News Archive – Page №49
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From Starstruck to Star Attraction: Ryan Riess Back for Bracelet #2 June 9, 2014In 2013 Ryan Riess was a wide-eyed, starstruck youth. He wandered the Rio keeping an eye out for his idols and avoiding speeding scooters. This year, he’s the reigning World…
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Galfond: “High-Stakes Triple Draw Will Die Out, 8-Game is Next” June 9, 2014Pro poker player. Person. So reads Phil Galfond’s blog tagline, and it’s also the order in which many people see him. Galfond’s poker résumé is hard to beat. Aside from…
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WSOP Bracelet Hunters: Mukul Pahuja June 9, 2014It was August 2013 that I first stumbled across the name of Mukul Pahuja. Back then it wasn’t a name that was held in front of my eyes in bright…
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James Woods: How to Fix America and Pick Up Women June 7, 2014Vladimir Putin versus Barack Obama. It’s a common matchup in newspaper headlines across the world, but not one you’d expect to see on the felt. But James Woods has an…
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Negreanu + Ivey vs. the World: Bracelet Bet Looms Over 2014 WSOP June 7, 2014It started with a Tweet. “I did the exact same bet last year,” Daniel Negreanu told PokerListings on Friday night at the 2014 World Series of Poker. “I didn’t have…
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Banned on 7 Continents, Blackjack Whiz Bob Bright Targets WSOP June 6, 2014It’s been a strange journey for Bob Bright, who was so good at Blackjack he kick-started a successful stock trading career that eventually led back to the biggest poker cash…
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Larry Wright: Deuce-to-Seven is “Purest Skill Game in All of the WSOP” June 5, 2014There are “old school” poker players, and then there are the real deal old school players. Larry Wright qualifies as one of the original poker pioneers who brought the game…
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Todd Brunson: “Open-Face Chinese is a Cancer in Poker” June 4, 2014Open-face Chinese poker has been around since the mid-2000’s but the game exploded in popularity over the last few years. Whether it’s for dimes or hundreds of dollars a point,…
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Maurice Hawkins: “I Don’t Think Most Poker Players Are That Good” June 3, 2014Florida-based poker pro Maurice Hawkins talks a big game and judging by his $1.1 million in live tournament earnings, he’s got the results to back it up. “I’m gonna play…
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Lessons from WPT Kazakhstan: Central Asia “Easy Money” for Poker Pros June 3, 2014Artur Voskanyan has been in the Russian poker business from its very first days in the late 90s. The 36-year-old is now the founder and Tournament Director of Poker Club…
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Ted Forrest: The Bracelet Means More Than Any of the Money June 2, 2014For a guy that already owned five of them, you’d think winning another WSOP bracelet wouldn’t be that big a deal. Not so, says Ted Forrest. Holding back the Phil…
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Matusow: Nic Cage in Talks to Play Lead in Check-Raising the Devil May 31, 2014With Mike Matusow’s biography Check-Raising the Devil in the process of being made into a movie, The Mouth says they’ve already talked to one person about playing the lead: Nicolas…
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Former Davidson Wildcat on Brink of First World Series of Poker Win May 30, 2014Morgan Popham was a defensive lineman for the NCAA Davidson Wildcats and since graduating he’s been making a living playing poker. This afternoon at the World Series of Poker in…
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Andrey Pateychuk: Sochi Could Become Russian Las Vegas May 30, 2014Back in 2011, when Andrey Pateychuk just missed making the WSOP November Nine and then took down EPT and WPT titles within a matter of weeks, all eyes in the…
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Hangover Actress Sasha Barrese Shoots for Pro Poker Career May 30, 2014Sasha Barrese has appeared in feature films and television, including all three instalments of The Hangover, but her latest aspirations lie on the poker felt. The actor from Hawaii has…
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Wild Luxury & Cinemascope Karaoke: Welcome to WPT Kazakhstan May 29, 2014Who needs the WSOP when you can go to Kazakhstan and play poker? While the majority of the poker world has headed West to Las Vegas for the mecca of…
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Next Stop, Cash Ville: World Poker Tour Lands in Kazakhstan May 29, 2014Who needs the WSOP when you can go to Kazakhstan and play poker? While the majority of the poker world has headed West to Las Vegas for the mecca of…
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Erick Lindgren: “I’ve Had to Rebuild from the Bottom” May 28, 2014It’s a road to recovery. Not a leap, not a stroll, but a long, hard road that’s easy to fall off of. Erick Lindgren, a professional poker player, went to…
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WSOP 3-Bet: Selbst Rules $25k, Cash Cannon, Negreanu’s 1st WSOP May 28, 2014Cash literally rained down on players on Day 1 of the 2014 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The publicity stunt had people buzzing on what proved to be…
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16 Days, 4,455 Miles, One Poop Foot: My Epic Commute to 2014 WSOP May 28, 2014It took 16 days to cross 4,455 miles and 16 states from Seymour, Connecticut to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. I crashed four times, flooded the engine…