Daily Poker News & Updates – Page №132
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Voulgaris on Betting: “My Return at Peak Better Than Any Stock Fund” July 11, 2014If Haralobos Voulgaris was in a different industry, he’d be on the cover of magazines and asked to do TED Talks. “Having money at risk on something” since he was…
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Paul Pierce: “Athletes Aren’t Considered Great Poker Players” July 10, 2014While NBA free agency rolls on in the background, former Boston Celtic Paul Pierce is busy making a deep run in the $10,000 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event.…
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Marvin Rettenmaier: “Everybody’s Scared of the Germans” July 10, 2014It’s a good time to be German. Not only has Germany’s football team made the World Cup final, their citizens have been dominating the 2014 WSOP. Dominik Nitsche won his…
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Five Years in the Making: Robert Stine Lives out Main Event Dream July 10, 2014Card rooms and online sites send dozens of players to the WSOP each year, but the Chyzowych Poker Club spent five years pooling their resources to put one of their…
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Jens Kyllönen: Viktor Blom is a Better Overall Player Than Phil Ivey July 9, 2014It’s hard to dislike online poker pro Jens “Jeans89” Kyllönen. The Finnish pro seems to enjoy his life more than the average poker pro and is quickly turning into poker’s…
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Brad Booth: “I’ve Only Missed 70 Days of Poker in 19 Years” (Video) July 8, 2014“Yukon” Brad Booth won and lost millions of dollars playing poker and is now in the process of rebuilding his bankroll and paying back the people to whom he owes…
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Lauren Kling Finds Her Poker Edge in Hypnotherapy July 5, 2014Lauren Kling is a success at the poker table and away from it. She graduated from a top university, beat the online poker games, and then made a move to…
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Diving & Angle Shooting: Where Football and Poker Collide July 2, 2014What is your abiding memory of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil? Is it the spanking the Dutch handed out to the Spanish? The thunderous volleys of Tim Cahill…
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Colman Upstages Negreanu, Wins $15m Big One for One Drop – WSOP News July 2, 2014Unheralded online pro Dan Colman beat Daniel Negreanu heads-up to claim the second-biggest prize ever awarded in poker on Tuesday. Colman took down $15.3 million for coming out on top…
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Johannes Strassmann, Poker Pro: 1985 – 2014 July 1, 2014The poker world remains in shock after the death of German poker pro Johannes Strassmann this past week in Slovenia. The body of the 29-year-old was found in a river…
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Is This the Unluckiest Hand in Poker History? – World Series of Poker July 1, 2014Every poker pro remembers the tough beats of his or her poker career. The entire poker world will remember what happened to Connor Drinan on June 30, 2014 at the…
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Pros Gather for Massive Big One Satellite June 29, 2014Any other time of the year at any other location, a $25,000 event with the likes of Chris Moorman, JC Tran, David Benyamine, Tony Hachem, Michael Mizrachi and Jeremy Ausmus…
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Phil Ivey Makes History, Snatches 10th WSOP Bracelet June 28, 2014Phil Ivey gave yet another strong argument that he’s the best poker player in the world by winning his historic 10th bracelet in the $1.5k 8-Game Mix at the WSOP…
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Dan Heimiller: “Poker Hasn’t Changed, The Emotions Are the Same” June 27, 2014It’s easy to categorize poker players. You’ve got online kids, cowboys, old-school gamblers, athletes and pseudo celebrities. Dan Heimiller fits into exactly none of those categories. The gregarious 52 year…
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Andreas Hoivold: The Downs in My Life Nearly Killed Me June 26, 2014Andreas Hoivold might be the unluckiest lucky person in the world. Despite downswings that include a fatal car accident, opiate addiction, prison and the death of his infant son, Hoivold…
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Lyle Berman: “We Created Worldwide Phenomenon that Lasts Till This Day” June 25, 2014Every young poker player should know and thank Lyle Berman for his contributions to poker tournaments. Berman was one of the driving forces behind the beginning of the World Poker…
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Brian Tate: From Magic: The Gathering Nerd, to High-Stakes Poker VIP June 24, 2014David Benyamine, Josh Arieh, Erick Lindgren, Todd Brunson and Brian Tate were seated at the same table during Day 1 of the $50K Poker Player’s Championship yesterday. You may not…
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Talal Shakerchi: When Stakes Get High, Pros Can Get Rattled June 23, 2014Most people find a $1 million buy-in poker tournament unfathomable. Talal Shakerchi considers it to be fairly comfortable stakes. This, Shakerchi said, is what gives him an advantage over top-name…
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Scotty Nguyen: “Gambling, Fame Will Never Change Me” June 22, 2014With a few minutes still left until break, Scotty Nguyen stood up from his table at the $5,000 6-Max Pot-Limit Omaha and headed toward the back of the Amazon Rio.…
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Rant: I Can’t Think of a Better Time to Start a Poker Trade Union June 21, 2014How do you feel when you hear that an online poker media outlet trying to cover an event in the Venetian card room was ejected by staff? Does it make…