Fame for Sexton

Congrats to Mike Sexton.
According to a leaked article by the LVRJ,
Mike has been selected for induction to
the Poker Hall of Fame.

No big surprise really.
He is worthy.

UB behind the scenes

Just finished reading Haley Hintze's blog.
She's posted a series of TERRIFIC articles
that go into great detail about what is known
about the AP/UB scandle and the people behind it.
She pulls no punches and gives lots of factual
details including names and a timeline.

http://haleyspokerblog.blogspot.com/

I'm a new fan of her blog !

D. Phillips on HSP6

Main event disappointment Dennis Phillips
announced on his radio show that he will be
appearing on Season 6 of High Stakes Poker.

PokerStars will be prominantly sponsoring
HSP6, which is fuelling rumours that Stars pro
Vanessa Rousso will be the female co-host
to replace AJ Benza. Vanessa however has
posted comments indicated she wont be the
host. I guess that leaves Shana Hiatt and
Leeann Tweeden as the likely front runners.

Go SHANA !

PS Million $ Challenge

Had a chance to watch the PSM$C
on Sunday in between football games.

I thought it was pretty decent.
Certainly a couple steps above FT's Face the Ace.
I wasnt expecting quality poker like we get
to see on High Stakes Poker. It is after all
a game show thats based on poker.
Chris Rose did a fine job hosting. His
previous experience on other poker shows
was evident. Lesson learned from Face the Ace.
Daniel Negreanu, was the star of the show
as expected. His narration and commentary
were sharp and relevent. Basically what
Daniel does on every show he appears on.
All these things combined with a pretty sweet
time slot after NFL football, give PSM$C a shot
to actually catch on and gain a following of new
and existing casual poker players.

I'd be interested to know how many players they
got for the $20k freeroll they were advertising
during the show.