Whether you recognize poker as a “sport” or not, the World Series Of Poker is one of great annual traditions of Las Vegas and, in my opinion, of all of sport. Poker is a universal game, one that relies on the stamina of a player’s mind while navigating through almost 50 days’ worth of poker tournaments. This year’s WSOP features 57 events, starting from tomorrow’s $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship event to the Main Event‘s induction of the November Nine.
I’m especially excited because I’ll be covering the Main Event live and in person throughout the month of July. I’ll be migrating from my accommodations at the Hard Rock Hotel to the tournament floor at the Rio and delivering daily updates with awesome stories and ridiculous anecdotes that will make you wonder why you weren’t following poker from the onset.
I get it, some of you are sick of watching it on TV. But this isn’t TV. This is the Land of the Badass and gaming goodness will show its papers at the gate. This coverage will kick you in the balls and run off with your wallet. So be ready. It’s going to be badass.
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The best thing about WSOP is that it brings people like Jaime Gold and Jerry Yang to the cash games in town. Apart from that, Harrah’s and its properties can lick a sack.
Poker! I use to like it. Maybe I will again if your coverage is as kick ass you claim.
Yes but where’s the liquor?
i don’t care what anybody says, that picture of kobe will NEVER get old.
Awesome.
See if you can crash one of the high stakes cash games the big players put together. I was at the Bellagio three years ago at the start of the WSOP, and the back room featured Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak, and Barry Greenstein. It was like seeing the Super Friends dining together at an In and Out Burger.
Hate to break it to you, but there is nothing “badass” about poker or poker coverage
I seriously doubt your coverage will be any better than Norman Chad’s. I actually played at the same table as James Woods a while back. Think it was 2-4 or 2-5 no limit. Really, James?
Please tell me that was sarcasm about Norman Chad.
Strip away all of his schtick about his ex-wives and there’s nothing there.
I, for one, have largely checked out of following the WSOP because of the way ESPN covers it, but I’ll tune in to this shit.
@Otto – Yea I was kidding. Norman Chad is awful. I will say though that a few times he had me laughing. Maybe I was just really baked.
Thank God. I don’t want to live in a world where anyone likes him.