2006 July 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Take 500 decks of playing cards, 1 800 poker chips, 800 dice and more than a few tubes of Super Glue. Add an artist who likes to stack things and mix in some Vegas glitz.

In this poker hall, Greg Raymer is a star signing autographs, posing for pictures and wading through hundreds of slaps on the back and attaboys as he makes his way to his seat. Such is life for one of the men who has rewritten what the World Series of Poker is all about.

As the third of the Day Ones was in full swing at the Rio, it continues to draw the players in. Matching the first two Day Ones, it looks as though there will be another approximately 2200 players who will come to felt on Sunday….

BIG NEWS: Sam Farha, the runner-up to Chris Moneymaker in 2003 and a well-known face in poker circles, was out of the tournament less than an hour after it started. He went out when his full house got beaten by four 6s.

Ken Adams tours the some of the other poker rooms in Las Vegas.

With hat pulled low, a young gentleman walks into the room. A torn Target bag in his hand, he lays it to rest next to his chair and pulls out a bottle of water….

As always at the World Series of Poker, it sometimes is more interesting what is going on outside the room that what is taking place on the actual tournament floor…