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March 20, 2010

Where Are They Now – Jennifer Harman

When tournament poker started becoming a mainstay on many television stations there were a few players that seemed to be showing up more often than not. In the early 2000’s, when poker started making regular appearances on television, there was still a pretty big disbelief that women were not only playing poker, but playing poker at a very high level. Luckily, the sight of a woman at a poker table is causing less head shaking, and the sight of a woman deep in a major poker tournament is growing comfortably common as well. Read more

February 21, 2010

Where Are They Now - Antonio Esfandiari

While poker has changed quite a bit since it first began its meteoric rise in the early part of the century, one face that has remained as popular as the game is Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari. The nickname, as you will see, was more than a clever way to describe his poker game. The magic carpet ride of a life Esfandiari has had in recent years wasn’t always a smooth ride. From humble beginnings, Esfandiari has emerged as one of the most recognizable and well known poker players in the world. Amir Esfandiari was born on December 8, 1978 in Tehran, Iran. Read more

February 8, 2010

Where Are They Now - Patrik Antonius

From time to time during our “Where Are They Now” series, it’s surprising at how far along we’ve gotten when a name comes up that hasn’t been written about yet. Some are just honest mistakes. After all, when close to 150 biographies have been written, some names are bound to get through the cracks. However, occasionally there is a name that comes up that it’s downright shocking that they have not been profiled yet. Patrik Antonius definitely fits that mold. In short, he is both the best cash game player and tournament player (that has somehow not won a bracelet yet). Read more

February 3, 2010

Where Are They Now – Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies

The first time I saw Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies was during the Game Show Networks “High Stakes Poker.” Shortly after that I also saw him on NBC’s “Poker After Dark.” Two things came to my mind when I first saw him. The first was that I had never heard of him, mainly because he’s known for being a cash game player, but still, I was a bit embarrassed, as he obviously already had a pretty devoted following once I did some research on him. The second thing I thought was that he looked like a monk. Read more

February 1, 2010

Where Are They Now – Shaun Deeb

I have been particularly interested in writing the story of Shaun Deeb for quite a while. Watching him go from one of thousands of grinders online, to one of the most popular players of our era has been one of the highlights for me as I’ve covered poker. You can imagine my surprise when I read a few months ago that Deeb had announced his retirement from tournament poker. I was well aware that Deeb did very little outside of grind online poker tournaments, most likely playing more tournaments than anyone else who has ever played the game. Read more

January 23, 2010

Where Are They Now – Joe Cada

One of my favorite things about writing the “Where Are They Now” series is seeing what World Series of Poker Main Event winners are able to accomplish after their huge win. In short, it varies. A select few go on to win the event multiple times. Some go on to win multiple bracelets. Some just fade away. It is of course way too early to write the book on 2009 WSOP Champion Joe Cada, but already he is showing signs that he is no one hit wonder. Read more

January 16, 2010

Where Are They Now – Amir Vahedi

This is a particularly tough bio to do because just this week the poker world lost Amir Vahedi, who succumbed to what at present time is believed to be complications resulting from a nearly life long battle with diabetes. While his life was tragically cut short, his poker career was no less exciting. Starting over 15 years ago, it seemed Vahedi was always among the top chip stacks in a tournament, most of those in some of the highest buy-ins the game had to offer. In addition to being a top tournament player he was also a top poker tutor, teaching many Hollywood stars. Read more

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