Allen Cunningham – One ‘Clever Piggy’
Allen ‘Clever Piggy’ Cunningham earned his chops alongside legends Layne Flack, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, and Daniel Negreanu, who were sometimes collectively referred to as the “Crew,” and who as the...
View ArticleAndy Bloch – Brainiac
When asked if he has a WSOP bracelet, Andy Bloch is fond of saying he has 0.93 bracelets. He hasn’t got an actual bracelet, but he did make it to heads-up play in the $50,000 HORSE event in 2006. He...
View ArticleBenny Binion Father of the WSOP
For twenty years, a bronze statue depicting Benny Binion, legendary Sin City pioneer, bootlegger, gambler, felon and father of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) sitting atop a bronze horse, lariat at...
View ArticleAnnie Duke
Recently Annie Duke, professional poker player and self-described mom, girlfriend, health nut, humanitarian and all around good decision maker, ended a lengthy affiliation with the online poker site...
View ArticleThe Tiffany Michelle Maria Ho Show
Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho are a lovely pair of poker playing pros. But wait, there’s more. They sing, they act, they play musical instruments, they write and perform songs together, they competed...
View ArticleAndy Beal and The Corporation
When Andy Beal was spotted with Eli Elezra and Jen Harman playing poker at the Bellagio recently, it touched off a wave of rumor and speculation as to whether or not the Texas billionaire was back to...
View ArticleDutch Boyd – Poker’s Firebird
Las Vegas casinos form America’s Mecca for live poker players. All of the pressure involved in this crazy game shows during the World Series of Poker; many people are watching to see who will win a...
View ArticleDavid Benyamine On a Roll
Full Tilt Poker pro David Benyamine has had a great start to 2011, making his first cash at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), coming in a very respectable fourth place in the $10,000 No Limit...
View ArticleOnline Poker Rooms – Time to Ante Up for Africa
Many would never think of playing poker for charity. While poker players are not wired to give their money away, playing poker at an online poker room for charity is a growing source of revenue for...
View ArticleTom ‘durrrr’ Dwan
Legendary online poker star Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan recently journeyed across the Pacific to have another run at super rich Chinese businessmen in round two of the big game in the Asian city of Macau....
View ArticleDan “jungleman12” Cates
No sooner has the previously anonymous online poker phenomenon “Isildur1” been revealed to be Swede Viktor Blom, than another mystery player has showed up on Full Tilt Poker to go head to head with Dan...
View ArticleVanessa Rousso – Professional Poker’s Lady Maverick
The media at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) declared that 2010 was the “Year of the Woman”; with such notoriety, it goes without saying that everyone has been speculating on which woman will pick up...
View ArticleLinda Johnson: Ambassador of Poker
The First Lady of Poker, Linda Johnson, lists her proudest poker memory of 2010 as being nominated for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame in such prestigious company as Chris Ferguson, Barry...
View ArticleFull Tilt Innovates Online Poker with its New Rush Poker
Full Tilt Poker has rolled out on of the more exciting innovations at any online poker room recently with its revolutionary Rush Poker. With this exciting new variation of Texas Hold’em, the site has...
View ArticleMer “PeachyMer” Brit: the Reluctant Heiress
Recently, Mer “PeachyMer” Brit became the only female poker player out of the class of 2011 achieving the honor of being chosen to join the prestigious Team PokerStars Online. Yet, few knew anything...
View ArticleRich Muny – Online Poker Engineer
Browsing an edition of the local Louisville, Kentucky newspaper, I happened upon the social events section. I was surprised to see the announcement of a poker tournament; not just any tourney, but the...
View ArticleEugene Katchalov Signs with Team PokerStars Pro
Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov is certainly not the showiest of poker professionals, as a matter of fact, many are surprised to learn he’s been around since 2004, and has won some of the biggest titles...
View ArticleBlair Hinkle’s Got Game
Recently, Blair “blur5f6” Hinkle was part of a historic three-way chop in the record-setting FTOPS XIX Main Event, officially coming in second but earning the top payday of $1,162,950, surpassing...
View ArticleWorld Series of Poker – Dwyte Pilgrim
At the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Regional Circuit Championship at Harrah’s Rincon, a revitalized Team PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu fresh off winning the rematch of Viktor “Isildur1” Blom’s...
View ArticleBarbara Enright: Only Woman in the WSOP Hall of Fame
Okay, here’s a quick pop quiz: In the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), there has only been one woman to make it to the final table in the Main Event. Who was it and what year was it? If you...
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