Poker World Buzzes with Tournaments, Controversies, and Player Drama

Todd Brunson annually hosts a series of tournaments named after Todd Brunson in Montana, with a buy-in of $1,665 for the main event. Doyle Brunson attended the tournament, attracting the Poker Night In America filming crew and Nolan Dalla, who spent the weekend with the Brunson family in Texas style.

Robert Mizrachi was surprised by the distribution of named chip denominations. Phil Hellmuth had the opportunity to interact with Bill Clinton and George Bush. Eugene Kachalov traveled extensively in Ukraine during the summer and detailed his experiences in a Russian-language blog.

Sam Trickett can no longer drink beer due to an allergy to wheat. Olivier Busquet managed to secure a spot in a $10,000 WCOOP heads-up tournament by clicking rapidly on the registration button. Olivier Busquet lost to JodieSweetin in the second round of the tournament. OtB_RedBaron won the tournament.