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Chris Moneymaker

Friday, March 12th, 2010

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

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Daniel 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 [...]

Clonie Gowan

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

If 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 [...]

David Reese

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

As 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 [...]

David

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Born 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 [...]

Doyle Brunson

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Doyle 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 [...]

The Importance of Poker Chips

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

When 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 [...]

Poker and Its Continued Growth

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The 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 [...]

The Real Truth About Poker

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

In 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 [...]

Playing Online Poker Just For Fun

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Poker players that love playing the game every now and then often log in to the online casinos that have become extremely popular in the last couple of years. The continued showing of the major tournaments on TV is playing such an indispensable role in getting more and more people playing the wonderful game. The [...]