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Breaking news, a moron on the popular Internet Pokers Forum Two Plus Two has called out one of the November Nine for his poor play at the final table. While playing in FTOPS event 19, some keyboard warrior named relderretep calls out Kelly Kim:

relderretep (Observer): LOL @ he played well
relderretep (Observer): he just blinded down
relderretep (Observer): no chance to win
relderretep (Observer): that was a once-in-a-lifetime
chance
Kelly Kim: relderr……..i blinded yes, but i never had a hand
i felt comfortable moving with given that i had to win a
showdown and i lost fold equity
relderretep (Observer): hm
relderretep (Observer): i dont know
relderretep (Observer): you let yourself drop deep into
the “dead zone”
relderretep (Observer): and with those payouts
relderretep (Observer): you gotta play to win
Kelly Kim: i started in the deep zone
relderretep (Observer): u had like 9 BBs
relderretep (Observer): and twice you went down to 3 BBs
or less
relderretep (Observer): any good tournament player will
push earlier
relderretep (Observer): thats what marquis also wrote on
2plus2 by the way
Kelly Kim: honestly when i was first one in in late position i
had hands like 64, 92, 105
Kelly Kim: u need a bit more than that to just shove
relderretep (Observer): i disagree
relderretep (Observer): but its alright, nice payday
relderretep (Observer): not hating, just stating facts & my
opinion

Regardless of how you want to “rate” Kim’s play at the WSOP ME, he did go deeper than about 6,800 other players. Not to mention the fact that Kelley has now cashed for over a million dollars in several live events.

I have to admit though; it certainly takes balls to call out some fat Hawaiian dude over the Internets. Go get ‘em relderretep!

Like most poker players, I took the opportunity last night to sweat the election results from the rail last night. Of particular interest (other than the obvious) to me in this election were the races involving “friends” of online poker such as Barney Frank and Ron Paul. It was a good night for Democrats but some Republicans won key spots as well with a few of them being pro-online poker types.

While we’re not sure where Obama stands on the subject, Barney Frank has been vocal about his efforts and support of online poker. He was instrumental in pushing HR 6870, the Payments Systems Protection Act through the House Financial Services Committee. The bill clarified language in the UIGEA regarding payment processors like Neteller and was a small victory for online poker players.

Other wins of interest involved Congressman Pete Sessions, who’s a Republican, believe it or not. Hailing from Texas, a big gambling state, Sessions introduced HR 6663, which tried to carve out an exemption for poker in the UIGEA. Ron Paul was also a big winner, mainly because he was unopposed in his bid for re-election but regardless; he’s a great friend to the online poker community and will hopefully continue to push forward on our behalf.

Overall, it’s clear that these politicians have bigger hurdles to clear before they’re able to tackle the online gambling bits. Here’s to keeping our collective fingers crossed that once they figure out to stimulate the economy and end the war, that we see a win on our behalf soon as well.

Despite coming off as a weirdo and just “kinda creepy” on the WSOP broadcast on ESPN, Ylon Schwartz (sponsored by PokerStars.com) demonstrated a few good qualities in a recent newspaper interview. While Dennis Phillips has been getting the lions share of face time leading up the November Nine broadcast of the WSOP Final Table, Ylon has been pretty quiet. He tried an Ebay auction that didn’t go off as well as planned but this interview makes him a little more likeable. In summary, he’s pretty much what most of us would probably be if we made enough money gambling to do it full time.

When asked what he would do if he won the 9 million dollar first prize, his reply was that would likely disappear for a long time and, “I would get the best tequila there is and just drink it. I don’t know, be a high-class wino for like the next 10 years. I told all my friends I’m going to go away and please don’t come looking for me.” Couldn’t have said it better, except I’d probably go with a good Scotch.

He’s gone from being a small time chess hustler in New York to the verge of the next poker millionaire/WSOP Champion. He may not be as loveable as last years winner (what was his name again? My point exactly) but he’s down to earth and seems to be an approachable guy.

If I make it out to this years final table, I just hope to be around when he does win. Maybe he’ll treat us all to a round of the expensive Tequila he seems fond of.

“His poker skills are quickly becoming on par with his blackjack skills and it’s only a matter of time before ‘Hollywood’ Dave Stann becomes a household name in the poker world. “

So reads the press release from Ultimate Bet proclaiming this kid as the next “household name in poker”. Are you kidding me? If I didn’t tell you WHO he is, would you know? Probably not so I’ll give in.

If you’ve ever watched the silly Blackjack show that comes on after poker on the Game Show Network, you’ve probably seen the douche bag with the spiked hair that makes an ass of himself. The guy that you’ve probably thought, “damn, I bet he never gets laid”. That guy. That’s “Hollywood” Dave Stann.

And UB thinks he’s good enough to be a Team UB poker player. I’m sure players will FLOCK to Ultimate Bet now that they have the chance to play poker with this guy. So now that we’re all excited to see him play at UB, let’s all head over to UB with the other 17 players online right now and see if we can play with “Hollywood”!

Source http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1517504.htm

It’s been quite the week for Phil Hellmuth. After admitting to suffering a Phil Hellmuth meltdown/panic attack, he’s now blogging about his apparent affinity for Michael Phelps. To hear Phil gush about chasing down the boy wonder will make most grown men somewhat uncomfortable. A few of Phil’s observations in his blog:

“Phelps is a poker fan, which is cool because everyone in the world is a Phelps fan!” (Even me, Phil Hellmuth!)

“Just like when he walks into restaurants these days, a standing ovation from the patrons every time, and why we wouldn’t he get one?” (I mean, he’s a 14 time Gold Medal winner. I’m an 11 time gold bracelet winner! Marry me, Michael!)

“Later we hit “Prive” for some dancing and drinks.” (Sounds like a special moment, Phil!)

“I found Phelps to be humble, respectful, fun to hang out with, and someone that is enjoying the spotlight like a kid in a candy store. For myself, I strive to be like a kid in a candy store with the fame and fortune stuff as well…” (Yeah, right. A kid in the candy store, holding Phelp’s hand.)

These are all Phil’s words, my friends. So it’s pretty clear that he’s having a tough time holding back his affection for the 14 time Olympic Gold Medallist. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that while searching for an image of Phelps on Google for this article, a gay mens website was on the first page of results “Michael Phelps”! Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Source - http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ordine/blog/2008/10/pokers_hellmuth_latches_onto_p.html