http://www.50outs.com 50outs poker blog Katja Thater PokerStars IntelliPoker Sun, 10 May 2009 19:01:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Howdy, it's been a while since I posted on this blog. Last two and a half years I was way to busy with working for IntelliPoker, the PokerStars pokerschool project. I am out of that project now. Just today German site PokerOlymp.de published an interview with me about why I stopped ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2009/05/intellijan/ Yes yes, long time since I posted, actually my last post is from WSOP times in Vegas. The reason is simple, I don't have any time. IntelliPoker is eating all my hours. Talking about eating (omg how elegant did I make this switch?), I have been eating to much this ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/10/weighing-the-odds-uhm-pounds/ Finally, I could not resist. When I heard that the WPT Bellagio $10,000 buyin event added a third starting day I thougt about playing there. Play started at 12:00 and at 11:30 I finally decided to play. So I went over to the Bellagio, bought myself in and arrived on my table just on time. In ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/07/wpt-bellagio-day-1c-and-a-bbq/ The WSOP 2007 is over - for us. Both Katja and I have been eleminated from the $10,000 buyin Wolrd Championship No Limit Holdem tournamen, better known as the main event. We played day 1C with about 1,700 other players. Katja and I have been sitting near to each other, on tables 53 ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/07/wsop-2007-over/ Congratulations again to Katja for winning the $1,500 Razz event here at the WSOP and getting the conveted gold bracelet. I was really proud for her and I think the did an awesome job in this tournament. She played 3 days for a total of 38 playing hours (including breaks) to finally ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/06/wsop-2007-first-visit-almost-over/ After my unpleasant exit on Friday I decided to skip the $1,500 event on Saturday because it was looking like a big sellout again and I don't like those large fields - nahh, I am not going to fool you. When I realized I had not yet bought my ticket for this ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/06/bellagio-where-the-dealers-have-bracelets/  While I had 7 suckouts in the 5k NLH event #22 today one was enough to throw me out of the $2000 NLH event. Over 1,600 players entered, 153 in the money. With 250 players left I had to see Katja leaving, she lost half of her above average stack ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/06/wsop-2007-gave-one-back/ Thanks for all good wishes. They helped me. I finished this big tournament in 25th place for a $20,040 payout. My 4th cash in this years WSOP. Pretty good. Actually pretty damn good. Of course, I survived to actually reach the money spots today by ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/06/wsop-2007-5000-nlh-2/ Just a short update: I just came back grom another 14 days of tournament poker. Today I played event #22, the $5,000 NLH. 650 or so players entered, right now 85 are left, including me. 63 will be paid ($10,400), the winner will receive almost $800,000. My chances right now ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/06/wsop-2007-5000-nlh-1/ My own play the last days is not worth many words: I played the $5,000 limit holdem holdem championship event on Sunday afternoon and lasted for like 5 hours, I guess the minimum you can expect with 10,000 starting chips. I can say that I donked off about 50% of my ... http://www.50outs.com/index.php/2007/06/railbirding/