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There was certainly a lot of poker to be played yet when the final table began, but it kind of felt like the real story of this event had already played itself out. Former tennis great, and current professional poker player Yvgeny Kafelnikov finished on the final table bubble, and just missed having a great story to tell.

The story would have been made better by the fact that his poker mentor, and good friend Kirill Gerasimov did make the final table, and indeed was disconsolate when he watched his friend and student just miss the honor.

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From: lasvegaslasvegas.com

Poker is a game about confidence and timing. Isaac Galazan is a perfect example of both.

The confidence: When Isaac was asked about the exact point during the tournament when he thought that he could win it all, he mentioned, “As soon as I knocked out Greg Raymer.” Whenever you eliminate the reigning World Champion, that’s a huge ego boost, especially to a guy who does not have a tremendous amount of experience playing against professionals.

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LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 7, 2005–Beginning this week (6/6/05), poker fans will be able to connect to the high-stakes excitement of the 2005 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas by subscribing, free of charge, to top pro and commentator Phil Gordon’s daily podcast from this legendary event. Both iPod owners and other interested digital downloaders can subscribe to Phil’s reports by logging onto www.expertinsight.com.

I love the frustration in his voice after he busts out in 9th? place. The best part is his long soul searching talk with Hellmuth.

Wow. That is the only word I can find to describe what is going on in side the Rio convention center. In case you were wondering about this whole explosion in poker, let me tell you a few things I witnessed at the Rio yesterday.

Firstly, I cannot ever remember waiting 20, maybe 30 minutes tops to register for a WSOP event. How does a four hour wait sound? That’s right…if you wanted to play in event # 2, you waited in between 2 ½ and 4 hours to sign up. That’s after you waited about 45 minutes to get your player badge. In case you are wondering what the most complaining you could ever hear in your life would be….now you know. Sit in a line of poker players who have waited hours to register for a tournament. Where is my iPod when I need it…

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