People in Poker
He is one of the top ranked sit-n-go players online and like many poker prodigies, he’s only in his twenties. You may not have heard of him but he has already made well over $200,000 playing on PokerStars and is ranked number 1 in any game with 5-6 seated $301-$1000 average profit leader board according to sharkscope.com.KL: How did you start playing poker?
May 6, 2008
Get to know some of the players that have just turned 21 and are playing in the biggest poker event in the world for the first time. Alec Torelli is an accomplished online player, along with being a top ranked cash game player he has an FTOPS Main Event win under his belt. Now he is ready to make his transition to the live felt. KL: Do you consider this the biggest event in poker?
May 5, 2008
When you take all of the World Series of Poker Main Event Champions that we have already covered (1970-1985), Bill Smith may be the lesser known of them all. In the grand scheme of things, being a poker player, and a relatively unknown one, might not be such a bad thing.
May 4, 2008
Get to know some of the players that have just turned 21 and are playing in the biggest poker event in the world for the first time. Mario Silvestri is an online pro that has cashed over a million dollars online and is just starting his transition to live. KL: What are your thoughts about the upcoming WSOP?Mario: I’m just really excited for the series.
Apr 29, 2008
Get to know some of the players that have just turned 21 and are playing in the biggest poker event in the world for the first time. Mike Sowers is an online pro that has cashed for hundreds of thousands online as well as live. He plays online under the name ‘Sowerss’ and SowersUNCC’KL: This is your first WSOP - are you excited or nervous? Mike: I’m just really excited.
Apr 22, 2008
Part time student, part time professional poker play, Alex Kamberis is trying to make it all come together. Recently turning 21 years old, Kambris has now added live events to his resume. He has won numerous majors online, cashed for over $400,000 and now hopes to continue the same successes live.KL: How often do you play poker?
Apr 21, 2008
Andrew Robl is a 21 year old bold personality in online poker. He is a member of the ‘Ship it holla ballas,’ a group of young online players that have brought their successes live as well, and is proving his own worth. He is an accomplished online cash game player and is just trying to keep a level head on his shoulders amidst a lot of money and success. KL: Why poker?
Apr 20, 2008
A lot of poker players generally take the game up early on in their lives, but it would be hard to imagine anyone taking to the game at a younger age than Tom McEvoy. Just five years after his November 14, 1944 birth in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was already beginning to learn the game.
Apr 16, 2008
Jack Keller jumped into the public’s eye in 1984 when he won the 1984 World Series of Poker Main Event, but he was a well respected player among his peers long before that. Keller would leave the world much too early, but in his time here he surely made the most of it.Jack Keller was born on December 29, 1943, right in the middle of World War II.
Apr 15, 2008
Just a week after taking down the Sunday Warm-Up online at PokerStars, Hevad Khan moved on to live play and took down the WPT Foxwoods $2000 prelim event for over $100,000.KL: Who are you? Where did you come from? Tell us all about Hevad!Hevad: I am Hevad Khan. Born and raised in Poughkeepsie, NY. I am 23 years old.
Apr 12, 2008