Poker Tidbits

August 28, 2008

Not much to report here – literally. It seems that the world of poker is taking a break from having anything exciting for us to report, so we will give you some little bites to hold you over until we can get to something really exciting again.

Part of the problem is that The World Series of Poker main event is on pause until the finals. This means that the world of poker is in a kind of limbo until something new comes along, or the WSOP starts back up again in the fall.

Because of the intensity of this year’s WSOP, many of the top poker players around the world have taken a break as well – leaving the playing more to the amateurs than anyone else. This might free up some tables for the less fortunate, but it does not make for an exciting game for those that are close to professional status.

Although, interestingly enough, Vincente Perez was back in the news. Perez was sentenced to five years of jail for stabling fellow poker player Arthur Prince to death a few months back. Perez had a heated argument with the player, and according to his attorney, Prince started hitting Perez with a metal walking stick once they were outside. Perez pulled out a pocket knife, stabbed Prince in the cheek severing his carotid artery and causing him to bleed to death.

Supposedly it was all due to the fact that Perez may or may not have taken Prince’s seat at a poker game. Seems to me that it will turn out to have been the most memorable and regrettable poker hand of Perez’s life.