Poker Faces
Absolute Poker’s UK Pro Liv Boeree is a rock n’ roll poker goddess. Only playing professionally for a year Liv already has two WSOP cashes and a win at the $2000 Ladbrokes Poker European Ladies Championship for $42,000.
Aug 21, 2008
Huckleberry Seed is quite the unique name for quite the unique poker champion. Through our “Where Are They Now?” series we have explored lots of players, some of who are quick to talk about themselves in any outlet possible and others who prefer to keep their private lives just that – private. Seed fits the second example.
Aug 20, 2008
There was Catwoman, the film starring Halle Barry in a tight black catsuit. Now, the world of poker has Catgirl, its own version of a sexy yet mysterious woman looking to dominate the poker world in her own way and with her own “catsuit,” which is nothing more than body paint. Her real name is unconfirmed, thus her official game statistics are untrackable.
Aug 18, 2008
Campbell is one of the most respected online players. He has been ranked for several years in tournament poker and has cashed for over $2,000,000. Now he is working on bringing his game to the forefront in live tournament poker. KL: What are your thoughts on online rankings websites? Do you think they are helpful?James: I think they are definitely helpful.
Aug 16, 2008
Currently living in Rome, Italy, 23 year old Dario Minieri is accomplishing every one of his goals in no time. He set out to win a Porsche on PokerStars and did just in under a year. Then, he wanted a WSOP bracelet and made that a reality at the 2008 WSOP in the $2,500 no limit, 6 handed event. He isn’t stopping there; Minieri has more plans for his future in poker.
Aug 2, 2008
A lot of the poker players in our “Where Are They Now?” series started gambling at a young age. Russ Hamilton makes the others seem like old men, considering he initially became interested in gambling at just five years old. At an age where boys are usually interested in G.I. Joes, toy trucks, and silly putty, Hamilton was already beginning to figure out the intricacies of poker.
Jul 29, 2008
Jim Betchel is two very distinct things. 1. He is a cotton farmer who lives in Gilbert, Arizona.2. He is the 1993 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion.If you knew neither of these facts, especially the second one considering this is a poker website, don’t be discouraged, you are by far not the only one.
Jul 28, 2008
Much hype in the poker world comes from the debate of who is the better player, online pros or live pros. Phil Galfond, known online as OMGClayAiken discusses his take on the matter.KL: You wrote on a blog about a year ago about doing a show about online players and live players competing heads up.
Jul 27, 2008
Hamid Dastmalchi may indeed be the most conspicuous past World Series of Poker Main Event winner that we’ve explored during our “Where Are They Now Series.” Dastmalchi came on the scene in the mid-80’s as a major force, but almost just as quickly as he made it big, he disappeared, at least from the tournament scene.
Jul 24, 2008
Brad Daugherty’s odyssey from three dollar winner to one million dollar winner is quite an impressive story. Daugherty has had some success since his one million dollar score at the 1991 World Series of Poker, but that is the day that catapulted him into poker immortality. Daugherty was born in Mountain Grove, Missouri in 1951, but shortly after his birth his family moved to Iowa.
Jul 16, 2008
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