Famous Stud Poker Player

Texas Hold’em Poker is a very popular Poker game all over the world. However, there are many myths associated with it. Beginners need to be aware of such myths. 1- Big Gains from Small Risks You can make a lot of money by only investing a limited amount of money is a big misconception about [...]

Andy Bloch has finally gotten the monkey off his back by winning the first $1,500 seven-card stud event at the 2012 World Series of Poker after nearly two decades of close calls, and years of being called “one of the best players without a bracelet.” Bloch earned his very first gold bracelet; the $126,363 first [...]

This year’s PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) has witnessed Swedish online star Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom in prime form. He has already secured more than $400,000 from two victories in the opening two days. The 21-year-old had an impressive start to the year by winning the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $100,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em [...]

World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event kicked off this week at the Montesino Casino in Vienna, Austria, after a month layoff. across its two opening days, the Vienna leg of the World Poker Tour attracted a field of 398 players. 179 players were seen returning to the tables in an exciting Day 2 at the [...]

Joe Kuether overcame a field of 332 players over three days to win a gold ring and won the WSOPC Harrah’s Rincon, collecting the $111,104 first place prize. The 332-person field included a long list of notable pros like Bryan Devonshire, Eddy Sabat, Dennis Phillips, Gavin Griffin, Gavin Smith, Allen Carter, Fabrice Soulier and Scott [...]

On Tuesday, the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee have approved Internet poker bill AB258, and send it to a floor vote. Since the U.S. Justice Department indicted executives of three top online poker sites April 15, charging them with violating federal law, online gambling has been mired in controversy. AB258 would have prohibited state regulators from [...]

On Saturday, May 7 in the capital city of Spain, the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final kicks off. After residing in Monte Carlo in previous seasons, this is the first time the EPT’s championship tournament has been contested in Madrid. 848 players attended the event last year and created a total prize pool worth [...]

Irishman Niall Smyth overwhelmed UK legend Surinder Sunar heads-up in Dublin and became the new Irish Open champion. In front of a packed rail from his home county of Care, he won €550,000 and the prominent title. The veteran Sunar, to his $4 million in career winnings, added €290,000. Smyth bagged the rewarding Sole Survivor [...]

More than $1 million CAD was cashed in by Vancouver native, Ben Wilinofsky after captivating the Main Event at a European Poker Tour (EPT) event in Berlin, Germany. In a live poker tournament, this is the 22 year old Canadian’s first ever cash. After winning a seat in the tournament by playing online at PokerStars, [...]

In the European Poker Tour Snowfest, the 482 players have been whittled down to the final table of eight. In the final table of eight players, three are from Belgium. Leading the way is Kevin Vandersmissen. From Day 1, he has in some way managed to turn his 30,000-starting stack into an astounding 4,512,000 chips. [...]