July 17 2012, Lynn Gilmartin
Each week we handpick our favorite videos that we’ve filmed throughout the hallways of the Rio at the 43rd Annual World Series of Poker. This week is no different. Enjoy!
Straddling Behind the Scenes
Sadly, this is the last episode (for now) of The Straddle. This week, Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilly, Greg Raymer, and Ryan D’Angelo all score cameos.
Video: http://www.pokernews.com/video/the-straddle-wsop-week-6-behind-the-scenes-6924.htm
Mr. Doft
Our very own Mickey Doft is known around the poker media traps as the top man when it comes to counting chips. If there’s ever an uncertainty, Doft has you covered. Our cameraman caught Mickey on the sly when he was tackling the chip leader’s stack during a break on Day 3 of the Main Event. This is a prime example of the efforts our hardworking team go to delivering your beloved PokerNews Live Reporting.
Video: http://www.pokernews.com/video/wsop-2012-mickey-doft-vs-the-stack-6942.htm
Explain This, Amanda
Former PokerNews hostess, Amanda Leatherman, returns to our screens for a sexy episode of Explain This. After an intense process of elimination, Leatherman explains what’s going on in a selected batch of photos we found on her private Facebook page. Trust us when we say, the best was saved for last.
Video: http://www.pokernews.com/video/explain-this-amanda-leatherman-6938.htm
The Pollak
Many Hollywood actors grace the felt of the Main Event each year, and this year’s lineup included Kevin Pollak. We spoke with him at the end of his Day 2 when he was ecstatic to have simply made it to Day 3. If only he knew he was going to drive that short stack all the way through to 134th place!
Video: http://www.pokernews.com/video/wsop-2012-kevin-pollak-talks-poker-while-impersonating-chris-6918.htm
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July 16 2012, Brett Collson
The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event will be determined on Monday evening in Las Vegas. But we’re here to bring you what’s going on outside of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. In this edition of the Nightly Turbo, we’re covering Rafael Nadal’s debut at PokerStars, Adam Junglen’s retirement from poker, and more.
In Case You Missed It
Only 27 players survived Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Get all the storylines in our Day 50 WSOP recap.
How did the Sunday Majors play out on PokerStars? Who took down the biggest score? Find out in the Sunday Briefing.
Did you miss Sunday’s World Poker Tour coverage on FSN? Read our WPT recap to get caught up.
How can Onnit Labs products enhance your poker game? Onnit CEO Aubrey Marcus discusses what supplements can do for the mind.
Looking for a fun, behind-the-scenes perspective of life at the WSOP? All Mucked Up has daily stories from inside the Rio, so check it out!
Fault!
Tennis icon and newest Team PokerStars Pro Rafael Nadal recently made his debut at the world’s leading online poker site. Last week, Nadal was introduced to the PokerStars Mobile app and then quickly learned how not to play a small pocket pair.
Rafa’s first lesson: Don’t trust anybody. Not even a poker coach.
Clearly, he still has a lot to learn about the game. Nadal is currently preparing for the London Olympic Games and U.S. Open, but he plans on honing his poker game online later in the year. We’re excited to see the eight-time French Open winner at the PokerStars tables in the near future.
The PokerStars Blog has more.
End of an Era
On Sunday, poker pro Adam Junglen announced he will be taking an extended break from the game after a “disappointing” end to his 2012 World Series of Poker.
Junglen, who has close to $1 million in live tournament cashes, says he wants to focus on “finding happiness” rather than continue his career on the felts. Junglen played in 20 events this summer, cashing three times without any final tables.
“It’s completely normal to be burnt out from the tourney grind after the (World Series), but this year I’ve slowly noticed the enjoyment level just isn’t quite as high as it used to be,” Junglen wrote in his blog. “My backer and friend for over 5 years now, Daniel Negreanu, had noticed and we agreed it’d be in my best interest to take an extended break from poker. Basically just work on finding happiness, something I’ve unintentionally set aside for quite some time now.”
Read Junglen’s full blog entry at AdamJunglen.com.
MicroMillions II Winners
The second edition of the PokerStars MicroMillions tournament series continued over the weekend with nearly 30 affordable events for the low-limit grinders.
The biggest event came on Sunday when 36,523 players pit up the $11 buy-in for the PokerStars Sunday Storm Micro Millions Special. The $365,230 prize pool was bigger than ever Sunday Major except for the Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-up. After nearly 11 hours of play, Russia’s “@rtemur” defeated Ukraine’s “Rom4iks” for the victory and $31,376. Not a bad return on an $11 investment!
Here’s a look at all of the winners from the weekend:
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