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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.

  • Getting 'In The Money' With Antonio Esfandiari

    May 22, 2006,

    With 'In The Money', the third book in the World Poker Tour book series, poker professional Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari gives readers excellent insight to working the tables in the highly complex world of the No Limit Hold Em cash game....

     
  • EI's 'Las Vegas Academy' Teaches Blackjack And Poker

    May 19, 2006,

    The San Francisco based educational media company Expert Insight has, in the past year, presented two of the most comprehensive DVD looks at both blackjack and poker...

     
  • Phil Hellmuth - Businessman, Host, and Poker Legend

    May 16, 2006,

    Phil Hellmuth is definitely the epitome of the modern day poker professional. He continues to play at the highest levels, demonstrating the skills that have earned him nine World Series of Poker bracelets...

     
  • Online Poker Site InterPoker Signs Fischman

    May 12, 2006,

    InterPoker continues to build on their stable of sponsored talent. On May 11th, the growing poker site announced that two time WSOP champion Scott Fischman would join the ranks of their lineup...

     
  • Poker Cage Match: Cash-Game Queen vs. Internet King

    May 08, 2006,

    When Liz Lieu and Erik Sagstrom agreed to face off in a series of three $200,000 heads-up matches, it was originally billed...

     
  • Challengers Emerging As Poker Player Of The Year Race Continues

    May 06, 2006,

    With the completion of the World Poker Tour Championship at the end of April, the first third of the 2006 poker season has wrapped up with a sizzling battle beginning to rise regarding the Poker Player of the Year race....

     
  • Poker Cage Match – Liz Lieu vs. Erik123 for $600,000

    May 04, 2006,

    They're billing it as 'Beauty and the Beast', but for those who have met Erik Sagstrom, the beast part of the equation hardly applies. The beauty portion of the title is definitely applicable, however. Liz Lieu...

     
  • Ladies Poker Lounge, Vol 2 - Susie Issacs

    May 02, 2006,

    Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Susie Isaacs, a poker icon and one of the best female players to ever grace the table. She is a joy to speak with, and she has wonderful insight to share about the past...

     
  • Jesse Jones looks to a New Future In Poker With The WPA

    April 27, 2006,

    It has been slightly over a month now since the highly anticipated debut of the World Poker Association. In that short time span, the organization has indicated a new dawn in the tournament world of today...

     
  • PartyPoker.com offers Paris Hilton a Second Chance

    April 21, 2006,

    Earlier this week, PokerNews reported on socialite Paris Hilton's ride in the poker world. She reportedly has become quite fascinated with the game and plays tournament poker whenever she gets the chance....

     
  • Celebrities And Poker - A Natural Combination?

    April 19, 2006,

    While we all revel in the display of poker prowess by the masters of the game on the World Poker Tour or World Series of Poker broadcasts...

     
  • Jack McClelland: Living a Poker Life

    April 17, 2006,

    The world of tournament poker knows Jack McClelland well, and he's been an integral part of poker's growth over the years. At 54 years old, he still enjoys his job and doesn't intend to abandon the game anytime soon....

     
  • Kenna James: Cowboy, Singer, Poker Player.

    April 16, 2006,

    Kenna James is one of the most recognizable professional poker players due to his outgoing personality and signature cowboy hat. After a number of years in the poker world and on the tournament circuit...

     
  • Legend of Poker: Walter Clyde 'Puggy' Pearson 1929-2006

    April 13, 2006,

    Poker is a game of colorful characters. The poker world lost one of its pioneering characters yesterday as Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson passed away. Puggy was 77.

     
  • Poker Archivist: The World Series of Poker Collection at UNLV

    April 10, 2006,

    Dave Schwartz (Dr. Dave, with a Ph. D. in history from UCLA) is the coordinator of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)....

     
  • Evelyn Ng Signs to Endorse Online Poker Site

    April 04, 2006,

    Evelyn Ng, known for her great looks, as well as her great poker play, has agreed to endorse online poker site Bodog. Ng joins the Bodog roster of players that includes Josh Arieh, and close Ng associate David Williams....

     
  • WPT, WSOP Leaders To Headline World Poker Congress

    April 03, 2006,

    In what is potentially a first in the poker community, both of the leaders of the two premiere poker tours in the world today will be the keynote speakers during a conference in Sweden later this year...

     
  • Poker People - Larry Smith of the Stratosphere

    March 21, 2006,

    Many people work behind the scenes in the new, exciting world of poker. Our man Justin 'Hux' Huxley sits down with them from time to time, and talks about how the world of poker has changed...

     
  • California Poker Radio: Where the Nuts Tune In

    March 21, 2006,

    Bobby Spade revs up the internet broadcast (worldpokerradio.com) of California Poker Radio every Saturday from Noon until 1 PM from a San Diego studio with a series of openers...

     
  • Poker, Probabilities, and the Professor

    March 17, 2006,

    In the fall of 2005, University of Georgia professor (of statistics) Lynne Seymour offered an innovative freshmen course 'How to Gamble If You Must'which dealt with poker and other card games...

     
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