Archive for July 15th, 2007

 

"RaiNKhAN" Doubles Up, Loses Mind at 2007 WSOP Main Event

by A Bodog Beat Original | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
This is the least blurry picture we have of Hevad Khan celebrating at the 2007 World Series of Poker. (Bodog Beat Image) Hevad “RaiNKhAN” Khan has been biding his time for the last three hours, folding hand after hand and waiting for the right moment. He found that moment against Jerry Yang. RaiNKhAN raised pre-flop and was called by Yang. The … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Bodog Poker Players on "WSOP Live" and "Bluffin' with Matt & Matt"

by A Bodog Beat Original | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
Team Bodog poker player Justin Bonomo was the featured guest on “Bluffin’ with Matt & Matt” today on WorldSeriesofPoker.com. (Bodog Beat Image) Team Bodog poker players Justin Bonomo and Maria Ho were both featured on webcasted shows on WorldSeriesofPoker.com today. Justin appeared on “Bluffin’ with Matt and Matt” and Maria on “WSOP Live,” both are shown live on the website. Justin discussed … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

World Series of Poker Chip Count and Update - Final 17

by Bodog Beat News Ticker | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
Poker pro Lee Watkinson is a major threat at the World Series of Poker. (Bodog Beat Image) Lee Watkinson has been consistently near the top of the chip count for days now here at the World Series of Poker Main Event.Forty-one-year-old Watkinson has a history of succesful poker tournament play. He finished second at the 2004 WSOP in the $5K pot-limit … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

ESPY Awards - Tomlinson and Colts Clean Up

by Bodog Beat Entertainment Buzz | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
LaDainian Tomlinson was all smiles as he arrived to Sunday night’s ESPY awards. (AP Images) The stars and athletes mingled at this year’s ESPY Awards, which aired on Sunday night.Honoring the accomplishments of male, female and team athletics, the ESPYs were hosted by late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel and Cleveland Cavaliers’ frontman LeBron James.Macy Gray and Common performed and celebrities … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Scotty Nguyen Doubles Up at World Series of Poker

by Bodog Beat News Ticker | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
Scotty Nguyen says, "Don’t count me out baby!" (Bodog Beat Image) Scotty Nguyen was the shortest stack in the tournament with about $1.5 million when he pushed all-in preflop with A/Q and was called by one player who showed pocket tens.With an ace on the flop and no help for the tens, Nguyen doubled up to $3 million.Soon after that he … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

The Trouble With Chip Colors at the 2007 WSOP Main Event

by A Bodog Beat Original | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
The difficulty in differentiating between chip colors is the latest controversy at the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event. (Bodog Beat Image) As the players rack up more and more chips the smaller denominations are “colored up” into larger denomination chips so that the players don’t have large constructs of chips in front of them during play. The problem is … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

The End is Near: 36 Players Remain in 2007 WSOP Main Event

by A Bodog Beat Original | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
Scotty Nguyen is the only former WSOP Main Event champ left in the field of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event. (Bodog Beat Image) We started with 6,358 players and at 2:15am this morning Ayaz Mahmood was eliminated to end Day 5 of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event and leave us with only 36. Players will … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Harry Potter Earns Top Spot at Weekend Box Office

by Bodog Beat Entertainment Buzz | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix continues the Potter tradition of box office domination. (Poster courtesy Warner Bros.) The spell of Harry Potter continued over the weekend as the fifth installment of the franchise, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix earned $77.4 million to take the top spot at the box office. Released on Wednesday, the film … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Snoop Dogg - Reality TV Star

by Bodog Beat Entertainment Buzz | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
Snoop Dogg has signed on to be the next reality TV star. Move over Gene Simmons. (Photo courtesy www.snoopdogg.com) You can now add the title Reality TV star to Snoop Dogg’s list of credits. The actor-producer and his family have signed up to be the subject of a new reality TV show for E! Entertainment. The show will feature the 35 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Maria Ho Eliminated - WSOP Now Giant Sausage Fest

by Bodog Beat News Ticker | July 15th, 2007 | Comments Off
 The WSOP will not be same without Maria Ho. (Bodog Beat Image) Team Bodog’s Maria Ho was extremely short-stacked on the Small Blind when the table folded to her and she bet out.Kevin Farry was on the Big Blind. A few hands previous the same thing had happened and and when Maria bet Farry folded. This time he raised. Maria pushed … Read More Read More