Stu Ungar
Posted by Dan on January 23, 2011
Was Stu Ungar the greatest poker player of all time? Quite possibly.
Carris Wins Event 22, Ivey Trying to Make the Money in Two Tournaments at the Same Time
Posted by pokerguru on June 15, 2009
Jeffrey Carris has only cashed in the WSOP on two occasions, but he made his second one count. The winner of the No Limit Hold’em Shootout tournament outlasted 9 other players in what amounted to be a 12 hour SNG tournament. With all players starting out with the same amount, this final table is like [...]
WSOP Player Profile – Barry Greenstein
Posted by James on November 7, 2008
Barry Greenstein attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he studies Computer Science. While at college, he would host various poker games where he would offer to teach people how to play poker. The only stipulation was that they must play him in a poker game after the lessons. His games attracted various students [...]
WSOP Player Profile – Billy Baxter
Posted by James on October 23, 2008
Of the greatest lowball poker players the name Billy Baxter would shine in fine splendor. Even at a very young age he took to gambling as a career, to begin with in the ambiance of a pool hall. When he was 18, Baxter was attracted towards poker and as many poker players concentrated on Stud [...]
WSOP Player Profile: Erik Seidel
Posted by James on October 18, 2008
It is impossible to find a man quieter than Erik Seidel at the table. You can almost always see him well dressed and sitting quietly and if you talk to him you would think that he is no more than a quiet polite man. If you were to play against him, then you would believe [...]
WSOP Player Profile: Dan Harrington
Posted by James on
Who’s the person that everybody looks to when asked about the most tight or aggressive player? I’ll give you a hint; he started as champion backgammon and chess master. Still not sure? Well I guess I’ll tell you then. It’s Dan Harrington, just ask anybody who knows anything about poker. He started his poker habits [...]
Johnny Chan
Posted by Craig on October 16, 2008
Born in China, Johnny Chan has become one of the best players in World Series of Poker history. Johnny sits second all time with 10 WSOP bracelets just one behind Phil Hellmuth. Chan’s first World Series of Poker cash was in 1983 and he plays a full schedule to this day with 3 cashes in [...]
