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...This field is exciting because it allows [us] to look into long-standing problems in new ways with comparatively simple setups,” Simon Foelling, one of the researchers, wrote in an e-mailed statement. “Also, the progress is tremendous which makes it an exciting field to be in—there is always something...
...years. At what point in your career did you start thinking you could win the Main Event? I had dreamed about it - I think every poker player does. But I always knew winning the Main Event was a big long shot. I mean, coming out on top of a field of 6,500 players is pretty rare. This summer [when the first eight days of the Main Event were played], once it got down to about 180 people, I started thinking that I might actually be able to do it. Then, when I made the final nine, I knew...
Peter Eastgate, then age 22, won this tournament last year, and you've taken the bracelet this year. To what extent do you think the "old guard" has been displaced by young guns? I wouldn't say we've displaced them, but the Internet has certainly leveled the playing field. Playing cards is all about experience. Online, you can see 40 times as many hands in one hour as you would in a live game. Because of that, a 21-year-old could gain more experience in one year than someone who has been playing live for 25 years...
...million is a lot of money. Short of going to Disneyland, what do you plan to do with it? I haven't really thought about it yet. Since Saturday [when the field was winnowed down to two], I didn't want to look past the heads-up match with Darvin. I'm sure at least some of those winnings will go back into my bankroll, though. There's always another tournament to play...
...minutes into the first overtime, junior forward Katherine Sheeleigh, the Crimson’s leading scorer, dished the ball to Baskind on the left side of the field. The forward dribbled ahead and fired from eight yards out past the Columbia goalie for the game winner...