Buying Daniel Negreanu & denying Rampage at the WSOP
Daniel Negreanu is selling himself (at no markup) and the WSOP told Rampage he ain't the media they want
Sometimes the universe gives you everything you want, and sometimes all you get is a great big NOPE. It might be your fault. It might not be. Doesn’t matter. It’s still NOPE.
This week we’ve got stories of a WSOP vlogger‘s lockout, fake live misclicks, a particularly controversial EPT Monte Carlo final table, and a call to create a Commissioner of Professional Poker. Oh, and Daniel Negreanu is selling himself…with no mark-up.
Just your average Tuesday, eh?
NOPE.
If you were planning on watching all that sweet, sweet Rampage POV coverage from the WSOP this year, you might wanna make other plans. Ethan “Rampage” Yau got this reply to his media credential application: nope.
While our PokerOrg team got its credentials and will be at the WSOP in force to bring you coverage, the online messages of “WTF on this vlogger decision?” were everywhere. One of our Org members posed the question a little more eloquently. Tells us what you think over in Ask the Org.
Daniel Negreanu is selling 12% of his full WSOP package at no mark-up. And because he’s Daniel Negreanu, 12% is apparently equal to nearly a quarter million dollars.
If you have missed playing poker at Planet Hollywood, you can quit your crying. The next door neighbor to the WSOP’s Horseshoe and Paris just opened up a new room…and trust us…it’s better than it used to be by a long way.
Everything is dignified at EPT Monte Carlo…until mayyyyybe when you get to the final table. If you’ve not yet seen the accusations of the fake live misclick from the Main Event final, here’s your chance to decide for yourself: angle or no angle?
All of this came at the same final table where the accused (and eventual champion) ended up getting a electronic device rule created…in the middle of the final table. Short version: he visited a friend with a phone on the rail, and you guessed it…nope!
While we’re talking about new rules, did you hear about the move to turn off the clock at final tables and instead play a set number of hands each level until there is a winner?
Matt Savage weighed in on Ali Imsirovic’s getting 86’d mid-tourney for accused past deeds, and during his discussion of the matter Savage ultimately decided poker needs a commissioner just like the big league sports have. What do you think?
It’s been an open secret for a long time in Las Vegas that Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers has a pretty long…fuse, but now the giant of poker social media and king of “Let Me Google That For You” is revealing his secrets to Craig Tapscott.
Cardplayer Lifestyle’s Robbie Strazynski might be one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, but he is still not above some guerrilla marketing and X-thread hijacking to remind folks his June Mixed Game Festival will be giving away four BetMGM Poker Championship seats.
Sarah Herring takes on a lot in this week’s edition of The Showdown, including a check-in on Tom Dwan, the Negreanus’ take on the situation, and Patrick Leonard laying it out there: Winning a WSOP bracelet means…you got lucky, babe.Yeah, it can all be a bit cringey, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. And that’s why we have Sarah!
If you’re new here, let us introduce you to the Barny Boatman Rule: if PokerOrg does an interview with Barny Boatman, you’ll read about it here in The Org. That’s the rule. So, check out this amazing piece by Adam Hampton. Here’s Boatman quote from it: “If a player from that first EPT Monte Carlo were to find themselves in the 2025 Main Event, they’d think they were in a lunatic asylum!”
Every once in a while, it’s nice to see a guy who is used to hearing NOPE all the time get a much-needed YEP. This was one of those times.
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As we’ve mentioned before, we have been spending some time on Substack, and during that time, we’ve been making some friends and finding new good reads. Not to mention good eats. Poker Dealer Jeff recently hooked us up with some pretty good Vegas BBQ advice. If you’re going to be spending any time in Las Vegas soon, your stomach will thank you for heeding his advice.
—BW