Party Time
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - Gene Bromberg
With the Main Event kicking off in a few days that means there will be a huge World Series party just about every night of the week. Last night was the first major WSOP blowout of the season, as UltimateBet welcomed players and fans to Studio 54 in the MGM to drink, dance, drink, stare at the amazing acrobatic dancers and trapeze artistes, and maybe have another drink. I didn’t bring my big camera but I managed to take a few pics here and there…though for every person who said “That picture had better be in the blog!” there were three who screamed “That picture better NOT be in the blog!” I think that’s the sort of ratio you find at a really good party.
In keeping with the Roman theme of UltimateBet’s Tenth Anniversary celebration, there were some appropriately-dressed ladies there for the occasion…though “dressed” might not be the correct word as they were outfits were painted rather than tailored:
I’m afraid of heights so the idea of hanging 20 feet of the ground and performing synchronized acrobatic moves is something akin to magic. And some of the routines performed during the party were downright magical:
Admittedly the performer in the last photo was on the ground, not suspended in mid-air, but ask yourself how many weeks you’d have to spend in the hospital if you tried to arrange your body in that way. Amazing.
As was seeing this as it happened:
Phil Hellmuth, descending from the heavens (well, the ceiling) to address the crowd and raffle off a seat in the 2009 Aruba Poker Classic. Oh, if you were at the party and plan on going to the Aruba Poker Classic in October keep your ticket from last night–Phil said everyone who was at the party last night can use their ticket to attend the party he throws every year in his penthouse suite. So if you had a good time last night and would like another go-round, hang on to those tickets.
Of course it wouldn’t be a UB party without a shot of P0ker H0…ruining a FANTASTIC shot of Debo and Liv Boeree!! Where’s the crowbar tool in Photoshop…
Liv Boeree’s opponent in the Rumble at the Rio, Melissa Castello, tunes up for the bout by giving H0 a tune-up during the party.
For the most part those are the photos that are fit to print. Those that AREN’T fit to print, mercy, there’s some good stuff there. But this blog is rated PG (well, PG-13) and I’m a man of good taste and discretion. Well, that’s not true, but I certainly wouldn’t want someone publishing pics of ME in some of the compromising positions a few revelers found themselves in last night. So let’s end with a nice, wholesome photo of Phil Hellmuth dancing with a couple of women in body paint.
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