People in Poker
Feeling he was just as good as any other poker player out there Jeff Madsen entered the Rio last year yearning for the top prize at the World Series of Poker. Within a few days he found that prize, more than once. Last year Jeff broke records, was named the World Series Player of the Year, and picked up a million dollars along the way.KL: How did you get started playing poker?
Apr 19, 2007
In 2004 David Williams almost beat Phil Hellmuth's record of being the youngest person ever to win the WSOP Main Event. After seemingly coming out of no where, he was able to prove rather quickly that his runner up finish wasn't a fluke. David has since cashed for two million dollars, won a bracelet in 7 card stud and made 3 WPT final tables.KL: How did you get started in poker?
Apr 5, 2007
Kenna James is quite a character at the table. He never seems to be at a loss for words and is always having a good time. The million dollar man explains in this interview how being talkative helps him and also his thoughts on poker right now.KL: How did you get started playing poker?Kenna: I was working in a casino just as a dealer...
Mar 28, 2007
Eric is one of those amazing young players, at only 23 years old he is already the owner of two WSOP bracelets, his first won just a few months after turning 21 and legally being allowed to play in a casino. Eric not only plays live, but cleans up online as well.KL: Do you play a lot online?Eric: Yes I do. When I'm not playing live I find myself playing a lot online.
Mar 20, 2007
Annie started in the poker world preceded by a very impressive brother. I talked to her about how she used that to her advantage and what she is doing now, more than ten years after she sat down at her first poker table.KL: How did you get into poker?Annie: My brother taught me, I used to watch him play. He started bringing me to the World Series.
Mar 6, 2007
With first, second and fourth place finishes in big poker events in the last two months Robert Williamson III has kept himself quite busy. Traveling all over the world for poker and still finding time to play online definitely makes him a pro at this game.KL: How did you get started with poker?Robert: I was lucky enough to be born into it.
Feb 28, 2007
Tips on staying sharp and the music that will help you along the way: an interview with Clonie GowenJanuary, February, March...as each month goes on so does another poker tournament. Clonie Gowen is a top professional player and is always in attendance at the big events. Traveling and playing so much can get tiring so I asked her how she keeps up with the crazy lifestyle of a pro poker player.
Feb 14, 2007
*An article in a recurring series of profiles of players making the jump to playing for a living.*JT Nguyen's poker experience has run the gamut in the last two years. He went from playing small weekly tournaments at Hawaiian Gardens Casino to winning two seats to the 2005 WSOP, including a Main Event seat.
Jan 31, 2007
*Part I - Part II*CC: Tell me about how you became involved in PokerStars. Nolan: I've always liked being involved, behind the scenes making things happen. That's my role at the World Series, not making headlines but striving with a team to make things work. With the growth of the online sites, you need some sort of face of the site to make people have confidence in the game.
Jan 10, 2007
*Part I - Part III*CC: Let's go back to how you got started. When you got out of school, you lived in Washington for a year then returned to Dallas. Nolan: You have done your research! I always thought I wanted to work in politics. I earned a degree in Political Science and did a year in a Masters program and was always fascinated by the political process and how Washington works.
Jan 9, 2007
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