People in Poker
“Treetop” Jack Straus didn’t have a long, extensive career in poker due to his death, caused by a heart attack, at the age of just 58, but he certainly made the most of his playing career while he was here. Each successful poker player, especially World Series of Poker main event winners, seem to have very interesting stories, almost bordering on the line of folklore.
Apr 11, 2008
After graduating from Yale University with a degree in Economics and Mathematics in 2004, Alex Jacob went on to devote much of his time to tournament poker. He spends most of his days on the road traveling to the next event. His commitment to the game has shown results in the form of over two million dollars in worldwide cashes.Alex had one of his biggest years early into his career in 2006.
Apr 7, 2008
What a difference a year makes. The 1979 World Series of Poker Main Event was won by a relatively unknown player, Hal Fowler. The next year introduced the poker world to a player that would go down as one of the best players in history. Stu “The Kid” Ungar was a natural card player almost from the day he was born.
Apr 5, 2008
He’s one of the top players in online cash games, he’s won an FTOPS Main Event, and he just turned 21 a couple weeks ago. Alec ‘traheho’ Torelli isn’t just a poker player, he’s a businessman too. He recently launched a poker website created to aid players in transferring money between different poker sites called chipwalkers.com.
Apr 2, 2008
Up into this point of our “Where Are They Now” series, we have had at least some familiarity with our players. We’ve had Doyle Brunson, Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston, Brian "Sailor" Roberts, Bobby Baldwin, and Johnny Moss – a collection of the biggest names in poker that have helped shape the game into what it is today.
Mar 25, 2008
Bobby Baldwin is unique in a world full of unique poker players. What separates him from the rest of the bunch is that he made his mark in the world of poker before making his mark in the world of business. In other words, most poker players bring their already established “business bankroll” with them to their first big poker game.
Mar 24, 2008
He’s just barely legal to play in a US casino and he’s already cashed for well over $300,000 in live tournaments. Online life’s been even sweeter. He’s cashed for several hundred thousand dollars and has won numerous events including the PokerStars $1000 WCOOP event. He’s got the attention and respect of his peers and now he just needs that bracelet.
Mar 23, 2008
He already had a bracelet, a million dollars in live cashes, thousands in online cashes and on March 14th 2008 he added a World Poker Tour title to that mix, along with a cool million dollar pay out. 26 year-old Brandon Cantu is high off of his recent win up in San Jose and isn’t letting off the gas anytime soon. KL: Do you always play bay 101?
Mar 22, 2008
If you follow the rankings of online players then you must know Russell Carson. Known online as rdcrsn and heyfreddy on Full Tilt Poker, this 25 year-old Canadian is dominating online tournament poker. He is currently ranked 4th on pocketfives.com and he has cashed in tournaments for over $1,903,402 and $400,000 of that in 2008 alone. Today he is sitting at The Round Table.
Mar 20, 2008
The largest non-main event World Series of Poker tournament in history occurred last year and Ciaran O’Leary was the one who brought it to an end. With more than 2900 players ponying up the $1500 buy-in, it was O’Leary who walked away with most of their cash, a $727,000 first place pay out.
Mar 5, 2008
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