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Posted by on Jul 3, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 6 comments

Congratulations Henry Orenstein (He’s In the Money!)

 

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With Henry Orenstein at the 2014 WSOP moments after he cashed out in eighth place in the Seven-Card Stud World Championship.

 

A few days ago, when Henry Orenstein entered the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud event here at the 2014 World Series of Poker, not many thought he had much of a chance playing against many of the best players in the world.  Let’s face it, at 90-years-old, just making it through the grind of the three-day poker tournament would be difficult enough, let alone outplaying the rest of the field.

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Posted by on Jul 1, 2014 in Blog, Talking Points, World Series of Poker | 1 comment

Welcome Back Henry Orenstein

 

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Thanks to Remko Rinkema at Poker News for this nice feature and tribute to 90-year-old Henry Orenstein, who participated in today’s $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud Championship.  This marks his first appearance at the World Series of Poker in several years.

I was interviewed by Remko and was asked about Mr. Orenstein.  It was a great honor to speak about him, albeit briefly.

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Posted by on Jun 30, 2014 in Blog, Personal, World Series of Poker | 0 comments

The Blue Bunny Machine is Back!

 

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Who’s the evil trickster responsible for bait and switching the Blue Bunny ice cream machine?  That’s the refrigerator full of frozen tasty treats inside the employee breakroom here at the 2014 World Series of Poker.

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Posted by on Jun 28, 2014 in Blog, World Series of Poker | 5 comments

Chad Brown’s First and Final WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

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At today’s official gold bracelet ceremony, Chad Brown was awarded an honorary World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Here’s the speech that WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel delivered onstage in front of a packed tournament room that fell eerily silent:

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Posted by on Jun 21, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 0 comments

Now and Then with Perry Green

 

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Perry Green at the 2014 World Series of Poker

 

Perry Green has won three World Series of Poker gold bracelets, all earned during the 1970s.  However, it’s the one he narrowly missed which for which he’s most remembered.

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