Poker People

From player biographies to stories about the lives of today's top poker stars. This includes special events sponsored by players, and anything going on with their lives on and off the poker table.

• Players Weigh in on NCAA March Madness

  March 18, 2010

  It's that time of year again to break out the old college jersey and get ready for another great March Madness tournament in NCAA basketball. Selection day was this past Sunday and saw 65 teams named to the tournament. Coming in as your #1 seeds...

   

• Heads-Up with NBC Poker Champion Annie Duke

  March 17, 2010

  Last week, Annie Duke marked another big win on her scorecard when she shot down the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The 64-player field was littered with the biggest names in poker, and Annie's victory earned her some serious bragging...

   

• Olympic Athletes Bring the Competition from the Slopes to the Felt in Vancouver

  February 18, 2010

  The 2010 Olympic Winter Games are in full swing in Vancouver. While it looks like nonstop action on television, the competitors have plenty of downtime between events. Athletes from around the world are living in the Olympic Village, and many are...

   

• WSOP Bets Heat Up

  January 13, 2010

  It's never to early to start thinking about the upcoming World Series of Poker and it's especially not too early to start making performance-based bets for the summer-long poker extravaganza. Down in The Bahamas where the PokerStars Caribbean...

   

• Amir Vahedi Passes Away

  January 10, 2010

  World Series of Poker bracelet winner Amir Vahedi died January 8 in Las Vegas due to complications from diabetes. The news of his passing was first reported by Mark Seif on his personal blog in a short statement: "Have spoken to two more of...

   

• Sam Chauhan: Master of "Mindset," Mentor to Poker Pros

  January 07, 2010

  Josh Arieh felt like he was off his game and couldn't explain why. "For the longest time I felt like I was playing great poker but there was something wrong," he said. Arieh's friend and fellow pro Antonio Esfandiari had a similar...

   

• Top Ten Poker Stories of the 2009: #1, Phil Ivey Final-Tables the World Series of Poker Main Event

  January 03, 2010

  Although many may argue that the rise of "Isildur1" into the high-stakes poker scene over the past few months should take the top spot for 2009's biggest stories, no story has trumped the hype surrounding Phil Ivey's World Series of Poker Main...

   

• Phil and Luciaetta Ivey Divorce

  December 30, 2009

  Phil Ivey and his wife Luciaetta ended their seven-year marriage this week, filing a joint divorce petition in a Nevada court on December 22. Their request was granted yesterday, December 29, and the court records were sealed. The Iveys were...

   

• Top Ten Poker Stories of the 2009: #5, Jeffrey Pollack Resigns as WSOP Commissioner

  December 30, 2009

  Good morning WSOP Nation! Anyone following Jeffrey Pollack on Twitter knows that every morning during the World Series of Poker began with that phrase and that phrase was generally followed by the song of the day. The 2010 WSOP will be missing...

   

• Five Minutes with Full Tilt's $25,000 PLO Heads-Up Winner Andrew "Browndog19" Brown

  December 01, 2009

  Although his name may not sound familiar to many players, Andrew "Browndog19" Brown continues to make a name for himself among the game's elite Omaha players. Despite having won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the 2008 $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo...

   

• Poker Players Continue Their Philanthropic Ways

  November 05, 2009

  There are several worthwhile charity happenings in the poker industry to take note of as people once again prove how generous poker players can be. Whether it is hosting a poker night, throwing an online charity tournament or donating...

   

• Online Poker Spotlight: Peter Jepsen

  November 03, 2009

  Any list of the top poker players coming out of Denmark must include 27-year-old poker pro Peter Jepsen, who has made a name for himself both online, where he once held the record for winning the largest pot in the history of online poker, and live...

   

• Off the Felt with Jayde Nicole

  October 29, 2009

  Jayde Nicole, the 2008 Playboy Playmate of the Year, has recently taken to the felt with an appearance on the PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge. PokerNews caught up with the 23-year-old to discuss how she was introduced to poker, who'd...

   

• Off the Felt with Justin Bonomo

  October 22, 2009

  Off the Felt is interviewing your favorite poker players to find out a little bit about their lives -- you got it, off the felt. We sat down with Bodog Team Pro Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo recently to discuss his favorite place to vacation, how he got...

   

• Mike Sexton Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame

  October 15, 2009

  The Poker Hall of Fame recently announced that Mike "The Ambassador of Poker" Sexton has become the 38th member of the Hall of Fame. Despite facing stiff competition from other elite players including November Niner Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and...

   

• Online Poker Spotlight: Olivier Busquet

  October 07, 2009

  Olivier Busquet, known as livb112 and adonis112 online, sat down with us after his World Poker Tour Borgata win to discuss how he got his poker start, the Borgata tournament, and who he thinks are the best sit-n-go players online.

   

• Remembering Bob Stupak

  September 30, 2009

  From near the top of the 1,149-foot-tall Stratosphere Hotel, you can see all of Las Vegas -- in any direction. You can see the hotel as you fly into McCarran International Airport and you can see it from Red Rock Canyon Park. In fact, you can see the...

   

• Online Poker Spotlight: Matt "Plattsburgh" Vengrin

  September 28, 2009

  With over a million dollars in tournament earnings, Matt "Plattsburgh" Vengrin is one of the top online poker-tournament players in the game. Given his recent signing with Absolute Poker and a stellar World Championship of Online Poker, PokerNews...

   

• Online Poker Spotlight: Billy Kopp

  September 09, 2009

  Ultimate Bet's newest online poker pro may not be a household name yet, but with his recent success and the coverage he is sure to get in the coming weeks on ESPN's Main Event coverage, Billy Kopp is sure to see a lot more of the spotlight in the...

   

• Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell: Out of the Cage and on to the Felt

  August 13, 2009

  With the PokerNews Sports Legends Challenge fast approaching, we were lucky to have a sit down with Chuck Liddell to find out how "The Iceman" first got interested in poker, and how he plans on utilizing his fierce fighting skills on the felt.

   

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