The Storm Before the Calm
quarta-feira, outubro 15 2008
By: Gene Bromberg
Last night ESPN broadcast two episodes from what I think was Day 5 of the WSOP Main Event. Or was that Day 4? Actually, I have no clue how many days it took to reach the ME final table, and I was there for every second of it. Hard to believe that it's been three months since the World Series went on hiatus. And that we still have more than three weeks before we crown our champion.
I believe last night was the first serious coverage Team UB's Tiffany Michelle received during the Main Event. I don't want to give anything away, but I'm pretty sure we're gonna see a whole bunch of Tiffany on next week's shows. She was seated at the feature table and I think we're going to see her play some big pots during the show. That's just a hunch.
Last night's episode closed with an enraged Phil Hellmuth hurling insults at Cristian Dragomir. That led to Phil getting a penalty, which would've cost Phil around 10% of his stack. The next day, however, WSOP Commissoner Jeffrey Pollack reversed that penalty, coming to the desk where I was working and dictating a statement on the subject that a colleague posted to the World Series Live Update page. Truth be told it was rather a dramatic moment, one that I was one of the few to be privy to. It'll be interesting to see how ESPN addresses the subject next week. Because right now Phil's outburst is the talk of the poker world, and I think next week's show will add fuel to that fire. But, again, I don't want to give away any spoilers. This is just the sort of thing that happens when Phil Hellmuth's at the tables.
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