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.

• Legends of Poker - Stu Ungar

  September 13, 2005,

  Stuart Ungar was not born a poker champion, but he was born with an eerie, unnatural card-sense that marks only a player in a generation.

   

• Legends of Poker: Erik Seidel

  September 06, 2005,

  Erik Seidel doesn't always make good copy for the poker press. Talented no-limit combatant Carl Carpenter says: "He's very cerebral, and while he is willing to speak his mind..."

   

• Legends of Poker: Men "The Master" Nguyen

  August 30, 2005,

  Men Nguyen is a kick to have at your poker table. Witty, impish, and seemingly harmless, he has a tendency to sit quietly, lulling you into a false sense of security...

   

• Legends of Poker: Phil Hellmuth

  August 24, 2005,

  Phil Hellmuth is a master of pomp and publicity. After coming to the forefront of poker at the 1989 World Series of Poker, he has tirelessly marketed poker, and himself...

   

• A Quarter Century of Poker - Mickey Appleman

  August 16, 2005,

  Well, the clock is still ticking; I just can't hear it any more. I've hit the quarter century-mark in my quest to master poker, but I'm not there yet. I've played under my bankroll, and over my bankroll

   

• Legends of Poker: T. J. Cloutier

  August 09, 2005,

  The 2005 WSOP came and went without my winning a gold bracelet. I know that's shocking to many of you, but these things happen. One of the nicer things that did happen was running into T. J. Cloutier...

   

• Legends of Poker: Perry Green

  August 02, 2005,

  In 1980, Stu Ungar won his first World Series of Poker Championship. In the main event, Stu's five-high straight sent two-time champion Doyle Brunson...

   

• Legends of Poker: Gary "Bones" Berland

  July 26, 2005,

  In 1971, six road warriors put up $5,000 each for a little hold'em poker tournament. Of that group, Johnny Moss took top honors, and Puggy Pearson missed the money by coming in second. The following year...

   

• A Quarter Century of Poker: Crandall Addington

  July 19, 2005,

  It's the early '80's, and I'm tooling along in my Camaro looking for the right highway to get me to the next poker game...

   

• Legends of Poker: Bobby "The Wizard" Hoff

  July 12, 2005,

  In the 70's, all the $10,000 WSOP Champions came from the South, and most of those were from Texas. It must have been something in the water down there. Like Doyle Brunson, Sailor Roberts and Jack Straus, Bobby Hoff...

   

• Legends of Poker - Johnny "The Orient Express" Chan

  July 05, 2005,

  Like actors labeled "overnight sensations," Johnny Chan moved slowly up the feeding chain of professional poker players and hit the big-time at the 1987 World Series of Poker.

   

• Legends of Poker: Tom McEvoy

  June 28, 2005,

  Tom McEvoy's name became a household word in the early summer of 1983 as hundreds of newspaper articles across the United States trumpeted his success at the just completed World Series of Poker.

   

• Legends of Poker - "Treetop" Jack Straus

  June 21, 2005,

  An ongoing series exploring some of poker and Vegas legends from the early years...

   

• Legends of Poker - Hans "Tuna" Lund

  June 14, 2005,

  An ongoing series exploring some of poker and Vegas legends from the early years...

   

• Legends of Poker - Doyle Brunson

  June 07, 2005,

  Profile of THE Legend of the Legends....Doyle Brunson

   

• Poker's Highest Honor Roll

  May 31, 2005,

  There is no honor higher in poker than winning the main event of the World Series of Poker. In the 35 years the event had been staged, 29 different men have had their names associated with the games highest honor.

   

• Legends of Poker: Gabe Kaplan

  May 31, 2005,

  An ongoing series exploring some of poker and Vegas legends from the early years...

   

• Legends of Poker: Bob Stupak

  May 24, 2005,

  An ongoing series exploring some of poker and Vegas legends from the early years...

   

• Legends of Poker: Bobby Baldwin

  May 17, 2005,

  An ongoing series exploring some of poker and Vegas legends from the early years... ...

   

• Legends of the Game - Harold S. Smith, Sr.

  May 10, 2005,

  An ongoing series exploring some of poker and Vegas legends from the early years...

   

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