The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defeat knocked out 252 entries from the Circa Survivor contest — and dealt a blow to the Review-Journal’s Jim Barnes as well.
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes covers sports betting and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. He first joined the Review-Journal as a copy editor in 2012. The Fort Worth, Texas, native previously was the sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald and also covered high school sports for the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He is an experienced gambler who has competed in the Westgate SuperContest and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
The line has steadily moved for Thursday’s NFL game between the 2-0 Carolina Panthers and 1-1 Houston Texans, with 75 percent of tickets on one side.
Michael Addamo won the final two events, with buy-ins of $50,000 and $100,000, to run away with the Poker Masters title at the PokerGO studio.
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Online events will be held every Sunday from Oct. 3 to Nov. 21. The flagship WSOP is returning to in-person play at the Rio from Sept. 30 to Nov. 23.
Ten handicappers offer five picks on college football games throughout the season. Wes Reynolds leads at 8-2 after two weeks; Dana Lane is next at 7-3.
Amber Hanover won Station Casinos’ NFL Last Man Standing contest last season, outlasting a field of 3,211 entries to take home $65,925.
Texas and USC are far removed from their days as top-tier national powers, but they’re still a lot better than they showed last week. Five plays for Week 3.
The line has shifted for Thursday’s NFL game between the New York Giants and Washington Football Team, two NFC East rivals trying to avoid 0-2 starts.
Review-Journal betting reporter Jim Barnes has entered the Westgate SuperContest, Circa Million and Survivor, Station Last Man Standing and other Las Vegas contests.
Alabama remains No. 1, but there’s a new No. 130 in the Westgate SuperBook’s rankings. Plus, a comparison of power ratings to actual Week 3 point spreads.
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Negreanu won a $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event at the Poker Masters at the PokerGO studio, defeating a field of 66 entries to earn $178,200.
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