Gloria Balding catches Tony just as he’s heading out to dinner. He’s playing in the Omaha Hi/Lo Limit tournament. Tony says he needs a good run. He’s in to small tournaments now and things haven’t been going well but he’s not giving up. He plays for fun but he plays to win and every tournament he enters is one that he wants to win. Read more »

Lynn Gilmartin chats with Tony on the first day of the WSOP.  Tony’s pumped up and on the list, ready to jump into the 50k sharkfest.  There’s a new rule -  if you show up late, you have to wait for the start of the next round.  That’s what has happened to Tony, he has to wait for the full round of games before he can play the tournament.  Tony says he doesn’t mind, as long as he knows the rules, he knows what to do. Read more »

The $50K starts tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the WSOP.  It’s officially known as Event #2: The Poker Player’s Championship. The games played are Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, No-Limit Hold’em,Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball.  The field will be tough but my best approach to the game is to play poker with the attitude to have fun. That’s my plan, no matter how tough the field is, how big the stakes are, or what game is being played. Read more »

I’ll be staying in Las Vegas now until the WSOP starts and focusing on the 50K event.  After that I’ll decide if I’m staying longer in Vegas or taking a trip to parts unknown for awhile.  Even if I leave during the Series, I have plans to play some of the events. Read more »

I’m in Tucson Arizona, that’s southeast of Phoenix and just about 60 miles north of the US/Mexico Border.  I’m here to continue working on my quest for great health and a good life.  I may have to quickly jet in and play the World Team Poker event at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the 18th, before flying in to play the 50K event at the WSOP on the 28th. Read more »

I have played a mega session of cash games with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Phil Laak.  The show will be televised on Fox Sports in the USA starting in June.  I am going back in today and I am not allowed to talk about the results but I am back to my brutal best and my old ways. Read more »

I’m staying at Wynn Las Vegas.  They take very good care of me here and gave me a nice villa with a pool.  I love it!

Right now I’m getting ready to play in the Doubles Championship that is going on at the Golden Nugget.  So far I have been paired with Johnny Chan and Erik Seidel.  The field includes Phil Hellmuth, Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari and all the big names in poker.  It’s an amazing concept, Mori Eskandani has some incredible innovation and this will be a huge show. One player plays the flop and then you change cards – so Chan would see a flop and then I pay after the turn comes and we change again.  We have one time out, anyway, it’s an amazing concept. Read more »

I played all day with Viktor in the PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo High Roller Event and got to know him pretty well as a poker player. Read more »

I am in Monte Carlo, and just busted from the main event.  I lost 80 percent of my stack on a nasty 10 on the river when I flopped a set of Jacks.  Life really treats me so well that I am very happy to come here and get busted within the first six hours.  Last year I got busted but came back well in the High Roller Event and won over $500K in cash and I plan on doing the same thing this year, so busting out of the main event early allows me to take it easy for a few days and then I am lining up for the High Roller event. Read more »

I am back in London.  I was in the Isle of Man for a few days and my return trip went through Liverpool to London where I had to take a ferry and train so the trip took quite some time.  I am focusing on Monaco.  I will be going there to play the EPT.  The High Roller Event last year was good so I hope to follow up close to, or better results, this year.