Taj US poker Championships **roll call**

[TStoneMBD]

driving down to ac today. playing in the 10k tournament tommorow (tues) as long as i sleep well. looks like bradl and dcifrths are also going

[olivert]

Expect a small field at the USPC with most of the big names missing, as most of the 64 players who have been invited to take part in the made-for-TV Professional Poker League (PPL) will skip the Trump USPC in order to get guaranteed TV exposure time at the PPL "inaugural draft" this Saturday at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

Not only is the PPL the "PPT-killer", the PPL is now officially the "USPC-killer".

One big name that will likely be at the USPC is Greg Raymer, as he was NOT selected for the PPL.

[Admo]

Flew in yesterday.

Was going to buy-in direct, but won seat in $1K (mega soft) mega super last night.

Play starts tomorrow at 3pm.

[flavio321]

i'm in also. staying at resorts. i'll be the guy with green dealer cap.

[groton]

so foxwoods should be Easy this weekend since all the good players will be in AC /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[olivert]

The USPC didn't take as big a hit from the PPL as I expected: 216 players, or about 1/2 the size of the field of the WPT at the Borgata two weeks ago.

The PPL's attempt at being the "USPC-killer" didn't work as well as the PPL's successful attempt to put the PPT "in the coffin."

[Temp Hutter]

Everyone that played in the $5,000 7 stud event made the final table! Only 8 people entered it.

I guess its almost time to pull the plug on that one. I have not played 7 stud in a casino since the mid 90's and it looks like I am not alone.

[olivert]

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Everyone that played in the $5,000 7 stud event made the final table! Only 8 people entered it.

I guess its almost time to pull the plug on that one. I have not played 7 stud in a casino since the mid 90's and it looks like I am not alone.

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Yup.

There is no reason for any casino to hold a tournament that contains events that aren't "NO LIMIT HOLD'EM" events with the exception of the WSOP.

TV has turned poker into an ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT, with the only type of poker that works well on TV being NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (and to a much lesser extent, POT limit hold'em).

[NicksDad1970]

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Everyone that played in the $5,000 7 stud event made the final table! Only 8 people entered it.

I guess its almost time to pull the plug on that one. I have not played 7 stud in a casino since the mid 90's and it looks like I am not alone.

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Did you make the top 7?

[NickMPK]

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Everyone that played in the $5,000 7 stud event made the final table! Only 8 people entered it.

I guess its almost time to pull the plug on that one. I have not played 7 stud in a casino since the mid 90's and it looks like I am not alone.

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That's bizarre. The 7-stud event at Borgata drew 157 players. Obviously that's less than the NLHE events were drawing, but thats a hell of a lot more than eight.

[Kevmath]

That was for a 5k event, last year their largest stud event ($2500+100) drew 55. The other two stud events held during the USPC this year did draw fewer entrants (178 for the $340, 110 for the $550 this year).

[DeathDonkey]

Bump because TstoneMBD is at the final table - Michael deMichele.

-DeathDonkey

[mlagoo]

so are shaniac, ajo goallin, and imsolucky0

edit: nm shaniac busto in 9th /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Mig]

Good luck man, hope you win it !! That would be insane. 2 Minbets players winning 2 NL tourney in such a short time /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[ImsaKidd]

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so are shaniac, ajo goallin, and imsolucky0

edit: nm shaniac busto in 9th /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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Final 3 is AJo, imsolucky0, and Tstone.

[Cornell Fiji]

Which of these guys is TStone, imso, and AJo (I assume thats Alex Jacob)?

Place Player Prize Money
1 Alex Jacob $878,500
2 Jordan Morgan $405,072
3 Michael DeMichele $215,194
4 Dan Shak $151,926
5 Stephen Feraca $113,926
6 Dale Pinchot $88,610
7 Jeff King $63,293
8 Augustin Mendez $50,634
9 Shane Schleger $40,508

[Kevmath]

Jordan - ImSoLucky0
Michael - TStoneMBD

[AJoGoAllOut]

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Jordan - ImSoLucky0
Michael - TStoneMBD

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It's a real shame that neither of these guys won it. Alex Jacobs is obviously an extremely talented poker player. Too bad his character doesn't match his skill.

[mlagoo]

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Jordan - ImSoLucky0
Michael - TStoneMBD

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It's a real shame that neither of these guys won it. Alex Jacobs is obviously an extremely talented poker player. Too bad his character doesn't match his skill.

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lol

[captain2man]

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Which of these guys is TStone, imso, and AJo (I assume thats Alex Jacob)?

Place Player Prize Money

5 Stephen Feraca $113,926

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good job by Stephen who's been on a bit of a streak lately...I've sat at a table with him a couple of times.

[Durs522]

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Which of these guys is TStone, imso, and AJo (I assume thats Alex Jacob)?

Place Player Prize Money

5 Stephen Feraca $113,926

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good job by Stephen who's been on a bit of a streak lately...I've sat at a table with him a couple of times.

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Steve's a good guy and a solid player. some rush he's on right now, hopefully he keeps it going.

[stephenNUTS]

Thanks for the Kudo's guys

~stephen "NUTS"