
Sun, Jun 8th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #21: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,000	Online satellites running right now.
Sun, Jun 8th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #22: H.O.R.S.E.Structure Sheet Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better	$10,000
Mon, Jun 9th 12:00 PM 2-Day Event	Event #23: Turbo No-Limit Hold'em Structure Sheet	$1,000
Tue, Jun 10th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #24: No-Limit Hold'em Six HandedStructure Sheet	$5,000
Tue, Jun 10th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #25: Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or BetterStructure Sheet	$2,500	Qualify online for as little as $1
Wed, Jun 11th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #26: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Thu, Jun 12th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #27: H.O.R.S.E.Structure Sheet Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better	$1,500	PLAY NOW to Win your Seat.
Thu, Jun 12th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #28: Pot-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$10,000
Fri, Jun 13th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #29: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$2,500
Fri, Jun 13th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #30: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or BetterStructure Sheet	$1,500
Sat, Jun 14th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #31: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500	Online satellites running right now.
Sat, Jun 14th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #32: No-Limit Hold'em Six HandedStructure Sheet	$10,000
Sun, Jun 15th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #33: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,000	Qualify online for as little as $1
Sun, Jun 15th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #34: Seven Card StudStructure Sheet	$1,500
Mon, Jun 16th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #35: No-Limit Hold'em Eight HandedStructure Sheet	$5,000
Mon, Jun 16th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #36: No-Limit 2-7 Draw LowballStructure Sheet	$1,500
Tue, Jun 17th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #37: Pot-Limit OmahaStructure Sheet	$1,500
Tue, Jun 17th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #38: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or BetterStructure Sheet	$10,000	Qualify online for as little as $1
Wed, Jun 18th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #39: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$3,000
Thu, Jun 19th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #40: Heads Up No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$10,000
Thu, Jun 19th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #41: Dealer's Choice Six-HandedStructure Sheet NLH, LH, Razz, Stud, Stud8, PLO, PLO8, Omaha8, 2-7 TD Lowball, A-5 Triple Draw Lowball, Badugi, Badeucy, Badacy, 2-7 NL Draw Lowball, PLH, 5-Card Draw High	$1,500
Fri, Jun 20th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #42: Pot-Limit Omaha Six HandedStructure Sheet	$5,000
Fri, Jun 20th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #43: Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Sat, Jun 21st 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #44: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Sun, Jun 22nd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #45: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,000	Online satellites running right now.
Sun, Jun 22nd 4:00 PM 5-Day Event	Event #46: The Poker Players ChampionshipStructure Sheet Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball	$50,000
Mon, Jun 23rd 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #47: Ante Only No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Tue, Jun 24th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #48: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or BetterStructure Sheet	$1,500
Wed, Jun 25th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event	Event #49: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$5,000
Wed, Jun 25th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #50: Eight Game MixStructure Sheet NLH, LH, 7-Card Razz, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud Hi-Low, PLO, Omaha Hi-Low, 2-7 TD Lowball	$1,500
Thu, Jun 26th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event	Event #51: No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK (15,000 starting chips)Structure Sheet	$1,500
Thu, Jun 26th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #52: Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$10,000
Fri, Jun 27th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #53: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em ChampionshipStructure Sheet Ladies eligible for 90% discounted buy-in ($1,000)	$10,000
Fri, Jun 27th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #54: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or BetterStructure Sheet	$3,000
Sat, Jun 28th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #55: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Sun, Jun 29th 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #56: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,000
Sun, Jun 29th 1:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #57: The Big One for One DropStructure Sheet	$1,000,000
Mon, Jun 30th 12:00 PM 4-Day Event	Event #58: No-Limit Hold'em Mixed MaxStructure Sheet Day 1 plays 9-handed, Day 2 plays 6-handed, Days 3 plays 4-handed, final four play heads-up	$1,500	Online satellites running right now.
Mon, Jun 30th 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #59: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or BetterStructure Sheet	$3,000
Tue, Jul 1st 12:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #60: No-Limit Hold'emStructure Sheet	$1,500
Tue, Jul 1st 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #61: Seven Card StudStructure Sheet	$10,000
Wed, Jul 2nd 12:00 PM 4-Day Event	Event #62A: The Little One for One DropStructure Sheet Unlimited re-entry first four levels	$1,111
Wed, Jul 2nd 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #63: 10-Game Mix Six HandedStructure Sheet No-Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Razz, Limit Hold'em, Badugi (Limit), Seven Card Stud, 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit), Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) and Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better	$1,500	PLAY NOW to Win your Seat.
Thu, Jul 3rd 12:00 PM 4-Day Event	Event #62B: The Little One for One DropStructure Sheet Unlimited re-entry during the first four levels.	$1,111
Thu, Jul 3rd 4:00 PM 3-Day Event	Event #64: Pot-Limit OmahaStructure Sheet	$10,000
Sat, Jul 5th 12:00 PM 10-Day Event	Event #65A: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Winner to receive $10,000,000Structure Sheet	$10,000	Online satellites running right now.
Sun, Jul 6th 12:00 PM 9-Day Event	Event #65B: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Winner to receive $10,000,000Structure Sheet	$10,000
Mon, Jul 7th 12:00 PM 8-Day Event	Event #65C: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Winner to receive $10,000,000Structure Sheet	$10,000

2013 Cold Deck Classic Results

2013-02-11T01:29:00.002-06:00

January 26, 2013 was the first event in the 2013 World Series of Dip. As always we start the series off with the Cold Deck Classic.

After a frightening cold week of -35 degree weather, the sun appeared for our game and we lucked out with a -18 game time temperature.

We had a full table of 10 brave souls show up this year with a couple of previous winners trying to win another coveted bracelet.

In the end, Ryan Dyck took down his very first WSOD bracelet in fine style. He bubbled the first 2 feeder tournaments, but amassed a nice stack of chips in the final tournament which parlayed into a nice run at the final table. Second place finisher, Schneider and third place winner, Big Stack Bobby Allen were left trying to make a dent in his chip castle before succumbing to Dyck's masterful play and stunning victory.

2013 WSOD Event #1 - Cold Deck Classic winner, Ryan Dyck

For more pictures and more coverage of the 2013 Cold Deck Classic, click the tab at the top or follow this link - Pass The Dip: The Cold Deck Classic

Please check the Upcoming Games tab for the upcoming tournament - 2012 WSOD Main Event

Random Rounders Quote

2013-01-18T22:49:00.002-06:00

Mike McDermott: You were lookin' for that third three, but you forgot that Professor Green folded on Fourth Street and now you're representing that you have it. The DA made his two pair, but he knows they're no good. Judge Kaplan was trying to squeeze out a diamond flush but he came up short and Mr. Eisen is futilely hoping that his queens are going to stand up. So like I said, the Dean's bet is $20.

2012 WSOD Events 2 and 3

2013-01-04T01:35:00.001-06:00

On December 28th, we held events 2 and 3 of the 2012 World Series of Dip. It was the first time that we held 2 events in one night and as is usually the case we had petting zoo of donkeys and fish turn out for the chance to win a highly coveted bracelet.

Event 2 was Pot Limit Omaha and even though we play PLO exactly once a year, we had 17 players slap down their christmas money for a shot at the big time.

Previous WSOD winners of PLO are a veritable who's who within Winnipeg's poker community;

Chris "Brain" Kramp
"7 Nation Army" Suba
Clayton "Funk" Schneider
Lemon (In the first incarnation of the WSOD Cold deck Classic which was basically a 1 hour PLO cash game)

Even with 3 of those players present, Andy Bloch came out of nowhere to chew up the competition like he was a mama bird feeding his babies.

Event 2 - 2012 WSOD PLO winner - Andy Bloch

Interestingly, Andy has a doppelganger in the poker community also named Andy Bloch;

I have a whole section called Separated at Birth that even includes our other Andy Bloch look-a-like! Strangely Andy Bloch met Andy Bloch in Vegas. Our Andy came around the corner (of the pros only free food area - I guess they believed he was Andy Bloch) and almost bumped into rich Andy. It went like this;

Our Andy "Woah, sorry...Hey you are Andy Bloch"
Rich Andy "Woah, we could be related"
Our Andy "ha ha ha"
Rich Andy "You are like my much shorter cousin!"
Our Andy "Nice hoagie"
Rich Andy ' Um, thanks?"
Our Andy "Can I have a bite?
Rich Andy "There's more in there" (points to the lounge) "Just tell them you are me, ha ha ha"
Our Andy "Is holding hands out of the question?"

My recollections of the exchange are vague, but it went something like that.

As the first players were knocked out, I had to bring out the '70's bridge table for a side cash game... We called it the kid's table.

The second tournament of the night was No Limit Hold Em with rebuys and an add on. The rebuy period was only 1 hour long but generated 37 rebuys from the 18 players! In the end Ken Chin redeemed the Asian contingent's lacklustre PLO performance by sinching up the bootstraps and laying a licking on anyone who dared cross him.

Event 3 - 2012 WSOD No Limit Hold Em with Rebuys and an Add On winner - Ken Chin

The night was capped off with a cash game that ran until 6:30 in the morning. For those of you who base their schedules on McDonald's like Hitchcock - it was long into the breakfast menu and way past the wishful thinking of a sack of double cheeseburgers.

For all WSOD winners including those listed above, check out the World Series of Dip tab at the top of the page.

2012-12-20T14:06:00.001-06:00

I've just updated the WSOD page with the details from the 2012 WSOD Event #1 winner, Wil.i.am the champ ISIDORO.

Also just posted is a poll in the right hand column that I would like you carefully consider and answer honestly. Multiple answers are accepted if you just can't decide.

Kramp's tramp stamp tattoo

I will be adding to the blog again from time to time, so check in and see what we are up to, especially following our home games!

We All Took A Stab At The Kill Button And Kramp Got InTense - September 28th

2011-10-02T23:01:00.001-05:00

On September 28th we had a poker game that included a bit, no make that a lot of everything.

It started with Nat X, Dandy Bloch, Co-Bra, Brain Kramp and I. 4 of us are comfortable playing and winning in a game where the money is flying around like it is hurricane season and Kramp is comfortable losing, so "Game On" it was!

Nat X had a great run of cards to start, although he had nothing to show for it except a small loss. But then realized he was playing a bunch of fish (and one Co-Bra), so he laid back and collected a canoe full of checks.

Dandy was the best at getting the second best hand, which kind of sucks when only the winner wins.

Co-Bra got down early and, God bless him, resorted to the Co of old - Gamble-a-pot-u-mus reared his ugly head and the re-buy, blind shoves started.

Brain Kamp came out of the gate aggressive. I guess he thought he would play his very best McPhilips Casino game and luck sack his way to a black mark in his Hee Haw collectable poker book he did!

I preferred to sit back and enjoy the action, ready with my bottle of tartar sauce.

As if this juiced up action game wasn't enough, we threw on the 7-2 game where you'd collect from all the other players if you won with 7 2 off suit. And just for good measure we also played one of my favourite add ons, the Kill Button. This is where you get a button that says 1 if you win a pot and if you follow it up with a second consecutive win, the kill is on. The blinds double and the player with the kill button matches the big blind. Pre-flop the money in the middle goes from 75 cents to $2.50.

Bob and Ali-G came out after the Jets game and that certainly didn't slow the game down at all. Ali-G played solid and Big Stack stacked off. There were lots of big hands and chips getting friction burn.

The jackpot was won again this week. This marks the 8th time it has been won and every time it has been by a new winner. To check out which carrot-breath donkey dingleberry won this week, follow this link;

Proving that you don't have to be good to be lucky....

I have to comment on the hand featured in the last 2 pictures. Co flops 2 pair, turns the boat - Kramp rivers a miracle two outer to sink the boat. Not-Co's-Night.

3
2
1
....begin justification now...

(I guess I shouldn't tap the glass too much, Brain Kramp was kind enough to send most of Co's my way by night's end, but did I really need to tell you what you already assumed?)

The Raging V Poker Club - GRAND FINALE TOURNAMENT - Results and Pictures

2011-09-29T22:41:00.000-05:00

The Raging V Poker Club had it's GRAND FINALE TOURNAMENT with $100 buy in on September 24th, and let me tell you - there were shenanigans!

T-Mart did a great job selecting a diamond encrusted bracelet for this big buy in event

A new tradition - the last winner gets the dartboard!

The few, the proud, the brave

"VDub, a card carrying banger!" If I could only find the picture of this as a merkin...

VDub pushes all in with snowmen and Wren-a-gade smashes out a straight flush - how's that grab you for a cold deck? (Ironically VDub felts Wren-a-gade's 8s in the cash game later..)

Verve Pipe and Wren. (Strangely "The Freshman" by the Verve Pipe played at some point during the night)

The drink tell.....there were a LOT of drink tells!

Ladies and Gentlemen, your winner, WREN-A-GADE! Congrats!

Verve squeeked into second as the big stacks butted heads in a monster pot.

3rd, but not degected. I love this picture!

The cash game

This event was the first buy in this large and the girls really showed some deft poker skills. I think they would have preferred the blinds to stay at 25 / 50 forever, but I'm sure the game would still be going if it was. The game was cautious but not without some sweet bluffs and creative plays.

I know there has been a lot of interest in this league and although a buy in of this size is for a select few, the next game should have a buy in that will fill the room!

Thanks for letting me be the guest dealer, sorry for not wearing appropriate attire. Congratulations Wren-a-gade, you played great and kicked ass!

Children's Wish Foundation Tournament Info - Tuesday October 13th, 2011

2011-09-29T21:50:00.001-05:00

Your support will help grant the wish of five-year-old Stephen from Beulah, Manitoba. This special little boy must cope everyday with the effects of myotubular myopathy, a condition which weakens his muscles and requires him to need support with his breathing, eating and mobility. Money raised from this event to go towards the purchase of a special new computer for Stephen to use.

I encourage anyone that can make it out to get out and support this great cause!

Game tomorrow - Wednesday the 28th.

2011-09-27T21:02:00.002-05:00

Cash game tomorrow at 7:30! We'll throw the Jets game on and play all night!

The Raging Vs had a game on Sat. I'll be posting about it in the next couple of days.

Info will also be sent out shortly about the upcoming league game (to be held at Lemon's house.)

It's Usually Fun To Go Quading With Your Friends

2011-09-18T00:46:00.000-05:00

This post is for all those players that cry that on-line poker is fixed...

Well I guess it is sponsored by Party Poker!

September Cash Game TBA

2011-09-16T21:20:00.002-05:00

OK - I know I have been on a bit of a hiatus over the last week. I am working feverishly on another project and will be back to regular post rate on this blog soon enough.

Come back often as I will be announcing a cash game to be played before the end of the month.

In the meantime, I will leave you with this thought...

Is 2011 the year of the Donkey, because Dandy is having a hell of a year!

Dip on the Road - Week 4 of 10

2011-09-08T01:32:00.001-05:00

Week 4 of 10 is now in the books and all it did was create more of a log jam in the standings. The game started with 4 of us showing up on time. That created a lot of quick hands and attempts to pick up small dead pots. As people trickled in the action kind of picked up. People were playing pretty tight and then Lemon showed up. He then proceeded to say (and I'm paraphrasing, but not by much) that he wasn't going to pay $10 to sweat players he thought were terrible...and then he named names. He got out four names before Colin began to defend his honour. Sloppy Slow Pots nodded as he agreed with Lemon that he wasn't a good player, and then he dominated the table.

Chocolate Chips took Gretzky quading and Dandy paid the bill.

Dycker treaded water for an hour in game #2.

X marked the spot, and that spot was in Toronto.

Cheeseburger didn't eat any of the snacks, he had enough chips of his own.

K-Diddy should take up teaching poker. "Those that can do, those that can't...."

Lemon repeatedly Rodney Kinged the table.

Sloppy Slow Pots tried to outlast and succeeded to go out last.

Big Stack sucked out on Jack Bauer who was not playing.

Philly could've used some aids on the streets of Philadelphia.

Dandy Bloch was a chip mule for everyone else.

I tripped up K-Diddy's dreams of a big night.

Winner of game 7 - Sloppy Slow Pots (stock photo)

Game 7

11 points - Sloppy Slow Pots
10 points - Lemon
9 points - Chocolate Chips
8 points - Cheeseburger
7 points - Big Stack Bob
6 points - Dycker
5 points - K-Diddy
4 points - X
3 points - C-Funk
2 points - Philly
1 lowly point - Dandy Bloch

Winner of game 8 - C-Funk (stock photo)

Game 8

11 points - C-Funk
10 points - Philly
9 points - Cheeseburger
8 points - Dycker
7 points - X
6 points - Dandy Bloch
5 points - Chocolate Chips
4 points - Lemon
3 points - K-Diddy
2 points - Big Stack Bob
1 lowly point - Sloppy Slow Pots

Again the tables turned from game 1 to game 2. Shepit went from first to worst. He was the first player to win 2 tournaments and he is still in last (albeit with the gap closing)! 4 players tied for 2nd with 14 points this week. The points are so close from top to bottom - a 10 point swing in one night alone seems to happen every session. This league is going to go down to the wire!

For all the current standings and lots of content check out our league page here; http://worldseriesofdip.blogspot.com/p/look-out-dip-on-road-ahead.html

The start of Game 7 - 4 of 11 when the cards started to fly

Game 8 - Dandy loses the vest and his chips and his smile

54900 chips for me vs 1 black chip for Philly

Next league game is October 4th and will be at Lemon's house. Directions to follow.

Poker Cartoons #4

2011-09-06T13:19:00.001-05:00

Dip on the Road -Game This Week!

2011-09-03T21:42:00.003-05:00

ON THE ROAD

Next league game is this Tuesday, September 6th.

There is tonnes of information on the Dip on the Road Poker League tab.

For those not in the poker league, check back in the days following for the results, current standings and of course, the recap.

The October game will be at Lemon's house.

Good luck fellas!

Negreanu Goes All In Then Calls Twice

2011-09-02T23:02:00.002-05:00

Daniel Negreanu is well known for reading players and calling out their hand. This video is way more impressive than any of those reads. Watch the video below from the 2005 NBC National Heads Up Championship to see what I am talking about...

Are you serious? And to do it on National TV? How sick is that?

Duke vs. Obrestad - Favourite Poker Pro

2011-08-31T22:06:00.002-05:00

Here is the final Round 1 matchup in our Favourite Female Poker Pro tournament bracket.

The second round will feature Jennifer Harman who won the "Married to a Pro" bracket going up against Kara Scott who won the "Canadian" bracket.

On the other side of the tournament, Liv Boeree KO'd Lacey Jones in the "Model Behaviour" bracket and will face up against the winner of the next poll, the "Fighting Annies" bracket.

Before I get into the current match up, here is the results from the last poll.

WHICH OF THE BELOW IS YOUR FAVOURITE FEMALE POKER PLAYER? THIS POLL IS ONE OF THE ROUND 1 MATCH UPS IN THE "FAVOURITE FEMALE PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT BRACKET".

Annie Duke is an accomplished pro who got her start in the early 1990's with the coaching and finance of her brother, poker pro Howard Lederer. As of 2010 her live tournament winnings were over $4 270 000. She has cashed in 38 WSOP events. 2004 was the year that she won a WSOP bracelet in Omaha High-Lo 8 or Better. That year she also won $2 000 000 in the very first WSOP Tournament of Champions that was a 10 player winner take all event, stacked with great poker pros. The 2004 WSOP was also memorable for her as she knocked out Howard Lederer from 4 different events. She has also won the 2010 NBC National Heads Up Poker Tournament. [Annie is more than a poker player though, she has been involved in all areas of the game. She is a coach (on The Best Damn Poker Show and for Ben Affleck when he won the 2004 California State Poker Championship.) She is an author (She has an autobiography called How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed and Won Millions at The World Series of Poker and she has a new book out called Decide to Play Great Poker.) She is a teacher (WSOP Poker Academy). She is a reality TV star (Deal or No Deal, Celebrity Apprentice where she placed 2nd to the hideous Joan Rivers and 1 vs 100 where she answered a record 35 consecutive questions right until she was eliminated in a last man standing match where she was eliminated at the same time as Ken Jennings in the final 5.) She is a spokesperson for poker players and is active in fighting for players rights. She has been a spokesperson and a consultant for Ultimate Bet although these days her time is spent as the commissioner of the new Epic Poker League. Quite the resume.

Annette was 15 when she started playing poker on-line. She is 22 now and somewhat of a phenom within the poker community. She has numerous online tournaments including an impressive win in a $4, 180 person sit and go online without looking at her cards, just to prove that position and paying attention to players is so important to be successful. Another impressive feat was when she took down a 20 000 player field in an $11 tournament on Poker Stars. In live poker, 1 day before she turned 19, she won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event with a top prize of $2.01 million USD, to top Annie Duke's record win by a female poker player by .01 million. Right now her lifetime winnings stand at $4 374 464. The world was shocked when a 15 year old Norwegian came out of nowhere to humble the male dominated game, but now the world can't get enough of what Annette_15 will do next.

Now that you know the contestants, please go to the poll on the right and vote for your favourite!

2011 WSOD - Event #4 Heads Up Results and Pictures

2011-08-30T01:10:00.002-05:00

I had 8 people signed up for the 2011 WSOD - Event #4 Heads Up (double knockout) tournament within a day of the announcement - and almost an equal number of unhappy regrets. As advertised, if we couldn't hit 16 players commited to the event, I was going to cap it at 8. And as it was written, so shall it be.

Even though we had our lineup a week in advance, the seat draws happened only 5 minutes before the cards were in the air.

ROUND 1

Game 1 - The Co-Bra v Dandy Bloch - This was a battle that needed to be fought. They have had some great tilts at the home game with Co confounding Dandy time and time again. This game was no different.

Winner - Co (1-0)
Loser - Dandy Bloch (0-1)

Game 2 - Big Stack Bob v Schneider - A great tournament rivalry has developed between BSB and I. We have build quite a history of playing one another or often getting into game within a game situations. Big Stack texted me earlier in the week wanting to draw me in the first game, and he got his wish. Neither of us gave up much room and not surprisingly this was the longest match in the first round. In the end the blinds were up there and Bobby pushed with 44 and I was lucky enough to turn up fishhooks.

Winner - Schneider (1-0)
Loser - Big Stack Bob (0-1)

Game 3 - Geppedo Harvey v V Dub - The recap I got was mid-big hand in my tournament but I think Kailey might've had Queens and Harvey cracked them. Harvey raved about how well Kailey played and how it could have ended differently if a couple of hands had flopped differently. Being a fierce tournament player, Geppedo might've rolled with it though - he always seems to be around in the end.

Winner - Harvey (1-0)
Loser - V Dub (0-1)

Game 4 - The Crantini Kid v Dycker - The Crantini Kid is the defending champion in this event, and even though he hasn't played much poker since he moved, he was definitely in the mix to win this thing. Dycker on the other hand I thought provided him with probably the most interesting matchup as their styles could provide for some interesting hands. I didn't get to watch any of this game, but when I looked down the table, I saw The Kid with all of the chips. I would've liked to rail this one!

Winner - The Crantini Kid (1-0)
Loser - Dycker (0-1)

ROUND #2

Winner's Bracket

Game 5 - The Cobra v Schneider - The Co-Bra can play an aggressive style that is relentless, but he can be crafty and make some plays that are impossible to figure out. I played a trapping game against Co which I felt got me in some great spots to win massive pots, unfortuately for me, Co has a magic coin and it wins hands for him. In the end, I had to take my bad beat stories with me to the loser's bracket.

Winner - Co (2-0)

Loser - Schneider (1-1)

Game 6 - Gepeddo Harvey v The Crantini Kid - This is a matchup that begged to be played. These guys have been clashing at our home game as long for as long as we've been playing cards. They know one another's style and my guess is there was going to be a lot of putting one another to tough decisions. It was over in one hand. Crantini was unlucky enough to get AA and Harvey (turned) the nut ball straight.

Winner - Harvey (2-0)

Loser - The Crantini Kid (1-1)

ROUND #2

Loser's Bracket

Game 7 - Dandy Bloch v Big Stack Bob - Dandy didn't wear a vest and Bob didn't bring out the gym teacher pose, so neither were relying on their secret weapons. In the end Bobby got Lindros and Dandy got Gretzky. Dandy was gushing when his 99 held up over the eights as Bobby was retired from the tournament. I think that everyone was happy they wouldn't have to face him in the later rounds.

Winner - Dandy Bloch (1-1)

Loser - Big Stack Bob (0-2) - Eliminated in 7th

Game 8 - V-Dub v Dycker - Kailey and Dycker, now this was a match I've wanted to see for some time now. This is probably not the best matchup for V-Dub, because Dycker knows her style to a T. Dycker was firing at all times and played "Lemon aggressive". He whittled Kailey's stack down to nothing and Dycker lives to play again.

Winner - Dycker (1-1)

Loser - V Dub (0-2) - Eliminated in 7th

ROUND #3

Winner's Bracket

Game 9 - The Co-Bra v Gepeddo Harvey - I wasn't able to watch much of this game, but it seemed that Mike had control of the chips from the beginning and Co's stack gradually got smaller until he was sent to the loser's bracket with the rest of us.

Winner - Harvey (3-0)

Loser - Co (2-1)

ROUND #3

Loser's Bracket

Game 10 - The Crantini Kid v Dandy Bloch - 2 amicable guys mixing it up with no history of play between them. Because I was playing as this game was running I was only able to hear Dandy giggling as he claimed another victim. The lowlight for all involved was Dandy singing J-Lo "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I've got (I'm still Dandy from the Bloch)"

Winner - Dandy Bloch (2-1)

Loser - The Crantini Kid (1-2) - Eliminated in 5th

Game 11 - Schneider v Dycker - This match was a marathon with both of us having 1/2 of the other guys chips at some point. We were well into the late rounds when he raised, I shoved and he called and we flipped over a classic confrontation - AK of hearts for me and QQ for Dycker. The window card was an Ace and the next card was a K and it was over. A count of the chips revealed that I only had a couple chip lead when we both started with 10 000 chips. A very very tight match indeed.

Winner - Schneider (2-1)

Loser - Dycker (1-2) - Eliminated in 5th

ROUND #4

Winner's Bracket

Bye - Gepeddo Harvey

ROUND #4

Loser's Bracket

Bye - The Co-Bra

Game 12 - Dandy Bloch v Schneider - Well Dandy started with a couple of good hands and got me down a few 1 000 early. I battled back and played aggressive to the point where Dandy's head was spinning and he didn't know where he was in any of the hands. At least that's what he said. I also avoided some pitfalls when I had garbage and folded preflop not knowing that Dandy had monsters.

Winner - Schneider (3-1)

Loser - Dandy Bloch (2-2) - Eliminated in 4th

ROUND #5

Winner's Bracket

Bye - Gepeddo Harvey

ROUND #5

Loser's Bracket

Game 13 - The Co-Bra v Schneider - Round 2! This was the more important of our matchups because the loser would be eliminated. Co had a grin on his face and he hoped he still had my number. I on the other hand was nervous because Co's style is such that he will force you to lose big pots even when you are trying to keep the pots small. He made a few crafty moves that had me folding some big hands. A couple of times he bet way more than what was in the pot (2 000 into 1 200) and I asked him why he overbet. You know what the he said? "I didn't overbet!" Very very crafty! In the end, I was able to hold off his aggression and took it down to exact my revenge.

Winner - Schneider (4-1)

Loser - Co (2-2) - Eliminated in 3rd

ROUND #6

Championship Match

Game 14 - Gepeddo Harvey v Schneider - Our history goes back to the days of 10 cent / 20 cent fixed limit poker in 2003. In the last home game I outdrew Mike in a hand that he was all in on and he called my cards dead to rights, while others said, there was no way that is what I held. I on the other hand was on a bit of a roll, having won 3 straight and we both wish we had an easier opponent in the end. The game really went back and forth and was well played on both sides. We played until the blinds got very high and we were both willing to move more chips around to steal the blinds. In the final hand Harvey pushed all in with K9 of diamonds and I called with A5 off which held up. The game took forever and was a mental strain, but it was finally over.

Winner - Schneider (5-1)

Loser - Harvey (3-1)

Unfortunately Harvey rolled the dice a little bit mid-tournament and made a commitment for later in the evening. When I won the first match, he congratulated me and stood to leave. In all the excitement he had forgotten it was a double knockout! I reminded him that we had to play again and he couldn't. He took the championship picture, congratulated me for the win and was out the door.

Winner of the 2001 WSOD Heads Up tournament

Other photos from the tournament...

The Crantini Kid drawing the seat selections

The set up for round #2

The infamous 1 hand match

Crantini's Aces fall to Harvey's turned straight

Game #8 - A matchup we all wanted to see happen

The Co-Bra about to strike

My very best Hollywood

The vestless Dandy bloch dealing for himself for once

On tilt?

(please don't bet, please don't bet, please don't bet...oh crap he's betting)

Shulman Drops a Duece, Ivey Flushes

2011-08-27T23:52:00.000-05:00

The moment in poker captured in the video below has by itself allowed millions of players to justify their terrible lack of attention at the table and has kept at least some percentage of the fish out there playing. If they think Ivey makes plays like this and is the greatest player in the world, then just maybe they aren't so bad after all.

You can't make a mistake like that at the table and not have to answer for it. Here is Ivey explaining the hand...

The Birth of an Aneurysm

2011-08-24T23:15:00.000-05:00

I am currently reading a Phil Hellmuth book (again) that I will be reviewing in a later post. In honour of the upcoming review, I give you a random Poker Brat video...

I seriously would love to see Hellmuth and Lemon at a table. You know they would end up mixing it up and after the hand was over, (and it would be really gross) between Hellmuth's offensive and Lemon's relentless defence the hand yammering would never end.

ESPN coverage would be extended a couple of extra hours, even with the edits.

Line Up Announced for the 2011 WSOD - Event #4

2011-08-23T23:16:00.000-05:00

HEADS UP!

There is something primal about playing heads up poker. You can't just sit and pick off the fish. You have one target and at the same time, your opponent has only one person in their sights. It can truly be an intimidating game.

When I put out the call for the Heads Up Event, I had 8 people immediately e-mail their RSVPs. Those of you who did not, can make all the excuses in the book, but fear just might have been a factor.

Here are the questions surrounding those brave enough to step in the ring;

Clayton - How many hours will he have to wait while the tournament drags on before he can go to bed?
The Crantini Kid - Can the defending champ reclaim what is rightfully his? Will A-Ten be his kingdom -maker or his downfall?
Co-Bra - He has been crushing the cash game of late, can it translate to the 2 person game? Will people be able to comprehend the play of the Co-Bra of the here and now?
Dandy Bloch - Can he untaint his good name after Brain Kramp sullied it for him at the last home game? Will he be able to continue to make 2011 the year of the Bloch-head?
Dycker - Will he be able to translate his league success to the WSOD? Without Lemon as an antagonist, will he have the will to fight for the bracelet?
V-Dub - Can she finally break through from being a regular money winner to a bracelet winner? Will she show up with bruised knuckles from punching T-Mart in the merkin?
Big Stack Bobby - Can the master strategist come up with the proper playbook to win? Has the fire for a bracelet flickered now that he finally has one after years of trying?
Geppedo Harvey - Will he be a danger to himself or will he be a danger to others? Can he turn his recent misfortunes and capture the title?

HEADS UP!

2011 WSOD Event #4 Heads Up Double Knockout Announced

2011-08-21T23:19:00.000-05:00

In March I ran a poll to see which event you would like to see run this year as part of the World Series of Dip. With 44% of the votes, Heads Up was voted into this year's line up.

The last Heads Up tournament we ran was held in a van driving to Vegas and it was eventually won by The Crantini Kid, winning the 2nd of his WSOD bracelets. It just so happens that The Crantini Kid is back in town this week and everything worked out perfectly for The Kid to defend his title. Here are the details;

WSOD - EVENT #4 Heads Up Double Knockout

The game will be held on Sunday, August 28th at my house (AKA The fishbowl). Show up at 3:45 for your first match up draws. The cost will be $40 and there will not be a cash game after, although you are welcome to stay and play other small tournaments or a small cash game while the Heads Up tournament plays out.

You must RSVP and if you RSVP, you must attend. The perfect # is either 8 or 16 for this tournament and I reserve the right to limit it to the first 8 that RSVP to my home e-mail if we are not close to 16. Feel free to invite your friends to this one - I would definitely prefer a 16 player field!

This is the limited edition commemorative plaque that hangs in The Fishbowl

This is the limited edition commemorative reprint that hangs on my dartboard

To see The Crantini Kid's player profile in what is one of the funniest posts this year, check out the below link;

Pass The Dip Profile: The Crantini Kid

A Dandy Impostor and the Return of the Gym Teacher - August 17, 2011 Results and Pictures

2011-08-20T03:11:00.002-05:00

This week the players showed up early and stayed late. There were lots of really interesting hands and it seemed like everyone had a really distinct and different style of play. Two jackpots were won and the table was full all night. It was a fun night, here are the highlights;

Brain Kramp, still reeling from his losses last session, showed up in a vest, "To channel the play of Dandy Bloch" Unfortunately the vest must be a few years old, because he channeled the 2008 Dandy Bloch, not the game-crushing 2011 Dandy Bloch. As X would say "That's a Bogey."

Speaking of Nat X, he played surgical like a Doctor, but unlike our house voodoo Dr., Dr. Kramp - he had lots of patience.

Big Stack Bob was the night's big winner and dazzled with his play and his gym teacher pose. He really played solid and justified his nickname.

Following the game, Ali-G booked a consultation with a plastic surgeon for her bad hands.

The Co-Bra played strong, he played silent and he had a plate-full of chips. He played like that kid from the McCain's commercial.

Army felt the heat and his stack went commando.

T-Money Mart didn't take great care of her little clay children. CFS removed the chips from her care for being so aggressive and pushy with them. Eventually with some good behaviour, she was able to earn some visitation rights with a few of them by the end of the game.

Cheeseburger played like rock star. He came, he collected his appearance fee and he jetted.

OK - So that rock star is Cheeseburger's cousin, Whitney Houston, so it's really not that impressive, but a win is a win...

Harvey came late and was a little short (on his luck).

Lastly, I don't want to admit to money laundering, but I did make a Tidy profit.

The bonus was won twice last game, bringing the total times the jackpot has been won to 7. No player has won the jackpot twice. You can check out the 2 players that have been added to the jackpot club as well as the winning hands and jackpot amounts, by clicking here.

Here is more photo evidence of the good time had by most;

The last comment goes to our white board. We tracked Kramp's losses throughout the night and even had a pie chart of who had the chips he lost. By the end of the night we needed a longer white board...

Keep posted for another game coming soon. The Crantini Kid is coming to town and that is as good a reason as any to get a game going.

More and More and More Poker Shirts

2011-08-16T23:09:00.000-05:00

Here we go! The latest version of the Pass The Dip poker shirt gallery. Obviously I will have to explain the first shirt to Kramp. Speaking of Kramp, if the second shirt was true, he would own a Chinese restaurant and be very very rich. Thanks to Lemon for lending me his shirt 36. Army could flash shirt 33 to Brain Kramp, in fact, he could wear a new one every day this year. I fully expect T-Mart to utter shirt 35 to Lemon at least once at the game tomorrow. I did hear that Ali-G and Kailey "V-Dub" Stoezey chipped in and bought a dozen shirt 34s for all the suckers they knock out next tournament. I will wear mine proudly!

I'll let you write your own jokes for the rest of these beauties...

If you enjoy these, check out the previous 7 posts by clicking here.

Shirt 31

Shirt 32

Shirt 33

Shirt 34

Shirt 35

Shirt 36

Shirt 37

Shirt 38

Shirt 39

Shirt 40

Boeree vs. Jones - Favourite Female Poker Pro

2011-08-14T22:28:00.001-05:00

Here is the latest installment of our Favourite Female Poker Pro tournament bracket.

First was the "Married to a pro" bracket where Jennifer Harman crushed Vanessa Rousso.

Here are the results in the "Canadian" bracket had Isabelle Mercier up against Kara Scott.

WHICH OF THE BELOW IS YOUR FAVOURITE FEMALE POKER PLAYER? THIS POLL IS ONE OF THE ROUND 1 MATCH UPS IN THE "FAVOURITE FEMALE PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT BRACKET".

Lacey Jones got her start in the poker world through a modelling gig. She was hired as a prop player to play in a tournament and did so well that was picked up by Absolute poker who had her fine tuning her game with Mark Seif. In the poker community she is known not just as one of the hottest girls on the circuit, but also for her intellect (who else reads books on quantum physics in their spare time?) Her winnings in poker pale in comparison to the money she makes from the poker community by astutely promoting herself. Life is good for Lacey Jones!

Epic Poker - Inaugural Tournament Series

2011-08-13T22:21:00.001-05:00

The very first Epic Poker tournament series has just come to completion at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. (For those that hadn't heard, this is the league created by a group called Federated Sports and Gaming League which includes Annie Duke and Jeffery Pollack amongst others).

There were 3 tournaments that ran from August 5th to the 12th.

PRO/AM EVENT

Buy-in - $1 500
Entries - 190
Prize Pool - $259 350

The top 9 players gained a $20 000 seat into the Main Event. Andy Bloch was the only player in the top 9 that already has a card to play in the Main Event, so 8 players that had been blocked from the big one, got their chance to prove themselves against the world's best. Here is how this event played out;

1st:     Steve O'Dwyer        $43,810
2nd:    Brandon Meyers      $31,900
3rd:     Andy Bloch             $27,540
4th:     Cliff Waite               $25,160
5th:     Jeremiah DeGreef    $23,570
6th:     Micah Raskin           $22,780
7th:     Dan Fleyshman         $21,990
8th:     George Long            $21,190
9th:     Sean Getzwiller        $20,000
10th:    Brian Rast               $3,170
11th:    Michael Chow        $3,170
12th:    Vanessa Selbst       $3,170
13th:    Evan Karcie            $2,380
14th:    Aniko Lendvai        $2,380
15th:    Jordan Jayne           $2,380
16th:    Chris Klodnicki       $1,590
17th:    Mike Matusow       $1,590
18th:    Eli Elezra                $1,590

CHARITY EVENT

Buy-in - $240 with $100 rebuys and a $100 add on

Entries - 91

Prize Pool - $53 800 - all of which went to Operation USA

The first ever Epic Poker Charity event was hosted by Brad Garrett and Jeremiah Smith. The charity of choice for this tournament was Operation USA which will benefit the victims of the tornadoes that devastated Joplin Missouri. The tournament was quite a fun event with players joking with one another as well as with the rail. The final table had Gavin Griffin raving about how this was one of the toughest tables he has ever played at. Besides Griffin, the final table featured Dwyte Pilgrim, Justin Young, Mike McDonald and the winner, Andy Frankenberger.

Frankenberger donated his 80% of his first place money to Operation USA and the remaining money to the dealers.

Video - Epic Poker Charity Tournament Highlights

MAIN EVENT

Buy-in - $20 000

Entries - 137

Prize Pool - $3 140 000 (includes $400 000 added by Federated Sports and Gaming)

This was run as a 6-Max No Limit Hold'Em event and was only open to Epic Poker League card carrying members as well as the top 9 finishers from the Pro/Am. The tournament structure was developed by Matt Savage, so you know it was a good one.

The final table of this event featured a ridiculous amount of talent as you would expect with the design of this league. Hasan Habib, Jason Mercier and Chino Rheem started at the top end of the chip counts while Gavin Smith, Erik Seidel were lower in the counts with Huck Seed entering as the chip stack.

Seed made up some ground before being knocked out in 6th. Mercier then knocked out Smith when Smith's nines failed to improve against Mercier's queens. Habib was the next to go when his sixes were barely overpaired by Rheem's sevens. Seidel sent Mercier to the rail in 3rd when he won a big coin flip and then finished him off when Mercier shoved with 89 off suit.

Heads up had Rheem winning pot after pot and had him and Seidel showing each other cards and having a great time talking back and forth. In the end Seidel had AQ and Rheem had AK and the win.

Rheem didn't show much joy in his win which might be explained by the rumours that he owes a number of pros money, some of whom were sweating his final table play, waiting to collect. Rheem was escorted to the cage following the presentation of the championship ring by League Commissioner Annie Duke.

Here is the ITM list for the Main Event;

1st: Chino Rheem - $1,000,000
2nd: Erik Seidel - $604,330
3rd: Jason Mercier - $360,970
4th: Hasan Habib - $237,560
5th: Gavin Smith - $154,260
6th: Huck Seed - $107,980

7th: Adam Levy - $70,960

8th: Eugene Katchalov - $70,960

9th: Brandon Meyers - $70,960

10th: Isaac Baron - $49,360

11th: Sam Trickett - $49,360

12th: Ted Lawson - $49,360

13th: Noah Schwartz - $43,190

14th: Matthew Glanz - $43,190

15th: Dan Fleyshman - $43,190

16th: Hafiz Khan - $43,190

17th: Hoyt Corkins - $43,190

18th: Justin Bonomo - $43,190