Poker Players: Interviews, advice & profiles with the World's best players

High stakes player Brian Townsend has had a meteoric rise through the ranks. We find out his secrets: “Losing is a part of poker and so is dropping down limits when you have to”

1 Feb 2008

Brian ‘sbrugby’ Townsend went from playing $0.25/$0.50 to million-dollar games in two years ‘There isn’t a six-handed game I wouldnR... Continue Reading

Cash game specialist Shawn Sheikhan talks about his Main Event troubles and his relationship with Mike Matusow: “He’s a nice guy, but he’s got the mind of a 12-year old. I don’t hate him for it. I love Mike”

1 Feb 2008

Shawn Sheikhan is a serious poker player in his own right. Just don’t expect him to play nice Though Shawn Sheikhan has his home in Las Vegas, minutes after we... Continue Reading

Legendary poker star Howard Lederer gives us the lowdown on the Big Game: “I love playing that high. It’s a huge challenge. It gets your attention if you’re playing $50,000/$100,000”

1 Feb 2008

Howard Lederer, the two-time WPT and WSOP bracelet winner, speaks out about his desire to return to high-stakes action Howard ‘The Professor’ Lederer was one o... Continue Reading

The late great Chip Reese spoke to PokerPlayer before his untimely passing away about his amazing life in poker: “I decided that I would try to win best all-round player that year”

1 Feb 2008

Chip Reese, who passed away recently, spoke to PokerPlayer before his death about his life in poker If your only exposure to poker is from watching tournaments... Continue Reading

Doyle Brunson is a true poker legend so we interviewed him to hear his story: “It was never a safe environment to be in but that was how we earned our money”

1 Feb 2008

There’s only one place to interview Doyle Brunson, and that’s Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio For a man of his 74 years, Doyle Brunson moves wit... Continue Reading

UK poker’s rising star Mazhar Nawab talks about his game: “A lot of American players aren’t interested in playing anything after the flop”

1 Jan 2008

With $270,000 in tournament winnings and victory at the Newcastle GUKPT, Mazhar Nawab is one of UK poker’s hottest properties Mazhar Nawab is not the most obvi... Continue Reading

Come into the crazy poker world of the legendary Tom Dwan: “Against a really good player I can never be 100%, but if I am 75% sure I am always going to make the call”

1 Jan 2008

He’s known to be an online cash player, so what is ‘Durrrr’ doing playing live tourneys and high stakes chess? Tom Dwan may be the greatest p... Continue Reading

No-limit expert Brian Townsend explains how he’s risen through the ranks to be a top pro: “I decided I was going to bluff from the get go, which is very bad”

1 Jan 2008

Brian Townsend is possibly the greatest no-limit hold’em player alive. How does he survive among the big hitters? It’s 9am in Santa Barbara and Brian Townsend ... Continue Reading

PokerPlayer reader Duncan Godfrey talks about his Aussie Millions cash proving that reading PokerPlayer will make you a winner!

1 Jan 2008

Exclusive interview with Duncan Godfrey aka runadrum, freeroll regular and Aussie Millions legend Duncan Godfrey is a PokerPlayer and PokerPlayer reader, who r... Continue Reading

A tribute to Chip Reese: “I soon realized that a big part of and what I have grown to be also died with Chip that day”

1 Jan 2008

John ‘The Greek’ Leontakianakos’ tribute to poker legend Chip Reese The month of December is always a very difficult time for us in the busin... Continue Reading

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