Poker Legends

Here you will find stories about players that have achieved legendary status in the game of poker. Tales from the 1970's and 80's when poker was in its infancy can also be found here. Stories about the history of the game of poker are also available in this category.

• Poker & Pop Culture: Dogs Playing Poker

  December 17, 2008,

  We all know them. Those bulldogs, mastiffs, St. Bernards, collies, and other breeds all absurdly gathered around a table, smoking pipes and cigars, drinking whiskey and beer, and, of course, playing poker. Perhaps some of us...

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: Bret Maverick

  December 02, 2008,

  'Who is the tall dark stranger there? Maverick is his name. Riding the trail to who knows where? Luck is his companion. Gambling is his game....'

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: Gabe Kaplan

  November 18, 2008,

  In the final chapter of 'The Biggest Game in Town,' Al Alvarez' lyrical chronicle of the 1981 World Series of Poker, the Main Event has come down to the final six-handed table. Referring to hold'em's Texas origins, Alvarez reports...

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: Poker-Playing Presidents

  November 04, 2008,

  Americans head to the polls today to elect their 44th president. It has been a long, arduous, hotly-contested battle, and those reporting it have seen fit on numerous occasions to employ a variety of poker metaphors along the way...

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: Amarillo Slim Goes on Johnny Carson

  September 23, 2008,

  If we consider the birth of the World Series of Poker in 1970 as the dawning of a 'modern' era of professional poker, a signal occurrence in the early history of that era was the emergence of one of the WSOP's early champions...

   

• Poker & Pop Culture: Moss & Dandalos, Dazzling with Dollars

  September 09, 2008,

  This series of columns will discuss and analyze the ever-changing position poker has occupied in American popular culture. We'll look back to earlier periods in poker's history, shedding light on how the game's relationship to society...

   

• Poker Book Review: Des Wilson's 'Ghosts at the Table'

  May 23, 2008,

  Just ahead of this year's World Series of Poker, poker player and historian Des Wilson provides an entertaining, insightful look into many of poker's most enduring characters and tales in 'Ghosts at the Table: Riverboat Gamblers...

   

• The PokerNews Interview: Chris Moneymaker

  October 26, 2007,

  Chris Moneymaker, along with the hole-card cam and the WPT, has always been one element of the perfect storm that brought poker to the masses in 2003. Moneymaker's unlikely victory over Sam Farha showed the world that anyone could become...

   

• The History of Poker – Poker's First Legend – 'Wild Bill' Hickok

  July 20, 2006,

  Wild Bill Hickok was far more than a poker player, even though many today remember him as the man who originated the famous 'Dead Man's Hand' consisting of Aces and Eights - all black cards....

   

• Legends of Poker: Daniel Negreanu

  May 18, 2006,

  Daniel Negreanu was born on July 26, 1974, in Toronto, Canada. Originally from Romania, his parents, Constantine and Ann, brought up Daniel and his brother in a warm, loving home. As a teenager, Daniel recalls playing $10/$20 poker on a regular basis...

   

• Poker Legacy: The Stu Ungar Foundation

  April 27, 2006,

  The formation of the Stu Ungar Foundation has been announced by Stuey’s former wife, Madeline, and his daughter, Stefanie...

   

• A Quarter Century of Poker: Barry "Wipeout" Wilson Revisited

  April 11, 2006,

  When I was a freshman in high school, my buddy Barry introduced me to some senior friends of his who played No Limit Hold Em, and other poker games on a regular basis, for money.

   

• A Quarter Century of Poker: David Sklansky and Albert Einstein

  April 04, 2006,

  Poker players are like scientists. Some are very good at postulating about different aspects of the game, while others toil away like lab rats in a maze, playing the same hands the same way...

   

• A Quarter Century of Poker: Dangerous Dave, Amarillo Slim, and Me

  March 29, 2006,

  Back a few years ago when Amarillo Slim was running the Super Bowl of Poker, some excellent players gathered to exchange pleasantries, lies, and chips.

   

• A Quarter Century of Poker: Byron 'Panama' Liggett and Ed Miller

  March 21, 2006,

  Over the years I've written a lot of columns for internet sites, newspapers and magazines, and most of my musings have centered on poker....

   

• Legends of Poker - Scotty Nguyen

  March 14, 2006,

  'If you call, it's gonna be all over, baby.' Whether a confident boast or an enticing bluff, Scotty Nguyen made the comment during the final hand of the 1998 World Series of Poker...

   

• A Quarter Century of Poker - Freddy Deeb

  March 07, 2006,

  In poker, as in most aspects of life, the learning curve is different for every player. Some pick-up the subtle nuances of the game quickly....

   

• Legends of Poker - David 'Chip' Reese

  February 28, 2006,

  David Edward Reese, born March 28, 1951, is not the epitome of a professional poker player, because that description is too broad, way too broad....

   

• Legends of Poker: Dewey Tomko

  February 21, 2006,

  By this time in his life, Dewey Tomko could probably care less about being considered one of the true Legends of Poker. He jokes that his son, Derek, is a better poker player...

   

• Legends of Poker: John Juanda

  February 14, 2006,

  Three of the poker players who John Juanda states he has the most respect for are Erik Seidel, Howard Lederer, and Chris Ferguson. Together they comprise some of the best tournament players in the world...

   

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