#980 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #6 – Day of the Dog, Part III
March 9, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
By consensus vote, Friday’s second first-round bracket, Diamonds, had the most talent and the most difficult match-ups. Barry Greenstein, 5-0 in the first round, faced Vanessa Rousso, last year’s runner-up. Annie Duke, though never a threat in the HUC, drew Andy Bloch, in a match that promised to pit not only friends but similar styles. [...]
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#980 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #6 – Day of the Dog, Part III
#979 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #5 – Annie Duke Has Just Won the Championship
March 8, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
Congratulations to my good friend Annie Duke who just won the NBC National Heads-Up Championship over long-time friend Erik Seidel in two out of three matches. Because of the long friendship of the pair and similar poker views, it wasn’t so much a triumph of one style over another, or one approach over another, as [...]
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#979 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #5 – Annie Duke Has Just Won the Championship
#978 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #4 – Day of the Dog, Part II
March 7, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
[This is part of my narrative of the NBC Heads-Up Championship, which this year is not appearing in real time but in serial form, as I write. Although I'm writing quickly, I'm also experiencing it all and trying to give at least a few hours of perspective before writing. Consequently, I'm posting this on Sunday [...]
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#978 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #4 – Day of the Dog, Part II
#977 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #3 – Annie Duke Rewrites the Story
March 7, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
You will note two interesting things about this picture. First, it was taken before Annie Duke’s first round match with Andy Bloch. That makes it a “before” picture in every sense of the word. Second, the gent with the long sideburns next to Andy’s right shoulder is Paul Wasicka. Please notice, though it is not [...]
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#977 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #3 – Annie Duke Rewrites the Story
#976 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #2 – Day of the Dog, Part I
March 7, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
At the Pairings Party for the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship, there was general laughter at the announced pairing of Huckleberry Seed and Erik Seidel. Seidel has eight World Series of Poker bracelets, a WPT championship, and is generally regarded as one of the most successful tournament poker players of all-time. Because he keeps his [...]
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#976 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #2 – Day of the Dog, Part I
#975 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #1 – First on the Bus
March 5, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
Today is Friday, March 5, 2010 and it’s 12:40 PM PST as I write this. I am in the right corner of what is usually the Caesars Poker Tournament Room. It has been converted, identically to 2006-2009, to the studio set for the NBC National Heads-Up Championship. Although I had my moments last night, like [...]
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#975 – 2010 NBC Heads-Up Championship #1 – First on the Bus
#974 – Shauna’s Weekly Full Tilt Promo Update
March 5, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
As a regular feature, I asked my assistant Shauna to compile an ongoing list of Full Tilt Promotions. Every Friday, she will arrange to post the list in this blog under this title. For additional information, you can go to Full Tilt’s Promotions page.
SIT & GO MADNESS
The Madness is back!
Take part in Sit & Go [...]
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#974 – Shauna’s Weekly Full Tilt Promo Update
#973 – Shauna’s Weekly Full Tilt Promo Update
February 26, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
As a regular feature, I asked my assistant Shauna to compile an ongoing list of Full Tilt Promotions. Every Friday, she will arrange to post the list in this blog under this title. For additional information, you can go to Full Tilt’s Promotions page.
THE BIG LITTLE TOURNAMENT
Full Tilt Poker’s Big Little Tournament series continues this month, [...]
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#973 – Shauna’s Weekly Full Tilt Promo Update
#972 – Allen Cunningham is Funnier Than You Would Imagine
February 24, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
Allen Cunningham hosted the FTOPS XV Main Event last Sunday, so I tuned in for his Pro Chat. Like Erik Seidel, Cunningham is smart and witty, but his reluctance to become a public figure has kept his personality carefully hidden. I know Allen a little, not well, and was curious how he would appear in [...]
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#972 – Allen Cunningham is Funnier Than You Would Imagine
#971 – Words of Wisdom from Gavin Smith
February 23, 2010 by mcraig Filed under Full Tilt Poker
I made sure to watch Gavin Smith’s Pro Chat on February 15. As I’ve written before, ANYTHING can come out of Gavin Smith’s mouth. I expected nothing less in the Pro Chat and was not disappointed.
One of the cardinal rules of gambling is that you should never ask a poker player what you should do with [...]
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