Jason Mercier
Busy at the PCA
I arrived in the Bahamas a few days ago and I’ve pretty much been busy the entire time. I have played two events so far- the main event, which I busted in the last level of day 1, and the 1k 6-max, which I busted late in day 1 as well. Because the PCA is the biggest Pokerstars extravaganza, all the Pokerstars pros have way more media activities... Read more of this article
Something Has to Change
I can’t keep living like this. I’m sitting here on the side of the road 2 miles away from my place in Florida because I just got a flat tire. I was on my way to a 24 hour walk-in clinic because I have been sick for the last week and haven’t been getting any better. This is probably the 6th or 7th time that I have been sick in the... Read more of this article
My 8th Live Win!
My last blogpost, I mentioned how I wasn’t going to take my flight that morning to Biloxi because I wasn’t feeling good and didn’t want to fly sick. I ended up finally leaving the walk in clinic that Sunday night around 2 am, prescriptions in hand, and made the decision to stay up and leave for the airport at 4:45 am for my 630 flight. I... Read more of this article
Goodbye Mississippi, Hello Atlantic City
I’m sitting here in the Atlanta airport with my buddy Phildo, waiting to get on our flight to Philadelphia, where we then have to get a cab to Atlantic City. We left Biloxi, Mississippi a few hours ago. We were both hoping we were going to be staying in Biloxi an extra day, as our buddy Dan O’Brien was still in the main event in Biloxi late... Read more of this article
Michael Phelps: Greatest Athlete of Our Time?
I had the opportunity to chill with Michael Phelps a few times while out here at Borgata. He was out here playing a few tourneys and chilling with his friends. He’s a really cool dude, we partied at a club on Saturday night, and then a bunch of guys played online in his suite all day on Sunday. My friend Phil and I were talking the other... Read more of this article
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Liz Lieu's Poker articles
Liz Lieu’s LAPC Main Event!
Several weeks have passed since the Asian Poker Tour Main Event in Manila, and after taking a short break from poker, I was refreshed and eager to get back on the felt. The LAPC at the Commerce Casino is a special event for me because it’s where I started my high-stakes poker career. It attracts not only many players from around the world but... Read more of this article
Coolered in Today’s $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Just a quick update on the $1,500 donkament I played this afternoon. Just like all these events people are going to stack off with a ton of hands. Unfortunately for me my opponent today “stacked off” with the stone nuts. I lost a big pot early in the day, folding a baby flush on a paired board after some serious strength from the other... Read more of this article
New Year’s Advice
I’m writing this from Vietnam, and I hope everyone has had a great holiday and New Year’s. I know most people make New Year’s resolutions. I try not to make promises to myself that I can’t keep, so I don’t. One of the most common questions I’m asked is what advice would I give to young amateurs trying to make the... Read more of this article
WPT Five Diamond Part 1
I busted out just short of the money in what I think was the toughest field of 2008, the Five Diamond World Poker Classic. You might not believe it, but it was a terrific few days for me. My confidence is sky-high for next year. I’ve avoided the tables most of the last few weeks as I just haven’t felt as motivated as I should be. It hasn’t... Read more of this article
WPT Five Diamond Part 2
Editor’s note: When we left off last time Liz had lost a chunk of her stack when an opponent got lucky and turned a set. Today she’ll take us through the rest of her tournament at the WPT Five Diamond main event. But what a great way to end the night! Chino and others were prop-betting the Chicago-Philadelphia NFL game, and Mike never shut... Read more of this article
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Matt Stout
Matt Stout’s WPT Five Diamond Day 3
I entered Day 3 of the $15k Bellagio Five Diamond WPT event with over 300k at 1200/2400 – good enough to put me in about 12th place out of the remaining 131 players. I had a pretty wild start to the day, in both good and bad ways. First, I ran the nut flush into flopped quads on the second hand of play. Fortunately though, I managed to lose the... Read more of this article
Matt Stout’s WPT Five Diamond Day 4
As you can probably tell by the fact that I didn’t post for about three weeks, day four of the WPT Five Diamond main event didn’t go as planned. I started the day 9/36 in chips with 700k at 5/10k, but spent the first few hours of the day slowly slipping down to just over 500k. I managed to gain some momentum back when Matt Waxman tried to... Read more of this article
Bahamas: Trouble in Paradise
After having a great week in the Bahamas and a deep run in the European Poker Tour PCA event last year, I was truly looking forward to making the trip again this year. I expected it to be one of the best and most relaxing weeks of the year for me once again. Boy, was I wrong… The problems actually began before I even left for the airport. A few... Read more of this article
Bahamas Part Two: PCA Cooler
In my last blog, “Bahamas: Trouble in Paradise,” I outlined how a beautiful vacation in the Bahamas can start to go to crap (Cliffs Notes: girlfriend cancels last minute, suitcase lost for two days, local weed is beyond bad). Fortunately, I managed to get my suitcase back just in time to play Day 1B of the PCA $10k main event … almost... Read more of this article
Stout’s Bahamas Trip Report – The Final Chapter
In the first two parts of this blog, I ranted about everything on my vacation to the Bahamas going wrong (and I do mean just about EVERYTHING) and my sick cooler hand to bust out of the main event. Oh well, I could be left with a ton of down time in a million worse locations than the Bahamas. I’ll just grab a drink and head to the beach, right? Wrong.... Read more of this article
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