Top Pair Podcast 336: Viva Las Vegas: The WSOP is in Session!
In episode 336, Bruce Briggs and Robbie Strazynski catch up after a three-week-break while Robbie��s been in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. Robbie��s recap includes 50 hours of cash game action, his first bracelet event, two ��prep�� tournaments, and even a little WPT news. Bruce shares his fan experience watching the live streams from home, talks BARGE, Biggie-Size games, and more.
Plus, news of two great poker nights coming up in Vegas over the next few weeks, some Table Talk from George Chao and a One Outer that��s a little NSFW, but downright hilarious.
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Show Time Stamps
| 00:29 | Synopsis |
| 1:14�C51:25 | How Ya Runnin? |
| 1:31 | Robbie: Back home in Israel after a fourth consecutive yearly trip to the World Series of Poker. Recapping experiences before heading back to Las Vegas for the Main Event. |
| 3:33 | Getting to play in a WSOP bracelet event for the first time, the $1,500 Dealer��s Choice. What it��s like to sit and play with Jeff Lisandro and James Obst; not feeling intimidated, but outclassed in the big bet games. The importance of choosing games that your opponents aren��t comfortable playing. Over nine hours of play, made it about halfway through a record field of 470 players. |
| 10:04 | Leading up to the $1,500 Dealer��s Choice event, playing in two ��prep�� tournaments at the Orleans, bubbling a $150 8-game mix tournament and another deep run to almost make the money in a $200 R.O.S.E. tournament. What it��s like to play mixed games in a tournament format rather than cash games. |
| 13:18 | 50 hours of cash game sessions at half a dozen different Las Vegas poker rooms, down $270. Many late-night sessions, barely sleeping during the trip; that��s what the Sabbath is for. |
| 15:10 | Details of a fun $4/8 mixed game at the Westgate featuring a bunch of poker media folks, poker lawyer Mac Verstandig, and other enthusiasts. Mike Patrick teaches the group about ��massage bomb pots.�� Comparing the ��fun�� mixed game table to the joyless $1/2 NLHE table across the room. |
| 18:10 | Bruce��s memories of ��home game�� H.O.R.S.E. play at Binion��s Horseshoe over a decade ago. Back then, most of the dealers only knew how to deal Hold��em. |
| 22:50 | Kudos to all the WSOP dealers on a job well done. |
| 23:50 | WPT end of season events at the HyperX Esports Arena recap. Getting to meet BBO Poker Tables�� George Chao and Faded Spade Playing Cards�� Tom Wheaton in person. |
| 25:45 | Digital Poker Table in the Rio hallways. A home game table worth $10,000? |
| 28:30 | Upcoming celebrity-laden $10,000 guaranteed charity poker tournament �C Raising the Stakes for CP �C to benefit the One Step Closer Foundation coming up at the Aria on June 30th. |
| 31:10 | PokerNews Family of Podcasts night on July 8th $150 tournament at the Planet Hollywood. |
| 33:00 | Bruce: Eric��s game plays ��Biggie-Size���� an extra hole card dealt as part of every game in the mix. |
| 37:50 | Getting free BARGE poker chips from a fellow WPDG member. |
| 39:50 | Watching all the WSOP final tables via live stream, including Eli Elezra winning bracelet #4. |
| 40:40 | Robbie streaks across the Mojave Desert from Los Angeles to celebrate Eli��s win in person. |
| 43:45 | Bruce, on what it��s like to watch all the mixed game variants via live stream; learning from the pros. The critical importance of having enough patience to make a deep run in WSOP tournaments; it��s tough enough to just watch for hours on end! |
| 50:30 | Winners of our SOHE and Dramaha book giveaway. |
| 53:36 | Table Talk with George Chao of BBOPokerTables: The different types of ��traditions�� that friends and family playing in various home game groups have. |
| 58:42 | One Outer �C An inebriated visitor to the South Point poker room takes Robbie��s table on one hell of a f***ing ride while discussing Presidential affairs. |
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