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George from Seinfeld still in WSOP hunt
Thursday July 14, 2011
Apart from the biggest names in the game, it is inevitable that a lot of the focus at the WSOP Main Event will fall on celebrities. The current culture and trend is to see what celebrities are up to and knowing what ones are huge poker fans is always going to be of interest to … Continue reading
Shane Warne hopes lovely Liz can help win at poker
Tuesday July 12, 2011
Anything you can do to grab an advantage over an opponent has to be taken, especially in the cut-throat world of poker. There is such a psychological battle that goes on during a poker game; it is quite often the strongest player that manages to seal the win. The thing is though, some players will … Continue reading
Boston Celtics man doing well at poker tournament
Monday July 11, 2011
Boston Celtics Man Doing Well At Poker Tournament It probably isn’t a surprise to learn that athletes are able to excel at other sporting disciplines as well. There is quite often a mental toughness that lends itself well to exceeding at certain sports and if you are good at one, you may well be good … Continue reading
Phil Hellmuth is still not a WSOP record breaker
Thursday July 7, 2011
When you have won as much as Phil Hellmuth has in his career you can afford to take defeat graciously but finishing second in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in Las Vegas. This was the third runners-up spot he has taken this summer and all the more annoying given that Hellmuth remains one win away … Continue reading
Jonathan Epstein is a lousy poker player
Wednesday July 6, 2011
Most people love winning poker players even though there is often a touch of jealousy at the players who walk away with the money. Everyone wants to win at poker so while the losing or non-playing players can think about what might have been, there is usually a level of respect for those players who … Continue reading
WSOP 2011 bracelet for US veteran
Thursday June 30, 2011
Some poker players can wait a lifetime for even the chance of coming close to winning a major poker event. Some players get to achieve their ambitions a little more readily than others. This is always likely to cause a bit of jealousy and uproar amongst other players but if someone walks away from a … Continue reading
Is there room for more poker?
Tuesday June 28, 2011
The popularity of poker is such that it is easy to see why there are a great number of tournaments and events taking place all throughout the year. The WPT and WSOP sit at the top of the poker playing tree but there is no doubt that there are many more options for poker players … Continue reading
Matthew Jarvis becomes the latest WSOP bracelet winner
Monday June 27, 2011
Any player that has picked up more than $1m for one event clearly has something about them in the world of poker and this is definitely the case with Matthew Jarvis. That was the outcome when he came eight in the 2010 WSOP Main Event and the money would no doubt have been a great … Continue reading
Tom Dwan still without a WSOP bracelet
Friday June 24, 2011
In most sports, a lot of people will have a lot of love and backing for the underdog. It is a natural thing in life where people like to see the odds being upset and people triumphing against adversity. If your team is the one being shocked by a giant killing it isn’t much fun … Continue reading
Was Spiderman caught in a poker web of lies?
Thursday June 23, 2011
“Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can” is a famous line known to millions of people all over the world but it may well be that Spiderman, or Tobey Maguire as he prefers to be called in real life, has been getting up to activities that a spider wouldn’t do. In the case of kissing … Continue reading