Nice to see ESPN's cameras finally found my friend Dennis Phillips tonight in coverage of Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. They showed two hands he was involved in -- and won -- as he rolled towards becoming the chip leader. Up until now, the coverage has focused on the stars of poker (Hellmuth, Matusow, Hansen, etc.) and some of the up-and-coming pros and online players.
Truth is, Dennis was in the middle of the pack and didn't start making his move until Day 5, and the cameras never came to any of the tables he sat at because there were no out-of-the-ordinary hands that ESPN would be interested in.
However, you'll certainly see more of Dennis on the next two Tuesdays, followed by a two-hour ESPN special on election night which will profile all nine final table players, before they go for the $9,100,000 grand prize at the Rio on November 9-10, which will air on November 11th.
I'll have more tomorrow on another charity project Dennis is involved in, as well as some stories from the weekend I just had in Vegas, where I sat down and played with a former WSOP Main Event Champion.Labels: poker/vegas