Bellagio 5 Diamond $15K buy-in WPT Event
Sunday, December 14, 2008 - Annie Duke
I’m getting set to play in the Bellagio 5 Diamond $15K buy-in WPT event. This is going to make some people fall over in their chairs because I have not played a WPT tournament in nearly three years. Annie Duke actually playing a poker tournament outside of the WSOP? It can’t be! Poppycock! Bullocks!
As many people know, I was involved in a lawsuit with the WPT over the image release players sign when they enter one of their tournaments. Me and some other players (Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Chris Ferguson, and Phil Gordon) felt that the release was unfair and we filed a lawsuit over it. Well last spring the lawsuit was settled, the release is now to our satisfaction, and I was ready to play me some WPT.
Well, that is when my life got in the way.
I was going to play the $25K buy-in championship in April when Joe’s hip replacement surgery ended up being scheduled right during the event so I couldn’t justify playing a poker tournament when my boyfriend was going in for major surgery. So I passed on that one.
Then I was going to play the Bicycle Club Legends of Poker event in late August. I was already to go when the Best Damn Poker Show taping got moved to right during that tournament. So that one was out.
Then I was all set to play the Fiesta del Lago Bellagio event in mid October. But I got trapped in NYC doing this other show. So that one went down the tubes.
(In the meantime, I also missed the Aruba Poker Classic because I had to be in NY and I missed two tapings of Poker After Dark for the same reason).
So, assuming some hurricane doesn’t rip through Vegas, which at this point wouldn’t surprise me since it feels like I am destined to miss every major poker tournament this year, I will be at the Bellagio today with bells on and hopefully my tournament poker game won’t be too rusty. So good luck me.
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Tags: Annie Duke, WPT
December 18th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Annie,
Good luck, you deserve it. I am learning a lot from your DVDs and every article that I can find. But I must admit that “poor decison” theory may have been partially at play for missing all those tourneys.
BTW, I live by one of your tips to reveal as little info as possible and it works great. I just hope that my discipline will improve and I won’t limp in to so often preflop.
Thanks agai for alll your great insight and especially great teaching skills,
Happy Holidays.
omaha