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Larry Wright: Deuce-to-Seven is “Purest Skill Game in All of the WSOP” June 5, 2014

There 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…
Todd Brunson: “Open-Face Chinese is a Cancer in Poker” June 4, 2014

Open-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,…
Maurice Hawkins: “I Don’t Think Most Poker Players Are That Good” June 3, 2014

Florida-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…
Lessons from WPT Kazakhstan: Central Asia “Easy Money” for Poker Pros June 3, 2014

Artur 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…
Security Expert: Poker Pros Always at Risk for Cybercrimes June 3, 2014

If there’s money up for grabs, someone’s trying to get it. And few places have as much money flowing around as Las Vegas. There are a number of movies about…
Ted Forrest: The Bracelet Means More Than Any of the Money June 2, 2014

For 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…
Matusow: Nic Cage in Talks to Play Lead in Check-Raising the Devil May 31, 2014

With 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…
Former Davidson Wildcat on Brink of First World Series of Poker Win May 30, 2014

Morgan 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…
Andrey Pateychuk: Sochi Could Become Russian Las Vegas May 30, 2014

Back 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…
Hangover Actress Sasha Barrese Shoots for Pro Poker Career May 30, 2014

Sasha 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…
Wild Luxury & Cinemascope Karaoke: Welcome to WPT Kazakhstan May 29, 2014

Who 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…
Next Stop, Cash Ville: World Poker Tour Lands in Kazakhstan May 29, 2014

Who 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…
Erick Lindgren: “I’ve Had to Rebuild from the Bottom” May 28, 2014

It’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…
WSOP 3-Bet: Selbst Rules $25k, Cash Cannon, Negreanu’s 1st WSOP May 28, 2014

Cash 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…
16 Days, 4,455 Miles, One Poop Foot: My Epic Commute to 2014 WSOP May 28, 2014

It 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…
WSOP 2014 Makes it Rain with $10,000 Money Cannons May 27, 2014

At noon today the 2014 World Series of Poker kicked off by blasting cannons full of money over the first tournament field of the summer. It started when WSOP Executive…
High Stakes: Gus Hansen, trex313 Take Huge Hits May 26, 2014

Early last week it appeared that Gus Hansen had finally turned a corner with his online game but he’s right back where he started after losing a whopping $1.2 million…
Rant: Screw the ‘English Only’ Rule (and Wales is Not in England) May 25, 2014

I arrive in Las Vegas on Sunday and that can mean only one thing: Repeated admonishments for not speaking English at the tables. I struggle to fill in the “what…
Poker Players You Need to Know Before 2014 WSOP: Sam Trickett May 22, 2014

The 2014 World Series of Poker is on the doorstep again and the buzz is already vibrating out from the Rio doors. With a $10m guarantee for the Main Event,…
Molly’s Game: The Most-Awaited Tell-All in Poker History? May 20, 2014

For the past few years much of the high-stakes poker talk has revolved around Macau, Tom Dwan and the notorious “Asian businessmen.” But if there’s a recent story most suitable…

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