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2013 WSOP
2013 WSOP schedule has just been released! 62 bracelets to be won over 48 days, Yum Yum!! Who’s coming to Vegas?!
WSOP NEWS: 44TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
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WSOPE Winning Hand
My final hand (the winning hand) of the 2012 WSOPE Main Event. So cool to have it framed!
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Poker News Interview
By Tatjana Pasalic, via Poker News…
Tatjana Pasalic: Hi Phil and welcome! How was your experience in China?PH: I love it here! I mean, from a poker point of view, I sat down at the small blind five hours late, busted on the big blind. I lasted one round! I did take an incredible beat. It was a dream come true scenario – blinds were 150/300, I open for 1k. I had already come over the top once. This is my 5th hand. The guy behind calls, button makes it 2900. I call with JJ. The other guy starts studying and studying…and I think: ‘God, I hope he moves in!’. He looked like he wanted to call and he did. Then came 2, 3 7, with the 7 and 3 of clubs, excuse me the 7, 2 of clubs, 3 of spades. I checked, the other guy checks. The button bet 5300 and I am studying and thinking. My mind says I have to fold this as I do not want to jam 60 BB but I just won the WSOPE and my instincts, I have all my bracelets on my instincts, so I have to go with them. I feel like he does not have AA or KK. I am really good at reading those hands.
I start talking to him and I see he is nervous. He doesn’t even have queens. I ship it! 10300 more and the other guy folds right away and it gets back to him and he starts studying. The minute 10 seconds pass, I am like alright, he does not have queens but once 20 seconds passed I knew he did not have queens and I am thinking ‘This is beautiful! I have the best hand and I am proud of the way I played it.’
I started joking, I walked over to Matt Savage and Adam Pliska from the WPT and the director of the casino, Andrew Steel. They are all standing there and I say, ‘God, I can’t believe I moved all in for 60BB with JJ already. So unlike me! But now I am about 95% sure I have the best hand.’
I go back to the table and it has been announced that I am all in, a big crowd gathers around and I say to the guy, ‘Hey, you can be famous if you call and bust me.’ He flips over the J2 of diamonds. I was in shock! It can’t get better than this. He can’t even make a backdoor flush. He’s drawn to a duck! I mean, it is so beautiful; I am a 1:11 favorite.
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From the Archives
Madison (WI) Magazine, 1990. I haven’t aged a day, right?
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Watch Me Play For Bracelet #13!
My WSOPE final table is airing this weekend and next. Watch tomorrow (12/9) at 8PM EST on ESPN2 and next Sunday (12/16) at 3PM EST on ESPN!
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Talking High Stakes Poker
It’s certainly not your “average” game when you’re playing at 30,000 ft. in Larry Flynt’s private jet!
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