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Up in roulette, down in poker at the WSOP

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Chippy Poker proprietor Judd Greenagel has fired off another update on how a few Minnesotans are playing at the World Series of Poker, currently underway in Las Vegas. The WSOP has gain popularity over the past few years, leading to long lines of Doyle Brunson wannabes forking over the $1,000s to enter the events. Greenagel had to do a little palm-greasing just to get his car parked. Feel free to shake your head as to why he rented a car in Las Vegas in the first place.

Greenagel reports a minor controversy has erupted over the WSOP's choice of the "PokerPeek" playing cards made by Bicycle. Some players feel the face designs have made 6s and 9s indistinguishable, prompting many to ask for refunds of their entry fees. Greenagel played with the cards in a Casino Employee Event and was not a fan. Rumor has it the cards will be replaced in upcoming events.

Of course, Greenagel didn't spend too much time playing with the new cards. Fifteen minutes into the Casino Employee Event, he went all in with his A-K against an A-Q and was out-drawn. Greenagel believes only one of the four Chippy Poker players is still in the tournament, the field already cut in half. As far as star sightings go, Greenagel noticed a table in a $5,000 buy-in event occupied by Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, and some other poor saps who had the misfortune of ending up at the same table as those heavy-hitters.

Greenagel plans on entering the $1,500 No Limit Event, but should consider switching to roulette. Greenagel claims he made up for his play at the poker tables by hitting his number five out of ten times while waiting for his crew as they were signing up for WSOP events. And on his way out of the Casino Employee Event, Greenagel quickly picked up his car from the VIP area, leaving four-time WPT title holder Gus Hansen wandering around the lot looking for his wheels.

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Posted by Corey Anderson at June 6, 2007 3:35 PM | Comments (0)

 

Local Hold'em players descend on Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker

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Judd Greenagel, F.O.B. (friend of Balls) and co-owner of Chippy Poker, the company that holds free Texas Hold'em tournaments in area bars, hit Las Vegas last Wednesday with a few Chippy regulars to participate in the World Series of Poker. Greenagel agreed to send Balls a few updates on how the Minnesota contingent was faring in the biggest poker tournament of the year. Events include Texas Hold'em Limit, Omaha Pot Limit, 7-Card-Stud Hi/Lo, Pot Limit, No Limit, among others, with the winner of each event earning the coveted World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet. The winner of the Main Event is crowned World Champion.

Greenagel started at the No-Limit Hold'em tourney hosted by the South Point Hotel and Casino, and in the first five hours, built up his chip stack by $900. "The first hand I won an $800 pot on a flop of 8, 9, J—all hearts." Two players before Greenagel went all in, and he followed. The first player held an A-2 of hearts for the nut flush. Player two had three 9's. Both were a bit shocked when Greenagel turned over a 7-10 of hearts for a straight flush. "It's nice to not have to worry about the turn and river in a pot like that," Greenagel said.

The other notable hand of the day came when Greenagel went all in holding 6-6 after the flop came 6-3-9. Another player holding 9-9 called. Greenagel turned to the short-stacked player and predicted they would see another 6 before the end of the hand, and indeed, a 6 of hearts came on the turn, giving Greenagel four of a kind. By 8pm, Greenagel had lost about $400 of his profit and decided to take a break.

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Posted by Corey Anderson at June 4, 2007 12:35 PM | Comments (0)