Dutch Boyd Resurgent At 2010 WSOP

Boyd has certainly been an interesting figure since bursting onto the poker scene with a deep run in the 2003 WSOP Main Event, finishing 12th.

Long gone are the days of The Crew, with Boyd and Scott Fischman setting their sights on taking over the WSOP in 2003 and 2004.

Boyd’s problems, including a battle with mental illness, are well-documented, but there’s no doubt that Boyd is a talented poker player.

After taking down the $2.5k Six-Handed Limit Hold’em bracelet Sunday, perhaps Boyd is on the rise for a resurgence in 2010.

“Coming into this WSOP I had very high expectations for myself, because I feel like I’m playing the best poker of my life,” Boyd told PL.com from the Pavilion Room stage at the bracelet ceremony.

“I’ve really been studying and focusing and training. Working on my game and going to the online training sites. There’s a wealth of information out there if you really want to improve your game.”

It’s a simple statement on the winning formula from Boyd, a controversial but intriguing character at all times.

“People talk about the luck factor in poker,” Boyd said. “The luck factor is very overrated.”

“When I look back at all my near misses with bracelets, I didn’t get unlucky at any of those. I feel like I’m capable of playing world class poker and hanging with the best in the world.”

Boyd says he feels like he could take down multiple bracelets in 2010, but for now he’s in the elusive two-bracelet club at the WSOP.

“How do I feel after winning my second gold bracelet? It doesn’t suck,” said Boyd. “It feels really good.”

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Matt "ADZ124" Marafioti VLog: First Day at WSOP

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Go There Now: Day 18 WSOP 2010 Highlights

WSOP Live!

We’ve got the latest episode of WSOP Live!, our daily WSOP news and entertainment video show. Player interviews, goofing around and cute girls are pretty much what it’s about so if you like that stuff, take a watch.

WSOP News Flash

Some of the biggest stories so far this summer have been the side bets pros are making on winning bracelets, so much so that it’s starting to eclipse the storylines of the actual tournament.

Click here to read how prop bets are overshadowing the WSOP action.

Sammy Farha took down the $10k Omaha-8 bracelet yesterday and we take a look at that with recaps of every other ongoing event.

Click here to read the recap, headlined by Sam Farha’s WSOP bracelet win.

Live Coverage Makes the World Go ‘Round

We’ve got feature live coverage of two events right now. Make use of the links below and get up to date.

It’s Day 2 of the $2,500 Six-Max and we’ve got live coverage right here.

The $10k Limit Hold’em Championship started today and we’ve got live updates right here.

World Cup Fever

The World Cup is in full swing and with such ethnic diversity here at the Rio it’s a hot topic of conversation. Click here to see how we tied it into poker.

Matt “ADZ124″ Marafioti Pro Blogger Update

ADZ124 just got to the WSOP and we caught him to see what he’s been up to. Matt’s blogging for PokerListings.com now and he’s always got good stories for us. Say what you will but this kid’s for real.

ElkY Grospellier: TOC Seat Winner Interview

ElkY won a seat to the WSOP 2010 Tournament of Champions and we sat down with him to see what’s up.

 

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WSOP ‘On The Break’ Box Set 1-5 VIDEO

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World Cup Fever at the WSOP 2010

UNITED STATES – The poker boom began with the explosion of popularity in the game after the 2003 WSOP, and in the last seven years numerous international stars have arrived on the scene.

A great majority of poker’s big names, however, are still from the U.S., and the list of all-time WSOP bracelet winners is dominated by Americans. Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, Phil Ivey – take your pick.

ENGLAND – The recent wave of British poker success has continued to roll in 2010, with Praz Bansi and James Akenhead of the London-based Hit Squad bringing home big-time results in the past 12 months.

Liv Boeree has become one of the most recognizable faces in the game, while Roland de Wolfe, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott and Neil Channing are also amongst England’s finest.

AUSTRALIA – Jeffrey Lisandro might have very well cemented his legacy as the best ever from down under with his 2009 WSOP Player of the Year performance.

In addition to the four-time bracelet winner Lisandro, Australia also claims 2005 Main Event Champ Joe Hachem and the iconic Tony G amongst its ranks.

DENMARK – The most famous poker player from Denmark happens to be Gus Hansen, who’s one of the biggest names in poker.

Hansen’s crazy/aggressive style has created something of a stereotype for Scandinavian players, but also hailing from Denmark is 2008 Main Event champion Peter Eastgate, who we haven’t heard much from lately.

FRANCE – The French claim a number of poker pros, including three of the game’s biggest names.

Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier has emerged as one of the world’s top players, along with High Stakes regular David Benyamine. Vanessa Rousso also has dual citizenship in France and the U.S.

 

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Jason Mercier VLog: Special Guest Liv Boeree!

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Go There Now: WSOP Day 17 Highlights

WSOP Live!

We like videos but the average poker show has a tendency to be, well … a little boring. We’re putting our own spin on it so take a look and tell us what you think in the comments.

WSOP News Headlines

Richard “Chufty” Ashby took down his first bracelet and we took a closer look at the story. Click here to read about Ashby’s WSOP bracelet win.

Phil Ivey vs. Tommy Vedes: WSOP Side Bets

We were eavesdropping taking photos near Phil Ivey’s table and heard him hammering out a prop bet for the $2,500 Six-Max event. The gist of it is a cross-booking arrangement where one will pay the other a percentage of the first place prize money if he should win.

Click here to read about the Tommy Vedes and Phil Ivey WSOP bracelet bet.

Live Coverage Starts Here

We’ve got feature live coverage of two great events. Use the links below to follow the WSOP action live:

Live updates of Event 25, the $10,000 Omaha-8 World Championship

Live updates of Event 26, $2,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Jeff Madsen: WSOP 2010 Player Interviews

We sit down with the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year to see how the summer’s been treating him.

Richard Ashby and Vanessa Hellebuyck: WSOP Bracelet Winner Interviews

We spoke with the two most recent bracelet winners in our ongoing series of bracelet winner interviews.

 

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Stout’s Sunday Report: June 13, 2010

To those of you who read my last blog: you remember how much my last Sunday session sucked? Picture the exact OPPOSITE of that. =)

I definitely punted a few stacks today and didn’t play my A-game in just about every spot like I expect myself to, but the horseshoe up my ass was just too big today to be ignored. I ran really ridiculously well in some tournaments and managed to cash more than 25% of the tournaments I entered for the day.

My roommate Jon Eaton and I were both top stacks in the Cake tournament as we started to get pretty deep. Fortunately we didn’t have to play together until the final table, and 100% played it straight when we did. That donkey even shoved K-Q into my A-A after I raised from early position at the final table and put himself on tilt.

I’m sure my needling and the fact that I took over the chip lead in this hand didn’t help much either!

I got a bit short during the heads up match, but managed to pull off a gigantic bluff and regain the chip lead.

We battled for a while before I executed a semi-bluff that I loved and definitely stand behind. My opponent somehow made an insane call with third pair after three-betting me with 6-9o pre. Sigh. 2nd place for $14.4k wasn’t terrible for my first final table of the day though.

However, I still had some business to finish after that. I had a pretty big stack in the Sunday 500, which is one of my favorite tournaments because of the huge prize pool, great structure, and the fact that it is still the tournament that gave me my biggest online win ($105k, December 2008).

I got very lucky when I had flopped top two with K-Q. I got it all in after a Jack hit the turn, only to find out that my opponent had A-10. Not a problem, though, Kinggggggggggggballllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!! It was only a 300k+ pot, no big deal.

I became a bit short near the final table bubble for a while, but was basically able to ride that lucksack King on the river right to the final table. I was completely in the zone and my opponents were constantly doing just what I wanted them to.

I ended up with a pretty big chip lead shorthanded, then was pretty close to even with the other two players when I picked up 9-9 and stacked off against A-A. I think it was standard to get it in, and that it was just pretty cooler-ish for three-handed play.

But anyone who frequently reads my blog knows, I refuse to focus on the negative and whine that I left almost $40k on the table against two unknown players. I had a ~$65k day, and life is good! I’m also near the bubble of the WSOP $1k NL right now with 16k at 300/600, so life is EXTRA good right now! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Total tournaments played: 35

Total amount of buy-ins: $9,383

Total number of cashes: 8

- 82/1639 in Stars $109, $262.24

- 168/5507 in Stars $55, $330

- 60/476 in special Tilt $117 super-turbo heads-up, $235.62

- 53/856 in Stars $162 short-handed $436.56

- 2/555 in Cake $162 Sunday major, $14,400

- 3/969 in the Stars Sunday $500, $47,500

- 33/498 in Stars $109+rebuys, $1,034.55

- 32/783 in Stars $162, $528.52

Total amount of cashes/bounties: $64,777.49

Length of session: 14:25

Net win/loss for the day: +$55,394.49

Net win/loss in online tournaments on Sundays since the start of the Sunday Report (February 7, 2010): +$105,105.10

- Matt Stout

 

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Ivey’s Prop Bet Sweetens the Pot

Both have cross-booked action on the win. If Vedes wins, Ivey will pay him an additional 30% of the prize pool-approximately $189k. If Ivey wins, then Vedes will owe him 20% on top, or approximately $126k.

It’s common knowledge that Ivey’s bankroll knows no bounds. Vedes is no stranger to throwing around some Benjamins either. The night before he won the first round of this year’s $5k shootout, Vedes stayed up all night playing blackjack at the Wynn. He reportedly pocketed in excess of $75k after an initial investment of less than $3k.

If neither player wins then all bets are off. Let’s hope we see both of them at Wednesday’s final table.

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Go There Now! WSOP Day 16, 2010 Poker Highlights

WSOP Live!

WSOP Live! is our daily WSOP news and entertainment show. If you’re like us and have an instinctual hatred for the written word, watch the video.

WSOP News For Your Face

We take a closer look at Shaun Deeb’s decision to play in the Ladies Event. Click here to see what Deeb has to say about it.

Live WSOP Coverage

We’ve got live feature coverage of two ongoing WSOP events. Use the links below to get up to speed.

Live updates of Event 24, $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em.

Live updates of Event 25, the $10,000 Omaha-8 World Championship.

Open Water

The popular online tracking site Sharkscope has introduced live results-tracking, so you can check out the people you’re playing with at a real event! Click here to read more about Sharkscope live tracking.

Lauren Kling WSOP Video Interview

Tex Barch and David “Bakes” Baker: WSOP Bracelet Winner Interviews

We caught the two most recent WSOP bracelet winners on video to hear what they had to say.

 

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