Losing With the Nut Flush

George Epstein
Was it a mere coincidence - or what? Was it a self-fullfilling or pre-ordained prophesy? Whatever. . . It was almost eerie! Could the fact that it was Friday the thirteenth have anything to do with it?

Earlier that day, I had discussed the concept of “nut” hands in hold’em with one of my two […]

WSOP 2005 at the Rio

Diane McHaffie
I was there. You know what I?m talking about already ? the final event at this year’s World Series of Poker with 5,619 players paying $10,000 apiece, forming a prize pool of over $52 million. Although I was warned to expect to see over 5,000 players, I still wasn’t prepared for the faceto- face […]

Bracelets and Broken Dreams

Phil Shaw
It was a mixed year for Europeans at the 2005 WSOP, and one which promised much in the early stages, peaked in the middle and almost delivered a dream ending. Devilfish made an excellent showing in the opening $1,500 No Limit Hold’em, finishing third for ?232,205 from 2305 runners, Martin Green of Ireland was […]