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Beyond Tells: Power Poker Psychology
by James McKenna
In poker, it's not enough to play your own cards well. Knowing how to read other players, gauge their hands, spot their weaknesses—these are the skills that enable you to chart a winning course of action, no matter what cards you're dealt. Noted psychotherapist and poker columnist James A. McKenna shows you how to anticipate players' behavior by analyzing their physical and mental approaches to the game.
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WSOP Final Table Kicks Off November 9th
Monday, November 03, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- As reported by the Pahrump Valley Times: "The November Nine -- the final table players in the World Series of Poker -- will return to the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino Nov. 9 to
determine the 2008 champion.
The finalists were determined in July, but WSOP officials revised the format, giving them a four-month break and setting the tournament up for what they hope will be an exciting finish -- on television. ESPN has the rights and has been televising segments of the $10,000 buy-in tournament since August.
The nine players and their chip stacks (generated by 6,844 players who started the event July 3) are:
* Dennis Phillips, St. Louis, a truck salesman, the chip leader with $26,295,000;
* Ivan Demidov, Moscow, poker pro, $24.4M;
* Scott Montgomery, Perth, Ontario, Canada, poker pro, $19.69M;
* Peter Eastgate, Odeme, Denmark, poker pro, $18.375M;
* Ylon Schwartz, Brooklyn, poker pro, $12.525M;
* Darus Suharto, Toronto, accountant, $12.52M;
* David (Chino) Rheem, Miami, poker pro, $10.23M;
* Craig Marquis, Arlington, Texas, college student, $10.21M;
* Kelly Kim, Whittier, Calif., poker pro, $2.62M.
Each player received $900,670 -- ninth-place money -- before leaving the Rio in mid-July.
The final table payouts are:
* $9,119, 517, for first;
* $5,790,024, second;
* $4,503,352, third;
* $3,763,515, fourth;
* $3,088,012, fifth;
* $2,412,510, sixth;
* $1,769,174, seventh;
* $1,286,672, eighth;
* $900,670, ninth.
The first-place payoff is second only to the $12 million Jamie Gold received in 2006; that year, there were 8,773 entries who generated a prize pool in excess of $82 million.
Jerry Yang, who won the 2007 WSOP, received $8.25M, while Joseph Hachem earned $7.5M for winning in 2005.
determine the 2008 champion.
The finalists were determined in July, but WSOP officials revised the format, giving them a four-month break and setting the tournament up for what they hope will be an exciting finish -- on television. ESPN has the rights and has been televising segments of the $10,000 buy-in tournament since August.
The nine players and their chip stacks (generated by 6,844 players who started the event July 3) are:
* Dennis Phillips, St. Louis, a truck salesman, the chip leader with $26,295,000;
* Ivan Demidov, Moscow, poker pro, $24.4M;
* Scott Montgomery, Perth, Ontario, Canada, poker pro, $19.69M;
* Peter Eastgate, Odeme, Denmark, poker pro, $18.375M;
* Ylon Schwartz, Brooklyn, poker pro, $12.525M;
* Darus Suharto, Toronto, accountant, $12.52M;
* David (Chino) Rheem, Miami, poker pro, $10.23M;
* Craig Marquis, Arlington, Texas, college student, $10.21M;
* Kelly Kim, Whittier, Calif., poker pro, $2.62M.
Each player received $900,670 -- ninth-place money -- before leaving the Rio in mid-July.
The final table payouts are:
* $9,119, 517, for first;
* $5,790,024, second;
* $4,503,352, third;
* $3,763,515, fourth;
* $3,088,012, fifth;
* $2,412,510, sixth;
* $1,769,174, seventh;
* $1,286,672, eighth;
* $900,670, ninth.
The first-place payoff is second only to the $12 million Jamie Gold received in 2006; that year, there were 8,773 entries who generated a prize pool in excess of $82 million.
Jerry Yang, who won the 2007 WSOP, received $8.25M, while Joseph Hachem earned $7.5M for winning in 2005.
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