Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Will the phrase "Physically or emotionally into the game" become to Bobby Valentine what the phrase "pumped and jacked" became for Pete Carroll in New England?... Awesome... Heh heh - some UMass fans are glad Boston College doesn't want to play them. They were tired of BC dragging down their strength of schedule and RPI scores... It doesn't matter what the menu says - Kobe beef is not served in the US... Am I the only one who keeps forgetting that Ron Paul is still in the Presidential race?... The Science Channel now airs TED Talks. That is fantastic... One Jackie Robinson Day nugget to keep in the back of your mind - when Jackie was first on the Hall of Fame Ballot 22% of the BBWAA did not vote for him... I miss 70's beer ads like this...
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Showing posts with label $2 million extra chips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label $2 million extra chips. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The Extra $2 Million in Chips
A very interesting look at how $2 million in extra chips were "introduced" into Day 7 the Main Event at the 2006 World series of Poker.
Not to ruin the plot line but PokerNews says that of the over $2.41 million in chips - an estimated $1.05 million went to Kevin O'Donnell who was out of the tourney about 30 minutes after the extra chips were added to his stack and who according to Amy Calistri and Tim Lavalli of PokerNews O'Donnell had "absolutely no knowledge of the events and no idea this had even occurred."
First off - let me commend the job Amy Calistri and Tim Lavalli have done on this story and let me say I believe what they say about O'Donnell who has always struck me as one of the true gentlemen in the game. Amy Calistri and Tim Lavalli say that a second "recipient" will be named soon. My guess is that if there was any intentional wrongdoing here then one of the best ways for this second "recipient" to avoid blame or suspicion is to have some of the chips go to someone who would be above suspicion.
It could be that the second party has someone slip O'Donnell $1.05 million in extra chips and then they keep the remaining $1.4 million for themselves. To some people it ain't cheating unless they get caught. If there was wrongdoing here - I hope it is exposed for the world to see.
It will be very interesting to see how this finally plays out.
A very interesting look at how $2 million in extra chips were "introduced" into Day 7 the Main Event at the 2006 World series of Poker.
Not to ruin the plot line but PokerNews says that of the over $2.41 million in chips - an estimated $1.05 million went to Kevin O'Donnell who was out of the tourney about 30 minutes after the extra chips were added to his stack and who according to Amy Calistri and Tim Lavalli of PokerNews O'Donnell had "absolutely no knowledge of the events and no idea this had even occurred."
First off - let me commend the job Amy Calistri and Tim Lavalli have done on this story and let me say I believe what they say about O'Donnell who has always struck me as one of the true gentlemen in the game. Amy Calistri and Tim Lavalli say that a second "recipient" will be named soon. My guess is that if there was any intentional wrongdoing here then one of the best ways for this second "recipient" to avoid blame or suspicion is to have some of the chips go to someone who would be above suspicion.
It could be that the second party has someone slip O'Donnell $1.05 million in extra chips and then they keep the remaining $1.4 million for themselves. To some people it ain't cheating unless they get caught. If there was wrongdoing here - I hope it is exposed for the world to see.
It will be very interesting to see how this finally plays out.
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