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.

• 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.

   

• A Round in the Cage with Randy Couture

  August 08, 2009,

  Possibly one of the toughest men on the planet, Randy Couture is stepping out of the ring and sitting down at the poker table for both an upcoming charity event, Operation All-In, and the highly anticipated PokerNews Sports Legends Challenge.

   

• Poker on the Warped Tour: An Exclusive Interview with NOFX Front Man Fat Mike

  August 07, 2009,

  As the Vans Warped Tour plows through North America for the 15th year, there's a good chance that on any given night, once the crowds have left, many players in participating bands are sitting down to play poker. The game has become an increasingly...

   

• The Poker Pac Invades the APT

  August 02, 2009,

  Appropriately called the Poker Pack, this group of six Asian players has become the face of the APT and they are helping to spread the game across this fledgling market in the same manner as their US counterparts.

   

• The PokerNews Profile: Greg 'FBT' Mueller

  July 31, 2009,

  For a guy who spends a lot of his time playing poker in a Full Tilt jersey, it may come as a surprise that Greg Mueller’s nickname...

   

• PokerNews Top 10: Scandinavian Players

  July 29, 2009,

  While passing through the halls of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino this summer, one would frequently overhear players relating to one another...

   

• The PokerNews Profile: Justin “Boosted J” Smith

  July 24, 2009,

  Justin Smith is no stranger to playing through pain. Poker fans have witnessed the 21-year-old make deep runs battling a 102-degree fever...

   

• The PokerNews Profile: Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies

  July 17, 2009,

  'In high-stakes games, you have to be able to forget the value of money, otherwise you can’t even play,' said Ilari Sahamies...

   

• The PokerNews Profile: Nick Schulman

  July 10, 2009,

  Upon winning his first World Poker Tour title and $2.1 million, Nick Schulman was approached with an invitation to appear on the 'Late Show' with...

   

• The PokerNews Top 10: Top 2009 WSOP Performances

  July 08, 2009,

  It has been a summer full of amazing individual achievement at the World Series of Poker, with no less than four players winning multiple bracelets...

   

• The PokerNews Profile: Yevgeniy Timoshenko

  July 04, 2009,

  On the biggest night of his young life, Yevgeniy Timoshenko dressed like he knew victory was his. Clad in a charcoal pinstripe suit...

   

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