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July 25, 11:52 AM
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Day 1C of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event took place on Wednesday, 7th July. There were 2,313 players, including me:
http://www.wsop.com/pdfs/reports/10878-1C-entrants.pdf If you wanted to avoid a big-name pro, those were good odds. At 11.40am, I walked into the huge Amazon Room of the Rio and took my seat. I showed my passport to the dealer and he said, "Welcome to the World Series of Poker. Here are your chips, sir." And he slid $30,000 worth of chips across the felt to me. Touching the chips calmed my nerves a bit. I chatted to the dealer, small talk. The room gradually filled up. Suddenly, the dealer leaned in to me and gestured to my right. There was a guy in a red t-shirt with his back to me.The dealer said, "Oh man, I know who THAT is. I'm not asking for his ID."
I looked over; the guy turned round.It was Johnny Chan.
The Orient Express, in the flesh. The dealer and I smiled at him and mumbled hellos. He grinned back. With the game barely ten minutes old, the player to my left went all-in with a set of 8s on a JT8 flop. Chan snap-called with TT, and doubled-up. I figured I should lower my expectations at that point. The Holy Grail for most of the players at the table was making it to Day 2. Live to fight another day, and all that. And I did, with $10,550 in chips. After a few hours on that day, and with about 9k left, I shoved with TT and the big blind woke up with JJ. Game over. It hurts going out of the Main Event. When you're still in it, you can walk the Bad Beat Corridors of the Rio with a bit of a swagger. You're a player in the World Series and it feels great. But when you go out? You're nobody. You're a spectator. Well, I didn't spectate or even think about poker for a few days after that. I still had a week in Vegas before my flight, so I did some sightseeing. It's an amazing place and I wasn't disappointed. Inevitably, the lure of the poker rooms got to me after a few days. I played a few side games and left with a profit of $150. Slightly shy of the millions being forked out at the Rio, but there's always next year. And I can say this: I played poker in Vegas with Johnny Chan. And survived! Johnny Chan photo by BJ Nemeth from http://www.facebook.com/worldseriesofpoker -
June 19, 09:33 PM
The Big Game on PokerStars
I'm enjoying this show (and I can call it studying). They have an amateur (the "Loose Cannon") up against some big guns, including Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak and Phil Hellmuth.
Highlights: Tony G on tilt; Hellmuth mentioning his 11 bracelets again (Negreanu, mock-innocent: "How many bracelets do you have, Phil?"); and one unbelievable hand.
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June 17, 08:14 PM
By The Numbers: World Series of Poker 1970-2009
$1,041,265,271 – total prize money awarded
525,000 -- # of individual poker chips deployed to run the WSOP each year347,868 – # of entrants that have competed in the WSOP
33,931 – # of entrants that have cashed 818 – # of 1st place finishers [same # of individual tournaments held]
43,473 – # of total entrants to compete in the WSOP Main Event 792 – # of gold bracelets awarded [In 1974, the Main Event winner received a bracelet. 1975 became the first year all event winners received a gold bracelet. In 1982, gold watches were awarded instead.]11 - # of bracelets won by Phil Hellmuth, the most of any player in history
168 - # of millionaires created by the WSOP $8,547,044 – Amount Joe Cada won for winning 2009 Main Event
$0 – Amount Johnny Moss won for winning 1970 Main Event [won a Silver Cup]
6,493 – # of people Cada beat in 2009 to become champion
6 – # of people Moss beat in 1970 to become champion [by vote of his peers]
96 – Age of Jack Ury in 2009, the oldest player ever to compete in a WSOP event
21 years, 11 months, 22 days – Age of Cada [The youngest Main Event champion in history]
115 – # of nations represented at the 2009 WSOP [82 nations competed in 2010 Winter Olympics]
1 – # of countries represented at the 1970 WSOP
$500 – Smallest buy-in for a WSOP bracelet event in 2010 [Event#1 – No Limit Hold’em]
$50,000 – Highest buy-in for a WSOP bracelet event in 2010 [Event#2 PPC 8-game Mix.]
40 – # of cameras ESPN uses to cover WSOP [CBS used 35 to cover Super Bowl XLIV]
1970 – Year that the first WSOP was held at Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas
2010 – Year that the 40th Anniversary WSOP will be held at the Rio in Las Vegas
Source: www.wsop.com - June 11, 09:07 PM
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Profile
Stephen Kilkie
Independent Motion Pictures and Film Professional
Motion Pictures and Film | Glasgow, United Kingdom, GB
Summary
Currently rewriting final draft for 2010 short film and starting pre-production.
In 1999, won a place on the Edinburgh Film Festival's Mirrorball workshop led by Roman Coppola. Following that, worked as a camera operator and cinematographer on numerous short film crews.
Since then, written and directed 12 short films, working on the 13th for 2010.
In 1999, won a place on the Edinburgh Film Festival's Mirrorball workshop led by Roman Coppola. Following that, worked as a camera operator and cinematographer on numerous short film crews.
Since then, written and directed 12 short films, working on the 13th for 2010.
Specialties: Directing, writing, post-production, photography.
Experience
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2010 - Present
Untitled Short Film (2010) / stephenkilkie.com
Shooting 2010. -
2009 - 2009
Boy Chemical Girl (2009) / stephenkilkie.com
18 mins. A couple make their way to a rendezvous, unaware of danger.
Premiered at the 26th Annual Olympia Film Festival in Olympia, WA, on the 13th November, 2009. -
2005 - 2005
Charnel (2005) / stephenkilkie.com
13 mins. An airport worker returns home and investigates noises in his house.
Filmstock International Film Festival, Luton; Alameda Island Film Festival, California; Line Out Festival, Leicester. -
2004 - 2004
Tormentum (2004) / stephenkilkie.com
10 mins. A man held captive breaks fee from his tormentor.
Vrnjacka Banja Film Festival, Serbia; Filmstock International Film Festival, Luton. -
2002 - 2002
The Strange Case of Patient X (2002) / stephenkilkie.com
10 mins. A sleepwalker sets up cameras in his house to see what happens to him during the night.
TriggerStreet Top Ten Finalist (1st Festival); Tribeca Film Festival, New York; In The Can, Glasgow. -
2002 - 2002
Murderama (2002) / stephenkilkie.com
3 mins. A good Samaritan becomes the guest star of a gruesome performance.
Highlights: UrbanChillers 3-min Chiller. -
2002 - 2002
One Less Rat (2002) / stephenkilkie.com
5 mins. A man is driven to act on recurring events outside his window.
TriggerStreet Official Selection (2nd Festival); Super Shorts Film Festival. -
2002 - 2002
Dial Up For Murder (2002) / stephenkilkie.com
5 mins. The target of a deadly web site is revealed.
Lomond Audi Scottish Filmmaker 2004 Award; Cannes Film Festival. -
2002 - 2002
Bio (2002) / stephenkilkie.com
2 mins. A terrorist’s initiation kill.
UrbanChillers 2-min Chillers finalist. -
2001 - 2001
Interactive (2001) / stephenkilkie.com
12 mins. During a late night in front of the television, reality thins.
The Festival of Fantastic Films, Manchester; Filmstock International Film Festival, Luton. -
2001 - 2001
The Ryan Tape (2001) / stephenkilkie.com
13 mins. A video diary shot by missing man Ryan Marcus is found, providing disturbing clues to his disappearance.
The Festival of Fantastic Films, Manchester.
Filmmaker from Glasgow.
Director of 12 short films since 2001, TriggerStreet finalist and Lomond Audi Scottish Filmmaker of the Year 2004.
In pre-production on a new short film.
