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It's Day 2 of the $10k 6-Handed Championship. I realize I'm nervous in a way I haven't been all summer. Maybe it's because I know it's the last…
Jul 23, 2022
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A group of young women in matching shirts jaywalk in front of Paris as cars blare their horns. The laggard yells out, “so if we don’t get arrested then…
Jul 22, 2022
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Storms
I’m at the Venetian for the WPT $5k Main Event. It’s a big tournament, with a $4M prize pool guarantee that’s likely to get smashed. A player at my…
Jul 21, 2022
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Hero Calls
Today I’m playing the $5k 8-Handed Freezeout at Paris. It's a great structure but I expect a tough field. Twenty minutes in, I'm put to the test. I pick…
Jul 20, 2022
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Ade Olonoh
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Cracked
I'm back for Day 2 of the $2.5k, along with 256 other players, but only 205 of us will get paid. I’m 12th in chips, the first time this summer I’ve…
Jul 18, 2022
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Big Stack
319 of us are back for Day 3 of the One Drop. I sit with 16 big blinds, ready to practice patience, ready to repeat my run up from a short stack…
Jul 16, 2022
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Snowmen
I'm back for Day 2 of the One More for One Drop. Late registration is still open for the next two levels, and the number of entries keep ticking up. I'm…
Jul 14, 2022
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Ade Olonoh
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Swings
Almost 3,000 players from across four flights converge today for Day 3 of the Main Event. We’re down from 8,663 entries, the second biggest field Main…
Jul 13, 2022
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Survival
I took the day off yesterday given my final table run at the Venetian. But my insomnia sinks it’s claws in me, tearing away all night. I get up late…
Jul 12, 2022
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Final Table
I still have a couple days before Day 2 of the Main. Given the schedule, if I want to play, I need to enter one day tournaments — any longer risks…
Jul 9, 2022
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Turbo
I have a few days off before I come back for Day 2 of the Main, so I enter the $1k Million Dollar bounty tournament. It's a fun format — after the first…
Jul 8, 2022
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Lilac
Pink and orange hues crest the mountain before blending into the deep blue desert sky. We hit the runway with a thunderous roar. I'm back. Sixteen hours…
Jul 7, 2022
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Ade Olonoh
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