Poker Pros Have Their Say on the Gambling Ban

A week or so after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act was signed, professional poker players from the US and Canada started to make their feelings known. Their reactions ranged from disbelief to defiant to downright angry. Personally, it doesn’t surprise me that these poker pros reacted in such manners. I am sure […]

Written by Sasha on November 19th, 2006 with no comments.
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Player Profile: Doyle Brunson

One of the members of the Texas Rounders, Doyle Brunson is a name legendary in the world of poker. Anyone who is really into the game will certainly know who he is. Also known as Texas Dolly, Doyle Brunson was born in August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Texas. It seemed at first […]

Written by Sasha on November 17th, 2006 with no comments.
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Player Profile: Scotty Nguyen

Born as Thuan Nguyen in October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang Vietnam, Scotty’s life is reminiscent of thousands of other young children in the 70s. This was the time when the communists had a firm foothold on Vietnam and refugees from this country were spread all over the world – from other Asian countries […]

Written by Sasha on November 15th, 2006 with no comments.
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Player Profile: Amarillo Slim

Amarillo Slim wasn’t always known by this name. Born Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. in December 21, 1938 in Johnson, Arkansas, the first time he won the Main Event of the World Series of Poker was in 1972. Yet before he became famous for his tournament poker skills, Amarillo Slim was already quite well […]

Written by Sasha on November 13th, 2006 with no comments.
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Poker Player Types

More than the starting hands that you are dealt with in a poker game, there are other factors that you need to consider when playing poker. If you remember the post on quotes from famous poker players, you would remember one that described poker as being a card game played with people – or […]

Written by Sasha on November 5th, 2006 with no comments.
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Some Poker Quotes

We all have our heroes and people we look up to. Whether it be in “real life” or on the game floor, there are people who consider our role models. Poker is not an exception, and when we look up to people we watch their every move and look out for their every […]

Written by Sasha on October 30th, 2006 with no comments.
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Poker “Talent” wins $12 million

Jamie Gold, former Hollywood talent agent, pulled an Oscar-worthy acting job and bluffed his way to winning the World Series of Poker. He won $12 million.Gold was a sterling example of good psychological warfare. By convincing Paul Wasicka—a former restaurant manager—he had a weaker hand, he convinced him to push all his chips in the […]

Written by Sasha on August 4th, 2006 with no comments.
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Johnny Chan: Living the American Poker Dream

Johnny Chan is one of the greatest poker players of all time. He has 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, and became world champion twice. And look at how much the man’s won—over four million dollars from career tournament earnings, not counting what he’s earned from cash game winnings. He’s always at the famous Bellagio’s […]

Written by Sasha on July 24th, 2006 with no comments.
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Andy Bloch: a Poker Millionaire

When Andy Bloch first started playing poker in 1992, he was a law student looking for a way of relaxing between midterms. Then he started getting serious about it, joining small weekly tournaments about once a month (paying an entrance fee of $35, which he saw as an “investment”). As Bloch’s skills grew, so did […]

Written by Sasha on July 22nd, 2006 with no comments.
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Poker Alice: The First Great Female Poker Player

Poker was a popular pastime in the days of the Wild West, and Hollywood pays homage to this sport in many films that either revolve around poker or feature it in one of its scenes. What Hollywood doesn’t tell you is that not all the poker players were men. Sure, it was a macho society […]

Written by Sasha on July 20th, 2006 with no comments.
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