Chad_Holloway

You almost have to put Oliver Speidel on the Aussie team given his recent success. I'm sure he'll also recruit his brother Tony.

That's true @cezz. Thanks for the catch. I totally spaced out FTP was operating those first few months. I've made the proper changes.

Anything listed as "special" tends to be an ad.

Finding out how much action someone had sold is near impossible if they don't want to volunteer it. In the case of the Big One for One Drop, no one was willing to share such information other than to vaguely say things likes they've "sold pieces" or have a "small piece."

I'm not a big fan of the bracelet based off the picture, though I'm going to reserve any harsh judgement until I see one in person in Vegas.

I'm impressed by the lineup and think it makes for an entertaining match, but it's no secret I'm a fan of the Devilfish.

Very well written, Rich. I agree with everything you say and couldn't have said it any better than myself.

I live in Wisconsin like 90 minutes from the Iowa border. If they were to legalize online poker and develop an intra-state deal with other states, I would definitely move down there . . . If I don't relocate to Las Vegas first.

It's a PokerStars sponsored event, so I'm sure they're the only ones. This is one stop I would have tried like crazy to qualify for. Brazil during Carnival, enough said.

I couldn't agree more flintsword. Thank goodness for copy and paste.

The match was actually still going on as of press time, but the paragraph has been cleared up to clarify.

You're right @djblacke04, good catch. Change has been made.

I agree with Modjo. I've played in a lot of places and the people at the Venetian seem to be among the best. The room itself is probably at the top of the list as well. Glad to see a lot of you feel the same way about the Venetian.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'll try to track down anyone you suggest. There seems to be a lot of requests for Tuan Lam, so I'll do my best to try and get him.

Thanks @Jwdill. I've got some good ones coming up! I'll do my best to track down Tuan Lam . . . though I'm not even sure where to start with him as no one seems to have seen him in years!

We contacted Epic Poker asking how today's events will impact Chris Ferguson & Howard Lederer eligibility. Here is the statement we got back: "Epic Poker League is aware of the action taken today by the Department of Justice to amend the civil complaint to name and seek assets of certain individuals. This matter has already been referred to the League’s Standards & Conduct Committee."

We expect to hear more later this week.

We briefly talked about the following statement: "“During the formation of the Epic Poker League, the Standards & Conduct Committee made a policy decision that any personal conduct that occurred prior to the League’s formation would not affect initial eligibility of a league member."

While DiVita's convictions occurred 20 years ago, Stephen Martin stated that in extreme cases involving serious criminal charges, they will address it. IMO, it certainly seems contradictory to their statement. However, Martin drew comparisons to other professional leagues/sports, and made a point that it is common practice to head off these sort of things. The answer wasn't especially satisfying, and I wouldn't argue that it essentially amounts to: "Policy decision-"We have no Policies""

wonderdog wrote

I have this book too and it's prob in the top 3 in my collection, which numbers in the dozen.

My only question is actually for Chad: Have you ever reviewed a book you don't recommend? Seems like you recommend every book you review.

I was thinking the same thing myself. There have been numerous books I hated in the past (i.e. Erick Lindgren's WPT book), but I only get to review fairly new books and they seem to be of a little more quality. However, I'm currently reading through a few books that I doubt will get my recommendation.

EricRamsey wrote

Hi Mrs. Holloway

My mom doesn't even know how to use a computer, let alone comment on my article. However, I admit that if she did, she would take an unnecessary interest in my work . . . we're talking 10X more than Bonomo's mom does!

I must admit, I though the Gold vs. Wasicka would be the match with the least amount of interest. Based upon comments and Twitter, that certainly isn't the case. I suppose it would be fun to watch Gold on an even playing field with Wasicka, 5 years after his heater came to an end.