{"id":1448,"date":"2008-10-11T21:59:30","date_gmt":"2008-10-11T20:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2008-10-11T22:18:30","modified_gmt":"2008-10-11T21:18:30","slug":"the-wsope-2008-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/the-wsope-2008-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"The WSOPE 2008 Main event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A brief blog with some faces from the World Series Of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event.<\/p>\n<p>The Hendon Mob&#8217;s Joe Beevers<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1426\" title=\"001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/001.jpg 498w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/001-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chris &#8216;Jesus&#8217; Ferguson<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1427\" title=\"004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/004.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/004-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phil Ivey Hollywooding it on the TV table<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1431\" title=\"wsope-me-015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-015.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-015-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Andy Black in traditional wear<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1432\" title=\"wsope-me-017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-017.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-017-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phil Hellmuth getting a massage<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1436\" title=\"wsope-me-027\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-027.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-027-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sizing an opponent up<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1439\" title=\"wsope-me-049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-049.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-049-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Being part of a documentary<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1440\" title=\"wsope-me-051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-051.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-051-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eli Elezra<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1437\" title=\"wsope-me-033\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-033.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-033-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Coren<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1438\" title=\"wsope-me-039\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-039.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-039.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-039-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nik Persaud. Put those cigs in the bin.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1441\" title=\"wsope-me-day-2-006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-006.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-006-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fan favourite Jennifer Tilly<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1442\" title=\"wsope-me-day-2-008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-008.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-008-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A short stacked gus Hansen on another TV table<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1443\" title=\"wsope-me-day-2-009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-009.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-009-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Living legend Doyle Brunson.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1445\" title=\"wsope-me-day-2-016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-016.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-016-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During a break Doyle tripped and fell on a camera dolly, cutting his arm in three places. Hopefully he&#8217;s made a full recovery now.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1446\" title=\"wsope-me-day-2-017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-017.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-017-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not forget the gorgeous dealers. Here are only two of many.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1447\" title=\"wsope-me-day-2-019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-019.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-day-2-019-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1429\" title=\"wsope-me-006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-006.jpg 334w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-me-006-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anyone know the guy on the right? He asked me to email this to him but put down an incorrect email address.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1428\" title=\"007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/007.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/007-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also made some B&amp;W shots. I must apologise as I have not cleaned the negatives yet; I&#8217;ve been lazy!<\/p>\n<p>The Phil Hellmuth show<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1451\" title=\"wsope-trix008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix008.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix008-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Layne Flack<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1455\" title=\"wsope-trix016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix016.jpg 313w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix016-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Erica Shoenberg<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1454\" title=\"wsope-trix014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix014.jpg 312w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix014-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Freddy Deeb<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1453\" title=\"wsope-trix013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix013.jpg 324w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix013-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hellmuth \/ Elezra<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1452\" title=\"wsope-trix012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix012.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix012-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Negreanu<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1456\" title=\"wsope-trix030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix030.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/wsope-trix030-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Geeky stuff: Canon EOS 20D, 24-70 f2.8L lens; Canon EOS 3, 24-70 and Kodak Tri-x 400 +2 (or 3, can&#8217;t remember) <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brief blog with some faces from the World Series Of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event. The Hendon Mob&#8217;s Joe Beevers Chris &#8216;Jesus&#8217; Ferguson Phil Ivey Hollywooding it on the TV table Andy Black in traditional wear Phil Hellmuth getting a massage Sizing an opponent up Being part of a documentary Eli Elezra Victoria Coren [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2,11],"tags":[336,353,352,338,360,355,320,359,332,162,351,362,342,358,357,354,356,302,350,295,296,361],"class_list":["post-1448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-poker","tag-andy-black","tag-barry-greenstein","tag-chris-ferguson","tag-daniel-negreanu","tag-doyle-brunson","tag-eli-elezra","tag-erica-shoenberg","tag-gus-hansen","tag-jennifer-tilly","tag-jesus","tag-joe-beevers","tag-layne-flack","tag-neil-channing","tag-nik-persaud","tag-phil-helllmuth","tag-phil-ivey","tag-victoria-coren","tag-world-series-of-poker","tag-world-series-of-poker-europe","tag-wsop","tag-wsope","tag-wsope-2008"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1463,"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions\/1463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.t52.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}