EPT Down WPT to go

The EPT in Monte Carlo is over with some dude winning. He's like from Canada and you know about that guy. Im not your guy friend. Anyhow. Antonio Esfandiari made the final table along with Iassac WestMenlo Baron aslo made the final table. Time to get your asses to Vegas friends.



I'll be there on Sunday. Im not playing "obv" because action starts on Saturday. I will be attending the Champions presentation. WPT has decided to give past WPT winners Titanium and Diamond bracelets. SHould be an interesting event. If everyone attends it will be a varitable whos who of poker. Here is a short list of people who will receive the WPT bracelets:

Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Daniel Negraneu, Carlos Mortenson, Eric Seidel, Barry Greenstein, Erick Lindgren, Ted Forrest and more.

Dont you think its odd that the WPT is putting out bracelets. Its an obvious copy off the WSOP. But it could it be a precursor to Harrahs buying the WPT. The stock is so damn cheap, if Harrahs forks over the 30 million the company is worth they would bascially own poker in the US. Which also brings the question up, why doesnt MGM Mirage buy the WPT. Fuck it. Die in a fire.



AJ

WPT Championship Prelims Continue

Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter took down a $2500 buy in at the bellagio this week. The next day former CardPlayer Player of the Year Michael "The Grinder" Mizarchi won the 3k buy in by besting Shannon Shorr and Nam Le. However the fields are still well under what they got last year.

Here are some predictions:

1) The EPT Championship at Monte Carlo will be biggest tournament in the history of European poker.

2) This years WPT Championship will have the smallest field in 3 years

3) The WSOP will still be a madhouse come the of May.

No Soup For You Dario or Shannon

The EPT stop in San Remo Italy is over. An American , Jason Mercier, ended up winning the near 1 million pound prize. The bigger story was that hometown hero Dario Minieri lost a big race three handed to bust with a quarter million pound win.

Most people remember Dario from his deep run in last years World Series of Poker Main Event. He has a penchant to wear scarves at the table. Uh Ok. Well it was a great tournament and the European Poker Tour keeps on chugging.

Also Shannon Shorr missed a good opportunity to take down a nice win in the prelims of WPT championship. In the 2k buy in Shannon went in third and busted in 7th for only 8500ish. Keep your head up kid. Thayer Rasmussen, Jon Kalmar and Peter Neff was also at this final table with Eric"Basebaldy" Baldwin taking home almost $150k. Sweet.

Foxwoods and the downfall of poker.

The Foxwoods whatever poker classic is in action today. The field was just over 325 down from 418 last year. This is a continuing trend down on the highest level of the poker circuit in the US. The EPT is growing fast and creating constant competition for the World Poker Tour.

My buddy Matt"Allinat420" Stout skipped the Foxwoods main event to spend some time in Amsterdam before the EPT championship. This is seen more and more people skipping major tournaments. There are just too many big buy in events. Immediately following the EPT Championship in Monte Carlo people will jet back to the states for the WPT Championship at the Bellagio and the World Series of Poker is just six weeks after that.