5.29.2008

WSOP WAP

Welcome to WSOP WAP (Wild Ass Predictions) I've thought long & hard spent nearly 15 whole minutes researching these predictions. I've run them through a scenario generator over and over. Compiled the data and decided to grace you gentle reader with my wild ass predictions.


The main event will be won by a Pro this year.

Doyle, Chan, & Binger will all pick up bracelets.

Helmuth will go braceletless.

Negranu will flounder. (hate to say that as he can read anyone in the game)

Erik Seidel will have one of the best WSOP's overall.

Annie Duke will complain incessantly about something being unfair (bad quality cards, poor lighting, ice is not cold enough etc. etc.) while the camera happens to be focused on her.

The number of Main event entrants will be less than 6700.

Jamie Gold will make a huge bluff (and get called quicker than you can say he-haw).

These past winners will bust out of the main event in this order
Moneymaker, Gold, Hachem, Raymer.

Random WSOP Fact
Twice in the history of the main event the losing hand was A-A (Dewey Tomko, Bobby Hoff)

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5.24.2008

Make 'em pay

Minor leaguer traded for 10 baseball bats

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer May 23, 7:51 pm EDT


McALLEN, Texas (AP)—During three years in the low minors, John Odom never really made a name for himself.

That sure changed this week—he’s the guy who was traded for a bunch of bats.

“I don’t really care,” he said Friday. “It’ll make a better story if I make it to the big leagues.”

For now, Odom is headed to the Laredo Broncos of the United League. They got him Tuesday from the Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League for a most unlikely price: 10 Prairie Sticks Maple Bats, double-dipped black, 34-inch, C243 style.

“They just wanted some bats, good bats—maple bats,” Broncos general manager Jose Melendez said.

According to the Prairie Sticks Web site, their maple bats retail for $69 each, discounted to $65.50 for purchases of six to 11 bats.

“It will be interesting to see what 10 bats gets us,” Melendez said.

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I really hope this kid gets it in line & turns into a all-star. Nothing better than being able to look back at something like this & give the offending party a proper salute.

Next up WSOPWAP (it will make sense soon)

5.22.2008

It's really been a year already?

Stay tuned I'm going to have a few utterly absurd predictions for you in a few days...

2008 WSOP Schedule

Fri, May 30th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 1)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$10,000

Sat, May 31st
12:00 PM
4-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 2)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Mon, Jun 2nd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 3)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Mon, Jun 2nd
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) (Event 4)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$5,000

Tue, Jun 3rd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em w/ReBuys (Event 5)
Rebuy/Add-on Event
$1,000

Tue, Jun 3rd
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 6)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Wed, Jun 4th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 7)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,000

Wed, Jun 4th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Mixed Event (Event 8)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$10,000

Thu, Jun 5th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 9)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Thu, Jun 5th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 10)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,500

Fri, Jun 6th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event 11)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$5,000

Fri, Jun 6th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Limit Hold'em (Event 12)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Sat, Jun 7th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 13)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,500

Sat, Jun 7th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Seven Card Stud (Event 14)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$10,000

Sun, Jun 8th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship (Event 15)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,000

Sun, Jun 8th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 16)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,000

Mon, Jun 9th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event 17)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Mon, Jun 9th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ReBuys (Event 18)
Rebuy/Add-on Event
$5,000

Tue, Jun 10th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 19)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Tue, Jun 10th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Limit Hold'em (Event 20)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,000

Wed, Jun 11th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 21)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$5,000

Wed, Jun 11th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event H.O.R.S.E. (Event 22)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$3,000

Thu, Jun 12th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 23)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,000

Thu, Jun 12th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha (Event 24)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,500

Fri, Jun 13th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em (Event 25)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$10,000

Fri, Jun 13th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Seven Card Razz (Event 26)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Sat, Jun 14th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 27)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Sat, Jun 14th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha W/Rebuys (Event 28)
Rebuy/Add-on Event
$5,000

Sun, Jun 15th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 29)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$3,000

Sun, Jun 15th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Limit Hold'em (Event 30)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$10,000

Mon, Jun 16th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 31)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,500

Tue, Jun 17th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 32)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Tue, Jun 17th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 33)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$5,000

Wed, Jun 18th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha W/ReBuys (Event 34)
Rebuy/Add-on Event
$1,500

Wed, Jun 18th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Seven Card Stud (Event 35)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Thu, Jun 19th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 36)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Thu, Jun 19th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 37)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$10,000

Fri, Jun 20th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 38)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,000

Sat, Jun 21st
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 39)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Sun, Jun 22nd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (Event 40)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,500

Sun, Jun 22nd
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Mixed Hold'em (limit/no-limit) (Event 41)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Mon, Jun 23rd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship (Event 42)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,000

Tue, Jun 24th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (Event 43)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Wed, Jun 25th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em w/ReBuys (Event 44)
Rebuy/Add-on Event
$1,000

Wed, Jun 25th
5:00 PM
5-Day Event World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 45)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$50,000

Thu, Jun 26th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 46)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$5,000

Thu, Jun 26th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 47)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Fri, Jun 27th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 48)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$2,000

Sat, Jun 28th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 49)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Sun, Jun 29th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event World Championship Pot Limit Omaha (Event 50)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$10,000

Sun, Jun 29th
5:00 PM
3-Day Event H.O.R.S.E. (Event 51)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Mon, Jun 30th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 52)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Tue, Jul 1st
12:00 PM
2-Day Event Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event 53)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$1,500

Wed, Jul 2nd
2:00 PM
1-Day Event Ante Up For Africa
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$5,000

Thu, Jul 3rd
12:00 PM
13-Day Event World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)
No Rebuy/Add-ons


July 3,2008 12:00 PM Day 1A (3,000 players)
July 4,2008 12:00 PM Day 1B (3,000 players)
July 5,2008 12:00 PM Day 1C (3,000 players)
July 6,2008 12:00 PM Day 1D (3,000 players)
July 8,2008 12:00 PM Day 2A
July 9,2008 12:00 PM Day 2B
July 10,2008 12:00 PM Day 3
July 11,2008 12:00 PM Day 4
July 12,2008 12:00 PM Day 5
July 13,2008 12:00 PM Day 6
July 14,2008 12:00 PM Day 7
November 9, 2008 10:00 AM FINAL TABLE
November 10, 2008, 10:00 PM FINAL TABLE

$10,000

Mon, Jul 7th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (Event 55)
No Rebuy/Add-ons
$500

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