People in Poker
Chris Moneymaker sparked the poker explosion when he won the 2003 WSOP Main Event. Take the bracelet away, and he's still a young son and father, trying to do the best he can.CC: Thank you for making the time to talk to us. First, tell me where you grew up.
Jul 9, 2007
Considering the success he's had in poker, you might be surprised that Russ "Dutch" Boyd considers himself a "low roller."After all, Boyd beat former WSOP champion Joe Hachem heads up last year in the $2,500 short handed no-limit Hold'em event to capture his first gold bracelet and $475,000 in prize money."It was very surreal," Boyd said.
Jul 3, 2007
Talk to David Price for a few minutes. You will quickly learn his enthusiasm in infectious.Price, a CPA from Boynton Beach, Fla., is at his first World Series of Poker. He arrived Sunday with stars in his eyes, amazed at the scope of the famed tournament he had watched on television so many times.
Jul 1, 2007
Hoyt Corkins, commonly called the "Alabama Cowboy", won his first gold bracelet in more than a decade on June 18 when he took first in the $2,500 Shorthanded No-Limit Hold'em Event at this year's World Series of Poker."That was just a wonderful feeling," he said of winning. "I think two gold bracelets is like shooting par.
Jul 1, 2007
WSOP bracelet winner, Amir Vahedi likes to have a good time at the table and he wants to keep it that way. He shares with us how he thinks the game could improve and his thoughts about what's going on in our present time.KL: What do you think your greatest strength is that you bring to your game?Amir: I think in my poker game, the greatest strength is my instinct about reading people.
Jun 30, 2007
When Andrew Wiggins met Taylor Caby, little did they know that their friendship would improve poker players around the world."I was born from Michigan, but I grew up in Chicago," said Andrew as he sat at an empty table at the Rio. "I was a big golfer growing up then got into guitar. Really, I get into big kicks, just dive into whatever I'm doing at the time.
Jun 28, 2007
The best player you've never heard has more WSOP Circuit cashes than any other player in poker, as well as a WSOP Final Table in each of the last two years. He's also a walking anachronism, happily married to his high school sweetheart who goes deep in tournaments just for the fun of it.Doug Carli grew up in Alliance, Ohio and has never left.
Jun 25, 2007
Liz Lieu is the starlet of poker, the perfect combination of beauty, style, and skill to shape the face of poker. Her first WSOP cash is a testament to the kind of player she is: 5th place in the 2005 $1.5k NLH event for $168,590. The players who finished in front of her were CK Hua, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Scott Fischman, and winner Allen Cunningham.
Jun 20, 2007
It's been a crazy twelve months for Lynette Chan. She's become a Full Tilt Pro, jumped into the online poker world for the first time, shifted her play to tournaments then back to cash games. She's having the time of her life."When Full Tilt invited me to become a Full Tilt Pro, I was extremely honored," Lynette said.
Jun 18, 2007
Tony G hit the American poker consciousness like a thunderbolt, his unique table style at the 2004 WPT Grand Prix de Paris leaving a lasting impact on poker players around the world. Away from the felt, he is a quiet, complex man. Antanas "Tony G" Guoga was born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1973.
Jun 17, 2007
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