Chris Moneymaker is really a true legend in the poker world. An accountant in his late twenties, from Tennessee, he is a really significant figure in the modern world of poker. Having not played in the live tournament of 2003 WSOP, no one imagined he would find his way into the poker world. Although Chris [...]
Daniel Negreanu
March 11th, 2010Daniel Negreanu is one person with loads of achievements, today he a very popular poker player in the world. His accomplishments include, winning three WSOP bracelets, two WPT titles and countless major other tournaments, he was CardPlayer’s Player of the year in 2004, and took the best all-round Player award at the 2004 WSOP. At [...]
Written by David L.
Clonie Gowan
March 10th, 2010If you thought that women can’t do what men can then you need to sit down with Clonie Gowan for a game of poker. She will beat you (badly if you are simply good) and then give you a smile for your defeat, or even a hug to make you be a little less hard [...]
Written by David L.
David Reese
March 7th, 2010As a young kid born in 1951, David Reese had a health complication, rheumatic fever at a very early age, forcing him to spend most hours at home. Thanks to her mother who used to stay with at home, he learnt how to play cards to keep the boredom away. Astonishingly, Reese was intelligent that [...]
Written by David L.
David
March 6th, 2010Born in June 1980 in Arlington, Texas, David was raised by his mother together with his younger half sister. His mother is African-American, and used to work as a flight attendant. David’s father was Iranian although he never knew about him as he was raised by his mother alone. While his mother was away for [...]
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Doyle Brunson
March 5th, 2010Doyle is one poker player who no words can ever be used to describe him. He has been playing poker for over 50 years, thus seeing more hands in the game than any one has ever done. Moreover he has always remained on the top, not vanishing as Amarillo Slim did; Doyle is one person [...]
Written by David L.
The Importance of Poker Chips
February 27th, 2010When you are planning a game of poker, you need to invest in some decent chips. Not that they are what the game revolves around but when they feel good and solid, the game feels more professional. They are not all that expensive either and if you love playing poker then you know exactly what [...]
Written by David L.
Poker and Its Continued Growth
February 26th, 2010The Civil war did bring about some damage, but not as far as poker is concerned because for it, this was a time of growth as the game continued to develop even more rapidly. In the mid eighteen sixties is when the ‘stud’ came into being. History quotes it had a cowboy related origin somewhere [...]
Written by David L.
The Real Truth About Poker
February 25th, 2010In every society there is always a person or two that will find something wrong with the game of poker. With the media playing a role in passing the false information there are some deceptions that have been going round about poker. Here is the truth
It’s not all about having a poker face. This is [...]
Written by David L.
A Winning Strategy For Poker
February 10th, 2010Life demands that we come up with good strategies so that we can be covered when things go wrong. When it comes to playing a card game, more so poker, the rules don’t change. Poker goes beyond luck. If you want to emerge a candid winner then you need to have a good reserve of [...]
Written by David L.