Poker News | People in Poker | Poker Superstars
Greg Raymer - Part II
08-15-2007, Craig Cunningham
Continued from Part I CC: You came out to the World Series of Poker in 2001, right? Greg: It was the first year I came out, 2001. I played four preliminary events. I cashed in the Omaha H/L Limit tournament, got paid $5,000 and change, which...
Greg Raymer
08-12-2007, Craig Cunningham
Greg "Fossilman" Raymer followed Chris Moneymaker to stardom, beating Dan Harrington, Josh Arieh and David Williams to take the 2004 WSOP Main Event. Since his victory, he has become one of the greatest ambassadors that poker has seen. He sets...
CarmenSinCity paints “Never a Bad Day David”
08-07-2007, CarmenSinCity
The Santa Fe Station (Las Vegas NV) has a newly remodeled poker room and they are running a tournament every day at noon and then another one at 7 p.m. The reason I know this isn't because I've played there, but because a friend of mine and a...
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier
08-02-2007, Craig Cunningham
Bertrand Grospellier is a regular now on the European Poker Tour as well as the World Series of Poker. Most people know him as ElkY on PokerStars, one of the regulars at the high-stakes NLH tables. He can be found playing ten tables or more...
Jared Hamby is HOT!
07-25-2007, Katie Lindsay
Jared Hamby, better known online as TheWacoKidd, is taking no prisoners. The 25 year old kid has already cashed online for a half a million and within less than a year on the professional tour has made an amount equal to that as well as two first...
18th Place WSOP ME Finisher John Armbrust, the Life Investor
07-16-2007, Craig Cunningham
John Armbrust isn't your typical poker player, able to change gears and make aggressive plays at pots with any two cards as well as play a short stack like a master craftsman. When you look at the life decisions of the 2007 WSOP Main Event's 18th...
An evening with Leif
07-16-2007, Tuscaloosa Johnny
I thought it an interesting coincidence that on the eve of the play from four tables down to one at the main event of the World Series of Poker that I ran into Leif Force. It was at this time of the tournament last year that Force became a media...
The Incredible Story of Michael Lynn
07-10-2007, Craig Cunningham
Michael Lynn and his mom Liz were a fixture in the 2006 WSOP Main Event coverage on ESPN. He returned this year wanting another shot at glory. "Can you cover our winner of the Activision WSOP Xbox 360 contest?" the PR representative of Activision...
Pennsylvania: Bill Chen’s Math – 1 + 1 = 2 bracelets
07-09-2007, Tuscaloosa Johnny
Although Bill Chen hasn't performed at the stratospheric level in 2007 that he achieved in 2006, he's still happy with his World Series of Poker track record. "I am still well above par the last few years," he said, with a bit of a smile. Chen was...
Chris Moneymaker Unplugged
07-09-2007, Craig Cunningham
Chris Moneymaker sparked the poker explosion when he won the 2003 WSOP Main Event. Take the bracelet away, and he's still a young son and father, trying to do the best he can. CC: Thank you for making the time to talk to us. First, tell me...
Missouri: Dutch Boyd
07-03-2007, Tuscaloosa Johnny
Considering the success he's had in poker, you might be surprised that Russ "Dutch" Boyd considers himself a "low roller." After all, Boyd beat former WSOP champion Joe Hachem heads up last year in the $2,500 short handed no-limit Hold'em event to...
Florida: David Price WSOP Rookie Looking to Shine
07-01-2007, Tuscaloosa Johnny
Talk to David Price for a few minutes. You will quickly learn his enthusiasm in infectious. Price, a CPA from Boynton Beach, Fla., is at his first World Series of Poker. He arrived Sunday with stars in his eyes, amazed at the scope of the famed...
Alabama: Hoyt Corkins
07-01-2007, Tuscaloosa Johnny
Hoyt Corkins, commonly called the "Alabama Cowboy", won his first gold bracelet in more than a decade on June 18 when he took first in the $2,500 Shorthanded No-Limit Hold'em Event at this year's World Series of Poker. "That was just a wonderful...
Amir Vahedi – Ready to be Heard
06-30-2007, Katie Lindsay
WSOP bracelet winner, Amir Vahedi likes to have a good time at the table and he wants to keep it that way. He shares with us how he thinks the game could improve and his thoughts about what's going on in our present time. KL: What do you think your...
Michigan: Andrew Wiggins
06-28-2007, Craig Cunningham
When Andrew Wiggins met Taylor Caby, little did they know that their friendship would improve poker players around the world. "I was born from Michigan, but I grew up in Chicago," said Andrew as he sat at an empty table at the Rio. "I was a big...
Ohio: Doug Carli, the Best Player You've Never Heard Of
06-25-2007, Craig Cunningham
The best player you've never heard has more WSOP Circuit cashes than any other player in poker, as well as a WSOP Final Table in each of the last two years. He's also a walking anachronism, happily married to his high school sweetheart who goes...
Liz Lieu: A Leak of the Heart
06-20-2007, Craig Cunningham
Liz Lieu is the starlet of poker, the perfect combination of beauty, style, and skill to shape the face of poker. Her first WSOP cash is a testament to the kind of player she is: 5th place in the 2005 $1.5k NLH event for $168,590. The players who...
A Wild Year for Lynette Chan
06-18-2007, Craig Cunningham
It's been a crazy twelve months for Lynette Chan. She's become a Full Tilt Pro, jumped into the online poker world for the first time, shifted her play to tournaments then back to cash games. She's having the time of her life. "When Full Tilt...
The Enigma That Is Tony G
06-17-2007, Craig Cunningham
Tony G hit the American poker consciousness like a thunderbolt, his unique table style at the 2004 WPT Grand Prix de Paris leaving a lasting impact on poker players around the world. Away from the felt, he is a quiet, complex man. Antanas "Tony G"...
Arkansas: Bill Rector Returns to the WSOP
06-16-2007, Craig Cunningham
Bill Rector finished 188th in last year's WSOP Main Event for $47,006. What do you do for an encore? And his deep finish change him forever? Bill was all smiles last year as he and his wife celebrated his Main Event cash. It was a real treat to...
Quick Room Review
-
Full Tilt Poker
$600
-
PartyPoker
Free $50
-
PokerStars
$600
-
Titan Poker
$2000
-
Poker770
$2000
-
888poker
$888
-
PKR Poker
$150
-
bet-at-home.com
€1000
-
bet365 Poker
$1000
-
PokerAce
$2500