Casino Royale

I’ve always been a firm believer in the saying “save the best for last.” No matter what aspect of my life you observe, you will probably notice that this maxim reigns supreme. Heck, even when I eat, I do not eat all the food on my plate at the same time! Yup, I […]

Written by Sasha on December 29th, 2006 with no comments.
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Italians to Enjoy Poker Spree

This is perhaps the best Christmas season for poker enthusiasts in Italy. With the pending legalization of online poker in Italy (which starts on the first of January), the Italian government is auctioning off a huge amount of online poker and gambling licenses. Just how huge? Well, no less than a whopping […]

Written by Sasha on December 27th, 2006 with no comments.
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Poker Movies: Rounders

Released in 1998, Rounders is perhaps the best poker movie in the last 10 years. With Matt Damon and Edward Norton as the protagonists and John Malkovich as the antagonist, you cannot go wrong. If you are an avid poker player, there is really no need to explain what a rounder is. […]

Written by Sasha on December 25th, 2006 with no comments.
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Poker Movies: Maverick

Though not exactly about tips on playing poker, Maverick shows the whole picture of the adventurous life of a gambler in the old days in the West. This movie was released in the mid 90s, 1994 to be exact. As opposed to the past two movies we have featured, this one is not […]

Written by Sasha on December 23rd, 2006 with no comments.
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Poker Movies: The Sting

I remember watching The Sting when I was not much into poker yet. In fact, I think that when I saw it (simply because my dad had a DVD and wanted to watch it, so everyone else had to) I didn’t even know how to play poker. Despite that fact, the movie captured […]

Written by Sasha on December 21st, 2006 with no comments.
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Poker Movies: The Cincinnati Kid

Though movies are not exactly an accurate reflection of reality, we have to admit that we can pick up a thing or two from them. More so, we can have a good time while we are it. The same thing goes for poker movies. We see the exceptional highs and lows of […]

Written by Sasha on December 19th, 2006 with no comments.
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Player Profile: Phil Ivey

If Taylor Caby is the Harry Potter of Poker, then Phil Ivey is the Tiger Woods of this game. This young man earned this moniker because of the classy way he plays. At a very young age of 8, Phil Ivey learned the basics of poker from his grandfather who would deal him […]

Written by Sasha on December 17th, 2006 with no comments.
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Player Profile: Kirill Gerasimov

At a young age of 35, Kirill Gerasimov has reached a level of popularity that many aspiring poker players have dreamed of. This young poker player was born in Moscow and used to be an insurance salesman. Whether or not that day job had any bearings on his poker skills, it is clear […]

Written by Sasha on December 15th, 2006 with no comments.
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Player Profile: Julian Gardner

Poker has been around for as long as almost anyone can remember. As such, there are many poker players that have made the ranks of the “greats.” We featured some of them a month or so ago. Last post, though, we featured a young poker player who has made his name in […]

Written by Sasha on December 13th, 2006 with no comments.
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Player Profile: Taylor Caby

So far the players we’ve featured were offline pros. Let’s take a look at a very young man who is well known in the online poker world as Green Plastic. So what do we know about Taylor Caby? He was born in 1983, studied Finance at the University of Illinois, and is […]

Written by Sasha on December 11th, 2006 with no comments.
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