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Vanessa Rousso talks exclusively to PokerPlayer about her rise through the professional poker ranks: “I used to become very emotional when I got knocked out”

Vanessa Rousso talks exclusively to PokerPlayer about her rise through the professional poker ranks: “I used to become very emotional when I got knocked out”

1 Sep 2007

We talk to one of the rising stars of the tournament scene Miami law student Vanessa Rousso Being a woman – and being under – estimated all the time – ca... Continue Reading

UK poker player Mickey Wernick cut his teeth in Vegas back in the day. Read his story here: “I still remember seeing the action in the Golden Nugget that first day. I was like a kid in a sweet shop”

UK poker player Mickey Wernick cut his teeth in Vegas back in the day. Read his story here: “I still remember seeing the action in the Golden Nugget that first day. I was like a kid in a sweet shop”

1 Sep 2007

Mickey ‘The Legend’ Wernick earned his name by taking on the best that Sin City had to offer I remember my first visit to Las Vegas, but it was for a different... Continue Reading

WSOP bracelet winner Steve Zolotow has an interesting poker history so we caught up with him: “I wasn’t the best backgammon player or the best poker player, but I was way better than anybody, on average, at both games”

WSOP bracelet winner Steve Zolotow has an interesting poker history so we caught up with him: “I wasn’t the best backgammon player or the best poker player, but I was way better than anybody, on average, at both games”

1 Sep 2007

The two-time WSOP bracelet winner cut his teeth in New York’s infamous Mayfair Club in the 70s Sporting his signature Fu Man Chu moustache, Steve ‘Zee’ Zolotow... Continue Reading

Amarillo Slim IS the real Slim Shady so we asked him to stand up and this is what he said: “You can shear a sheep many times, but you can skin it only once”

Amarillo Slim IS the real Slim Shady so we asked him to stand up and this is what he said: “You can shear a sheep many times, but you can skin it only once”

1 Sep 2007

Love him or loathe him, Amarillo Slim is a bona fide hard-gambling, poker legend On my way into Amarillo I pass a dozen or so Cadillacs buried end-up in a fiel... Continue Reading

Dewey Tomko is a poker legend you may not have heard of, so we tracked him down: “I remember playing one night at the Golden Nugget with Benny Binion’s bodyguard. He was drunk, and when he was drunk he was liable to take you out to the desert”

Dewey Tomko is a poker legend you may not have heard of, so we tracked him down: “I remember playing one night at the Golden Nugget with Benny Binion’s bodyguard. He was drunk, and when he was drunk he was liable to take you out to the desert”

1 Sep 2007

We track down Dewey Tomk, one of the game’s greatest legends to find out how he wrote poker history Dewey Tomko has played more consecutive World Series of Pok... Continue Reading

Chris Ferguson is one the world’s great poker players so we decided to find out how from the man himself: “Gambling doesn’t appeal to me”

Chris Ferguson is one the world’s great poker players so we decided to find out how from the man himself: “Gambling doesn’t appeal to me”

1 Aug 2007

Michael Kaplan delves into the mind of Chris Ferguson, the game’s foremost tactician The player Name: Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson Resides: California an... Continue Reading

Jeffrey Pollack is the WSOP Boss so we decided to ask him a few questions: “The World Series of Poker started as a very intimate affair. Players were hand-selected and invited, there was one table”

Jeffrey Pollack is the WSOP Boss so we decided to ask him a few questions: “The World Series of Poker started as a very intimate affair. Players were hand-selected and invited, there was one table”

1 Aug 2007

We talk to the Jeffrey Pollack the World Series of Poker Commissioner ahead of the historic World Series of Poker Europe Commissioner of the WSOP, Jeffrey Poll... Continue Reading

WSOP Main Event winner Jamie Gold talks openly about his experience when winning the big one: “I spoke to a couple of other past world champions and they warned me about the threats you get when you’re chip leader in the latter stages”

WSOP Main Event winner Jamie Gold talks openly about his experience when winning the big one: “I spoke to a couple of other past world champions and they warned me about the threats you get when you’re chip leader in the latter stages”

1 Aug 2007

Jamie Gold, the ex-WSOP World Champion, gets a grilling The player Former TV agent Jamie Gold won last year’s WSOP Main Event in spectacular fashion, leading t... Continue Reading

‘Mad’ Marty Wilson talks about this love affair with poker: “To survive in poker, you have to plan, and you have to plan quickly”

‘Mad’ Marty Wilson talks about this love affair with poker: “To survive in poker, you have to plan, and you have to plan quickly”

1 Aug 2007

‘Mad’ Marty Wilson is the consummate raconteur may be better known for his machine gun brummy wit – but he’s also a serious poker talent I don’t pl... Continue Reading

Poker pro and former dealer Liz Lieu lets us into her world: “Poker’s a mind game and if you’re not 100 percent focused you can go through all your money and that’s what happened to me”

Poker pro and former dealer Liz Lieu lets us into her world: “Poker’s a mind game and if you’re not 100 percent focused you can go through all your money and that’s what happened to me”

1 Aug 2007

She’s got one of the prettiest faces in poker but there’s a lot more to Liz Lieu than meets the eye… The player Name: Liz Lieu Resides: LA and Las Vegas Style ... Continue Reading

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