O/T Poker Event- $1 Million Buy-In

[park ranger]

Today in Las Vegas starts WSOP Event #55 Texas Hold'em.
It's the first year for this event.
The buy-in is 1 million dollars to play the game. Most of the big names of the poker world will be playing. It will be interesting to see how many players ponied up a million and what the winners share will be.

UPDATE: 48 entries   18 million for 1st----- 10 million for 2nd
 

[NIATROSS]

I think 10% of the entry fees is being donated to charity.

[Wings]

I think 10% of the entry fees is being donated to charity.

is that the customary 10% juice for the entry fee or is that out of the prize pool?

[NIATROSS]

is that the customary 10% juice for the entry fee or is that out of the prize pool?

11% straight from all buy ins is being donated to the charity ONE DROP.

[Wings]

11% straight from all buy ins is being donated to the charity ONE DROP.

what's the charity?

[swoopdaddy]

11% straight from all buy ins is being donated to the charity ONE DROP.

the head guy at cirque de soeli, Guy Laliberte founded the charity to help provide fresh water to the world. here are the current chip counts. all started with 3 million in chips.

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/chipcounts.asp?grid=887&tid=12155

[Wings]

the head guy at cirque de soeli, Guy Laliberte founded the charity to help provide fresh water to the world. here are the current chip counts. all started with 3 million in chips.

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/chipcounts.asp?grid=887&tid=12155

Swoop, how you been? 

[swoopdaddy]

Swoop, how you been? 

good, just getting geared up for the stakes season.

[Wings]

good, just getting geared up for the stakes season.

You should hang around more.. I might be motivated to pay more attention if you did!  Swoop knows his shit!

[NIATROSS]

You should hang around more.. I might be motivated to pay more attention if you did!  Swoop knows his shit!

and not just racing either ! 

[Wings]

Hey once upon a time Swoop and I went at it over Ghostzapper.  Didn't like the name I used to reference the horse to.  We got past it.  The guy really does know his stuff.. he's fantastic

[NIATROSS]

Hey once upon a time Swoop and I went at it over Ghostzapper.  Didn't like the name I used to reference the horse to.  We got past it.  The guy really does know his stuff.. he's fantastic

I still owe him dinner based on his superior knowledge ! 

[Wings]

I still owe him dinner based on his superior knowledge ! 

He sent me an Oak Tree stein and golf shirt once even after I was an ***hole.  Great guy!

[park ranger]

Final Table
Antonio Esfandiari  - 39,925,000
Sam Trickett  -        37,000,000
Guy Lalibert -          21,700,000
Brian Rast  -           11,350,000
Phil Hellmuth  -        10,925,000  POKER BRAT
David Einhorn  -        8,375,000   
Richard Yong  -        7,475,000   
Bobby Baldwin  -      7,150,000

[swoopdaddy]

Final Table
Antonio Esfandiari  - 39,925,000
Sam Trickett  -        37,000,000
Guy Lalibert -          21,700,000
Brian Rast  -           11,350,000
Phil Hellmuth  -        10,925,000  POKER BRAT
David Einhorn  -        8,375,000   
Richard Yong  -        7,475,000   
Bobby Baldwin  -      7,150,000

final table starts at 4:00 pm est and is televised live on espn 2

[park ranger]

final table starts at 4:00 pm est and is televised live on espn 2

 

[3 wide and wingin]

Thanks for the heads up. Tuning in. Only cause Helmuth is in it  

ESPN is such a crappy network ( s ). It really is almost as bad as Mtv now.
That I didn't know about this at all.

Its sad. I used to watch ESPN all the time. But their biases and hyperbole and crap got to be too much.
I want baseball its MLB network. NLF is NFL network etc etc.

I haven't watched in forever.

Go Phil!

Only thing missing is Tony G. the only player I like more than Phil.

[swoopdaddy]

Thanks for the heads up. Tuning in. Only cause Helmuth is in it 

ESPN is such a crappy network ( s ). It really is almost as bad as Mtv now.
That I didn't know about this at all.

Its sad. I used to watch ESPN all the time. But their biases and hyperbole and crap got to be too much.
I want baseball its MLB network. NLF is NFL network etc etc.

I haven't watched in forever.

Go Phil!

Only thing missing is Tony G. the only player I like more than Phil.

tony g., he does get under your skin a little. lol one vote for phil, ok 3wide your on the record. give me the circus guy to win his own tournament and donate all 18 million to his charity. thats my pick guy laliberte. park ranger ,who do you like?

[park ranger]

tony g., he does get under your skin a litle.lol one vote for phil, ok 3wide your on the record. give me the circus guy to win his own tournament and donate all 18 million to his charity. thats my pick guy laliberte. park ranger ,who do you like?

I enjoy watching Hellmuth go crazy after he gets a bad beat on the river.  
I'm pulling for Antonio the Magician.

[3 wide and wingin]

tony g., he does get under your skin a little. lol one vote for phil, ok 3wide your on the record. give me the circus guy to win his own tournament and donate all 18 million to his charity. thats my pick guy laliberte. park ranger ,who do you like?

Not so much a pick. As hes my favorite here.

Phil Steamrolls the first hand!

And its not really live its on some type of a few minute delay.

Cant see the hole cards though and to me that makes it more fun than seeing them.

[swoopdaddy]

Not so much a pick. As hes my favorite here.

Phil Steamrolls the first hand!

And its not really live its on some type of a few minute delay.

Cant see the hole cards though and to me that makes it more fun than seeing them.

i like it like this too. rast goes all in guy mucks, then espn shows the hole cards. 9,9  vs  A Q   15 min delay

[3 wide and wingin]

i like it like this too. rast goes all in guy mucks, then espn shows the hole cards. 9,9  vs  A Q   15 min delay

Norman Chad not quite as witty without a writer.

I hope everyone knows that all the tape delay replays the announcers are added well after the actual action.

[Wings]

Not so much a pick. As hes my favorite here.

Phil Steamrolls the first hand!

And its not really live its on some type of a few minute delay.

Cant see the hole cards though and to me that makes it more fun than seeing them.

hand by hand is boring as hell to watch from a hospital room as I did that last year, but with that said, if you want to learn about the ins and outs of tournament poker, it's great stuff.

[swoopdaddy]

Norman Chad not quite as witty without a writer.

I hope everyone knows that all the tape delay replays the announcers are added well after the actual action.

norman chad is more annoying than tony g.

[Wings]

For the record I'll take a $50 Antonio over Phil exacta with a $20 reverse