So the World Series has begun

mewso

As the WSOP begins a little taster from cardplayer. Our beloved World Champion and his words of wisdom. As usual I'm sure all here will want to hear what he has to say.

5starpool

I have watched only a few seconds and he is annoying me already. Don't bother playing unless you can afford bigger buyins?

Cuban Son

I think Marq has been coaching him.....move up levels!

Shuffles

painfull viewing

Flushdraw

Insightful...........

"....I may call, not call just because i dont feel like busting them......some people you almost feel for them. They have no chips left and i have so many chips...if it can go either way sometimes i go on the side of, wow i feel bad for them and i just wont call. Of course, if i have a hand i'm calling them no matter what!!"

Lazare

Ollieboy

just goes to show, if you dont have a deal with Pokerstars, your never really in the limelight after. Heard very little about him all year and I reckon this time next year we'll even hear less of him. The forgotten champion or maybe the hated champion.

Jools Poker

1st few minutes would make you want to stop watching he's so annoying....but having struggled to the end my overall impression of this guy is he's one of life's blaggers....kinda guy who could talk about anything but says nothing of substance....and i kinda got the feeling towards the end that he also know's he's just a bullsh*tter....the more he had to talk the more he just went round in circles relying on the same soft psychology bull****..all schmooz no substance..

BIG-SLICK-POKER

Las Vegas, NV (June 2, 2007) – The World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light continues to astonish and set new records. The largest number of poker players ever to enter a non-main event at the WSOP packed into the Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel on June 2nd. The third event of this year’s World Series attracted a whopping 2,998 entries.

The number shattered the old record of 2,891 set at last year’s WSOP. The previous record was set in Event #17 – the $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship, won by Jon Friedberg.

For this event, each player paid a $1,500 entry fee and will be playing no-limit hold’em. The tournament is expected to last three days. First place will pay the winner $727,012. Overall, 308 players will receive prize money.

By comparison, the first $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament of 2006 attracted 2,776 participants. Hence, the new record represents an increase of about seven percent over the same event held the previous year.

The largest poker tournament in history remains the 2006 WSOP $10,000 buy-in championship event, with 8,773 players. The second-largest of all-time is the 2005 WSOP championship event, with 5,619 players. Accordingly, today’s event ranks at the third largest poker tournament of all-time.

courtesy of www.blondepoker.com

Heisenberg.

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Hitman Actual

The Scientist wrote:

Whoever wins the wsop from now on will be known as the biggest asswipe on the planet, unless of course its a household named pro that wins it, which is highly unlikely.

You never know; Raymer wasn't a big name pro (although he was a very good 2+2 poster) but he came out of it with a lot of respect.

Marq

Cuban Son wrote:

I think Marq has been coaching him.....move up levels!

Yeah I'm still waiting on my share.

TacT

lenny_leonard wrote:

You never know; Raymer wasn't a big name pro (although he was a very good 2+2 poster) but he came out of it with a lot of respect.

because he wasn't an asswipe and actually played well, alongside getting lucky!

LuckyLloyd

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Mr.Plough

"in a 100 dollar no limit game, every dollar is going to the casino, so dont waste your time."

what a tool.

and he was an agent, ari gold type.

eggie

Even blind squirells find nuts

Edit: I do agree with you here Lloyd, he won fair and square and deserves credit for the achievement, by no means an easy feat. I think he would improve his reputation and credibility as a player by talking sense rather than attempting to project an image through this nonsenscial rambling. Humility serves a purpose.

mewso

I don't begrudge this guy his win one bit. I just found his interview so ridiculous you had to watch it. The way the media treats a winner of the WSOP is a laugh. Cardplayer have listed this video under the category of strategy. Thats what really takes the biscuit.

LuckyLloyd

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ditpoker

eh... i thought it was an ok interview actually

BobSloane

Anyone see wasika and gus hansen briefly discuss gold at the aussie million?

wasika " I think he's a nice guy"
hansen "I've just heard so many bad rumours about him"
wasika " well i think he's a really nice guy"
Hansen " I've never met him. I wouldn't recognise him - I don't even know what he looks like. Although i must admit i didn't know who you were either"

something along those lines anyway. I loled at hansen

PokerPissTaker

This is unbelieveable!! I always knew he was a fool but this is just ridiculous. "The best advise on how to improve your table talk is to stop talking"????????