News Archive – Page №40
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888Live Local Series Hits 15 Cities with First-Class Low Buy-In Events February 19, 2015Almost every poker player dreams of playing a big international, live event. Most, however, don’t have the bankroll to play high-cost tournaments like those on the EPT, WPT or WSOP.…
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Benny Binion: The Man Who Invented the World Series February 18, 2015In a new five-part series writer Christian Henkel digs deep into Las Vegas history to uncover the truth behind some of the gambling world’s most notorious figures. This week’s subject…
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High-Stakes Report: Demise of Blom Exaggerated; Gus Pops In February 11, 2015While the month of January was disastrous for Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, in February he’s shown the world what he’s made of. He did so in plenty of different games, too,…
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Davidi Kitai: I Want to Be #1 on Global Poker Index February 6, 2015Any way you look at it, Davidi Kitai’s success to this point in the world of poker is stunning. He’s one of only five players in the world with a…
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Carlino’s Way: Singing Baker Charms His Way to Final 6 in Deauville February 6, 201549-year-old Joseph Carlino is the people’s darling here in the tournament area in Deauville. The waiters love and greet him whenever he walks by to take a break or get…
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Jake Cody: “I Want to Look More Like a Father and Not a Boy” February 6, 2015To date there are just five poker players who have earned poker’s Triple Crown of an EPT title, WPT title and WSOP bracelet. Jake Cody, from Rochdale in North England,…
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Pain Principle: Michael Tureniec Meets His Demise at EPT Deauville February 4, 2015They say poker can be hours of boredom followed by minutes of sheer terror. Rarely has this been more true than when former EPT champion Michael Tureniec busted from the…
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Gaelle Baumann: “I Consider Myself a Player, Not a Male or Female Player” February 4, 2015The ever-present debate surrounding Ladies events in poker reared up again this week – for good reason – in Deauville. A total of 22 men entered the field with seven…
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Daily 3-Bet: Doyle Unheros Jenner, Rousso Gets Zen, Derkx Dilemma February 3, 2015The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is an open mind, a welcoming heart and a growing need for afternoon poker news love and understanding. Have something you’d like featured in a future…
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Online High-Stakes Poker: Russia Dominates January February 3, 2015The Russians are coming. The first month of 2015 is complete and two Russian players – Trueteller and Alexander Kostritsyn – are the players beat after 30 days of action-packed…
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Max Silver: “It’s Important to Have an Eye on the Real World” February 3, 2015If I were to pick out one enduring feature of Max Silver, it would be his smile. At 24 years of age he has managed to carve out a career…
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Why Prismata Represents Best of Poker, Card Games, Video Games January 30, 2015What’s the perfect game? Is it poker? Or maybe chess? Starcraft?
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Billy Pappas: “No One Knew Me, That Was My Big Advantage” January 28, 2015It’s strange that one of the most enduring images of the 2014 WSOP Main Event final table wasn’t eventual Martin Jacobson hoisting bricks of cash over his head or Mark…
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High-Stakes Report: Blom Falls Off The Rails; Down $1m in 2015 January 26, 2015Less than a month into the new year, we’re starting to see where things are going. Alexander Kostritsyn is still in a class of his own. Viktor Blom keeps losing…
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Todd Brunson Felts Andy Beal for $5m in Bobby’s Room January 25, 2015When Dallas banker/billionaire Andy Beal comes to Vegas to play poker, legends are typically made. Another one hit the record books on Friday night as Beal and Todd Brunson played…
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Eleanor Gudger: From IT Sales to the Pub to WPT500 Champion January 15, 2015Eleanor Gudger is one of the few professional poker players in the UK fortunate enough to have a sponsorship deal. Her online home is PKR, where she plays as “Elz442,”…
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Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald: “I Just Wanted to Get Good at This Game” January 15, 2015At 18 years old, Mike “Timex” McDonald was an introverted, shy math geek with no plans of becoming a “poker superstar.” Then he won EPT Dortmund in 2008 for $1.3m…
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Pastor and Ventura on Latin America’s Rising Poker Tide January 15, 2015If online poker is on the decline, Latin America didn’t get the message. This year’s PCA saw an abundance of players from across Latin America. Brazil was the third-most represented…
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Shyam Srinivasan: From Online to Live to Back-to-Back PCA Runs January 14, 2015Shyam Srinivasan was looking to become the first player to make back-to-back PCA main event final tables earlier today. Last year, Srinivasan grabbed the chip lead on Day 1 and…
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Adrian Mateos: “Improve Every Day or They’ll Eat You Alive” January 13, 2015It’s been nearly 15 months since Adrian Mateos won the WSOP Europe main event and it’ll be another nine months before someone challenges him for the title. Mateos, a 20-year-old…