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'Entities, your Falcon Henne jokes are STILL so funny...' these Girls on the Rail said to themselves.


Was looking like a potentially banner day at the 2011 WSOP on Thursday, but like Falcon Henne in a hot air balloon, some of those storylines just never came to be.

Here’s the latest.

::Event #24 ($5,000 NLH Shootout) – Canada’s Mark Radoja, supported by supporters (whatever) cheering his name to the lyrics of “My Sharona,” avenged the Canucks choke job to the Bruins by defeating a tough final table to score his first bracelet and$436,568.Radoja beat Jeffrey Gross ($269,742)heads-for the title. Adam Junglen finished fifth ($109,406) and Tom Marchese ended up eighth ($47,636). Get full final table results here.

:: Event #25 ($1,500 7CS 8oB): – This one got down to heads-up but play was suspended due to the 10-level rule. Coming back today to play for the bracelet are Chris Viox (2,090,000) and Poker HOF’er Mike Sexton (640,000). For those keeping score at home, not many of the other interesting remaining field yesterday even made the final table, as Norman Chad (12th), Cyndy Violette, a woman (15th), Kristy Gazes, a woman (22nd) and Karina Jett, a woman (23rd) all bowed out early.

:: Event #26 ($2,500 Six-Handed NLH) – A total of22 remain and are competing for a $689,739 first place prize.Anthony Ruberto is the current chip leader, stacked at 1,550,00. He’s followed byChris Moorman with 1,210,000. Jean-Robert Bellande was eliminated in 101st place and Scott Tom’s dad, Phil Tom bowed out in 85th. Get full chip counts here.

:: Event #27 ($10,000 Limit Hold’em) – This event waved goodbye to some interesting names with the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Maria Ho, Carlos Mortensen, Shannon Shorr, a woman, and Erick Lindgren all hitting the rail during the day. Negreanu was busted out in particularly brutal fashion when his boat was rivered by a straight flush to send him home in 26th. Among the 14 remaining players are BoostedJ, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins and Isaac Haxton, so there’s potential there but how much remains to be seen. Winner receives $378, 642. Full chip counts here.

:: Event #28 ($1,500 NLH) – 2,500 players started this thing out but only 349 of them made it through to Day 2 after the carnage that only a low buy-in event can create. Current chip leader isRick Romine who built up asizablechip lead over second-place James English while other, lesser mortals fell around him. Notables still remaining are not plentiful but do include Peter Feldman, David “The Dragon” Pham*, Matt Affleck, Andy Frankenburger and Amnon Filippi. Full chip counts here.

:: Event #29 ($2,500 Six-Handed 10-Game Mix) – Not a bad turnout of 431 players for the first-ever WSOP 10-game event, which definitely drew a number of big names to try their hand at the new format. When all was said and done, 162 players were left standing with “Miami” John Cernuto leading the way followed closely by David “Raptor” Benefield. Also surviving were Brandon Adams, Dan Heimiller, Shaun Deeb, Greg Raymer, Jean Robert Bellande, Freddy Deeb, etc, etc… Winner walks with $254,954. Full chip counts here.

*Not a real dragon

















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Ryan Leslie is a legitimate quadruple threat. He's a singer, producer, entrepreneur and now rapper. On his forthcoming album, 'Les Is More,' and with his media company, Next Selection, he's determined to prove that he can be successful following his artistic impulses and unique business sense.
In fact, now that Leslie has left the security of his major label (Universal), he says that he's more at ease with what the future holds. As an independent artist, his career is in his own hands more than ever. It's a reality that really came into focus last year when he lost his laptop which housed much of the music he'd been working on. (Luckily, he wound up retrieving the computer.)
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The Grammy nominated artist seems up for the challenge, as he prepares to drop 'Les Is More,' which is tentatively set for release on July 4. As he told us in a recent chat before a Black Music Month Live in-store performance at the Apple store in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, he's just excited about expressing himself.

Brett Johnson: Have you found it more stressful or more liberating as an independent artist now?
Ryan Leslie: It's inevitably liberating artistically. But it puts a wealth of responsibility on my internal team to make sure all of the internal parts are progressing in harmony, no pun intended. I wouldn't change it for the world currently.

BJ: Why make the shift from singing to rapping at this point?
RL: It's really a throwback to how I started. If someone is putting an investment in you in terms of what they're creating, they get nervous when you decide you're going to to do something different. I was coming off a Grammy nominated R&B album (2009's 'Transition'). It would almost be crazy to depart from that. That's the beauty of being an artist. You can take crazy risks and do it in the name of art and expression.

BJ: On 'Glory' there's a line that goes: 'Try to put me in a box, the urban dude...' Are you referring to your former label or fans?
RL: Really I love my fans. They immediately picked up on the line, that's what made them fans. It's more for the folks who didn't want to listen or who didn't want to invest the time. I was in that box in their minds. As a musician and as a person, you want to break down the barriers that people have so that we can all be more free to express ourselves as long as we're expressing ourselves in the name of cultural advancement.

BJ: What are some other songs fans can look forward to?
RL: 'Breathe' is a record which is almost a satirical narrative and description of life on the road. The line is "I can't get too close to groupies/ In the clubs, they pick-pocket you for your room keys/ They show up in your hotel lobby/ Quit playing, girl, you're way too obvious." 'Beautiful Lie,' is like if you know something's not right, it's almost like watching a movie. You suspend your disbelief, just so you can be entertained and in that entertainment you can be happy. You believe in a beautiful lie. There are many undertones of disfunctionality in my relationships or in my life, but sometimes you may look around and say man, 'I'm really living. For this moment, why don't I just believe in this moment so that I can enjoy it to the fullest.'

BJ: What's Next Selection?
RL: It's a music driven media company. What we have done is taken the experience with Success stories like Cassie, and my continuing story, and look to create a paradigm where an artist could with as few as 1,000 fans, dedcicated fans, make a living that will support their art. Through Next Selection, we can create elements that can change the minds of artists. We may be able to raise the bar for artistic contributions, cause they're not doing it just for fame and glitz and glory and money, but for sake of art.




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