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Jeff Madsen Who?

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Jeff Madsen is a 21-year-old poker player from Los Angeles, CA and he’s dominating the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP). This year is obviously his first WSOP and he’s already won 2 bracelets and finished 3rd in another event. Early this morning he made yet another final table and will go for gold bracelet #3. Currently he’s 2nd in the WSOP Player of the Year standings to Phil Hellmuth (20 points behind), but that will change after today’s event is over.

The kid’s results are quite impressive.

07/05/2006 Omaha High-Low 8/OB – 3rd place ($97,552.00)

07/16/2006 No-Limit Hold’em – 1st place ($660,948.00)

07/22/2006 No-Limit Hold’em Short Handed 6/Table – 1st place ($643,381.00)

07/26/2006 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB – 3rd place ($65,971.00)

The interesting thing is that Madsen isn’t dominating any single type of poker. He’s made the final table in 4 completely different games of poker. That’s skill.

After British Open 2nd Round

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The 2nd round of the 2006 British Open is nearly over and the leaderboard is full of big names. Here’s how the top 10 players in the world sit going into the weekend.

  1. Tiger Woods -12 (Leader)
  2. Phil Mickelson -4
  3. Vijay Singh +2 (Missed Cut)
  4. Retief Goosen -8
  5. Jim Furyk -5
  6. Adam Scott -7
  7. Geoff Ogilvy -4
  8. Ernie Els -11
  9. Sergio Garcia -5
  10. David Howell +6 (Missed Cut)

Just looking at the list, 5 of the top 10 players in the world are in in the top 9 and ties after the second round. Personally I think Tiger is going to go on and win his 2nd Open Championship in a row.

One of the surprise names I noticed was David Duval who shot 70-70 for a -4. After falling off the face of the golf world it’s good to see him coming back.

He's Baaaack

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Tiger Woods is back. Two weeks ago he stormed back after a rough first round to finish tied for second place. Through 2 round of the 2006 British Open at Royal Liverpool, he’s shot -5 and -7 for a total of twelve under par which is currently good for a 3 shot lead. I doubt anyone else will get to ten under par at any point during the day, which will put Tiger right where he wants to be, with everyone chasing him.

Pat Forde wrote a great article over at ESPN after Tiger’s first round 67. Watching a professional golf major championship just isn’t the same when Tiger isn’t in the hunt. He put excitement into the game like no other player can. I’m looking forward to watching the rest of the British Open this weekend.

What do I know, Ernie Els finished at -11. Should be a fun weekend to watch.

First Trip to Las Vegas: Day 6

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First Trip to Las Vegas: Day 1

First Trip to Las Vegas: Day 2

First Trip to Las Vegas: Day 3

First Trip to Las Vegas: Day 4

First Trip to Las Vegas: Day 5

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Woke up around 9am. Showered and packed up the hotel room. Borrowed a key from Jere and stored our bags in his room. Walked the strip thinking maybe I could catch the Bellagio water show, but they were doing some kind of maintenance on the fountains. Jumped on the free shuttle to the Rio from Caesar’s. Much better than taking any bus! Putzed around the Rio for a bit and then took off looking for the World Series of Poker (WSOP). It’s quite a walk from the casino floor.

Doyle and Todd Brunson at WSOPI walked into the largest poker room I’ve ever seen and was in awe. Started snapping photos. I had left my camera at the hotel, so was borrowing Lindsay’s and not quite sure how to use it. Got yelled at by security within 2 minutes of being in the room because the flash was on. Whoops!

I was quite surprised how close I was able to get to all of the players and how few tourists/fans were in the room. I saw the Brunsons, Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Dutch Boyd, John Juanda, Clonie Gowen, Johnny “Fucking” Chan, and the list goes on. I can’t wait to get the pictures and see how they turned out, but not quite sure how long that will take since it wasn’t my camera. I imagine the enjoyment of being around all the top poker players in the world would grow old, but I was floating as I walked through the room. It was pretty damn cool.

Met up with the girls and checked out to see if there was a line yet for the seafood buffet. There wasn’t, so I blew some money on video poker. An old lady sat to my left just after I sat down and hit quad twos with an ace right away for a big win. Bitch! The seafood buffet was beyond words. We ate stuffed our faces for an hour and a half before finally calling it quits. There were so many choices, but I have to say the tortellini was the best I’ve ever had. I could have been satisfied simply filling up on those cheese-filled noodles. I’ve always wanted to try out different kinds of sushi to see if I’d like it and that’s exactly what I did. It was edible, but not something I’d ever order up on my own. I’ll stick to lobster, crab legs, shrimp, clam strips, etc for my seafood fix.

Las Vegas Strip from Voodoo Lounge at the RioAfter eating we headed up to check out the sites from the Voodoo Lounge. Some storms were rolling in off the mountains so the view was pretty neat. Nothing like being on top of the Stratosphere at night, but still something to see and experience.

We caught a cab back to Excalibur, changed our clothes and headed out back to wait for our shuttle to the airport at 7:30. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 10:20pm and arrive back in Detroit after 5am local time. During checkin I noticed there were exit seats open all over the place, so I grabbed the three right by the door for us and I was in heaven with all the leg room. Got a good hour or two of sleep in on the plane. Got back to Detroit on time, were picked up by Rose, drove back to Lindsay’s place, and I was on the road back to Saginaw. Made it back around 8am. HOME SWEET HOME!

First Trip to Las Vegas: Final Thoughts

Too Hot For Me, Wie Too

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While golfing 45 holes over the course of Saturday and Sunday, I came to one conclusion. Over 90 degrees with over 50% humidity is very hot on the golf course. I managed to get through it without too much of a problem, but I’d much rather have temperatures in the low 70s. Looks like Michelle Wie had a bit of a problem with the heat, dropping out of the John Deere Classic after 9 holes of the 2nd round. I just couldn’t resist getting her into a post title somehow.

2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Winners

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The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been going on since June 26, 2006. A lot of new poker players are making names for themselves and a lot of professionals are adding to their poker resumes. Following is a list of those players who have taken home bracelets so far.

  1. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Casino Employee – Chris Gros
  2. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em – Brandon Cantu
  3. $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em – Rafe Furst
  4. $1,500 Limit Hold’em – Kianoush Abolfathi
  5. $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Short Handed 6/Table – Russ Boyd (Dutch Boyd)
  6. $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em – Mark Vos
  7. $3,000 Limit Hold’em – William Chen
  8. $2,000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB – Jack Zwerner
  9. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em – Jeff Cabanillas
  10. $1,500 Seven Card Stud – David Williams
  11. $5,000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB – Sam Farha
  12. $1,500 Limit Hold’em – Bob Chalmers
  13. $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em – Max Pescatori
  14. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em w/ Rebuys – Allen Cunningham
  15. $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em – Mary Jones
  16. $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha – Lee Watkinson
  17. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em – Jon Friedberg
  18. $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em – Eric Kesselman
  19. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors – Clare Miller
  20. $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. – David Reese (Chip Reese)
  21. $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Short Handed 6/Table – William Chen
  22. $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em – Jeff Madsen

There are many more events to go before the $10,000 No-Limit Main Event even gets started on July 28, 2006. It’s scheduled to run through August 10, 2006 when we’ll have another world champion crowned.

List compiled from results at CardPlayer.

World Series of Poker (WSOP) Live Updates

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For this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) it seems the Rio has made some changes in regards to live updates by the media. Last year I was continually refreshing Pauly’s Poker Blog to get the most up-to-date information about the WSOP, not to mention his top 5 lists. Today I’m following the events of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event and the best live updates I can find are from CardPlayer. If anyone knows of a site with more current updating, please leave a comment.

2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Schedule

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Full schedule for the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP)

25-Jun-06 Sunday 9:00 AM Satellites/Live Action begins

26-Jun-06 Monday 12 noon Casino Employee No-Limit Event (2 day event) $500.00

27-Jun-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

28-Jun-06 Wednesday 12 noon Pot-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

29-Jun-06 Thursday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

30-Jun-06 Friday 12 noon No-limit Hold’em Short Handed, 6/table (3 day event) $2,500.00

1-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,000.00

2-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $3,000.00

3-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon Omaha Hi-low Split (3 day event) $2,000.00

4-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $5,000.00

5-Jul-06 Wednesday 12 noon Seven Card Stud (3 day event) $1,500.00

6-Jul-06 Thursday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

6-Jul-06 Thursday 2:00 PM Omaha Hi-low Split (2 day event) $5,000.00

7-Jul-06 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,500.00

8-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em w/re-buys (3 day event) $1,000.00

9-Jul-06 Sunday 11:00 AM Ladies Event No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,000.00

9-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day event) $10,000.00

10-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,000.00

11-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon Pot-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $2,000.00

12-Jul-06 Wednesday 11:00 AM Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,000.00

12-Jul-06 Wednesday 12 noon H.O.R.S.E. (3 day event) $50,000.00

13-Jul-06 Thursday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em- Short handed 6/table (3 day event) $2,500.00

14-Jul-06 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,000.00

15-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $3,000.00

15-Jul-06 Saturday 2:00 PM Omaha Hi-low Split (3 day event) $3,000.00

16-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (3 day event) $2,000.00

17-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon Pot-Limit Omaha (2 day event) $1,500.00

18-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

19-Jul-06 Wednesday 12 noon Seven Card Stud (2 day event) $5,000.00

19-Jul-06 Wednesday 2:00 PM Pot-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $2,500.00

20-Jul-06 Thursday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em- Short handed 6/table (3 day event) $5,000.00

21-Jul-06 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $2,000.00

22-Jul-06 Saturday 12 noon Pot-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $5,000.00

22-Jul-06 Saturday 2:00 PM Seven Card Razz (2 day event) $1,500.00

23-Jul-06 Sunday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em w/re-buys (3 day event) $1,000.00

24-Jul-06 Monday 12 noon Seven Card Hi Low Split (2 day event) $1,000.00

24-Jul-06 Monday 2:00 PM Limit Hold’em Shootout (3 day event) $1,500.00

25-Jul-06 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event) $1,500.00

25-Jul-06 Tuesday 4:00 PM No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys (2 day event) $5,000.00

26-Jul-06 Wednesday Satellite Day

27-Jul-06 Thursday Media/Celebrity Event and Satellite Day

28-Jul-06 Friday No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship Event $10,000.00

28-Jul-06 Friday 12 Noon Day 1A 2000 play down to 800

29-Jul-06 Saturday 12 Noon Day 1B 2000 play down to 800

30-Jul-06 Sunday 12 Noon Day 1C 2000 play down to 800

31-Jul-06 Monday 12 Noon Day 1D 2000 play down to 800

1-Aug-06 Tuesday 12 noon A + B 1600 to 700

2-Aug-06 Wednesday 12 noon C + D 1600 to 700

3-Aug-06 Thursday Day off for main event

3-Aug-06 Thursday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,000.00

4-Aug-06 Friday 12 noon ABCD Play 1400 down to 600

5-Aug-06 Saturday 12 noon Play 600 down to 300

5-Aug-06 Saturday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

6-Aug-06 Sunday 12 noon Play 300 down to 150

6-Aug-06 Sunday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

7-Aug-06 Monday 12 noon Play 150 down to 60

7-Aug-06 Monday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

8-Aug-06 Tuesday 12 noon Play 60 down to 27

8-Aug-06 Tuesday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (2 day event) $1,500.00

9-Aug-06 Wednesday 12 noon Play 27 down to 9

9-Aug-06 Wednesday 10:00 AM No-Limit Hold’em (1 day event) $1,500.00

10-Aug-06 Thursday 12 noon Final Table

More details at the World Series of Poker site