The Best and Worst of WSOP 2009



I just got back from two weeks at the World Series of Poker. It had the usual mix of high drama, low humor, insanity, and all the things you count on at the WSOP. More importantly, it had the wonderful opportunities to reconnect with friends from all over the poker world that I don’t get to see often enough. It is certainly the grand gathering of the community. If you’ve been to it, you know what I’m talking about; if you haven’t, you need to go in 2010. Here’s my highlight from this year: Late one night after the work day was done, I got a text message from some North Carolina poker buddies that they were in a rocking $1-2 No Limit Hold’em game at O’Shea’s – a tiny casino opposite the Mirage. I high-tailed it over there and sure enough, they were in a wild and crazy game that was taking place right at the edge of O’Shea’s carpet, letting out onto the Strip. Much drinking and merriment was taking place. So imagine my surprise and delight to see that two of my Cake Poker coworkers were in the game too. I immediately sat down and bought into the ...

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