Archie Karas
2009 WSOP: 2-7 #23, Vince Musso Tops Final Ten
06-12-2009
Fifty-seven of the most recognizable faces in poker returned to the Rio to attempt to play all the way down to the final...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 50: One Year, 50 Stories…
06-23-2008,
The creation of 'Sexton's Corner' happened at the 2007 World Series of Poker. At the time, my wife, Janis, suggested I get a job at the 2007 WSOP with PokerNews.com, as she heard they might be hiring. I met a group for basic training...
2008 WSOP Event #26, $1,500 Razz: Greenstein Collects Third WSOP Bracelet
06-16-2008,
Barry Greenstein finished Day 1 of Event #26 atop the leader board, and finished Day 2 in second place. After a grueling final table that saw patience outweigh aggression in the limit lowball format, Greenstein took the lead...
2008 WSOP Event #26 $1,500 Razz Day 2 – Viox, Greenstein Head Final
06-15-2008,
104 players returned to the felt for Day 2 of Event #26, $1,500 Razz, including Day 1 chip leader Barry Greenstein, Shawn Sheikhan, Jon 'Pearljammer' Turner, Dewey Tomko and Cyndy Violette. At the end of the day, only eight remained...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 40: Archie Karas, Part 10 -- The Comeback
04-14-2008,
Forty years after Archie Karas arrived in America and won, then lost, a $40 million fortune, will it be possible for him to make a genuine comeback? We are all a product of our experiences, and his ups and downs over the past 40 years...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 39: Archie Karas, Part 9 – According to Jack
04-07-2008,
Archie 'The Greek' Karas has a story that will be etched into Las Vegas gambling lore forever. As time goes by, the historical significance of him hitting town in December of 1992 with $50 in his pocket and running it up...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 38: Archie Karas, Part 8 – Mini-Streaks
03-31-2008,
When Archie Karas lost his $40,000,000, there were rumors he must have gone off and committed suicide. No one saw him around Las Vegas for four or five months. After all, how much strain and pressure could any one man's brain take...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 37: Archie Karas, Part 7 — The Downslide
03-24-2008,
Everyone experiences obstacles or hurdles during their life's journey, but how one handles the adversity is the measure of his character. Archie 'The Greek' Karas did what no other person on the planet has ever done, when he started...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 36: Archie Karas, Part 6 -- Shooting Dice
03-17-2008,
The mystique and intrigue that will forever surround the legendary story of Archie "The Greek" Karas includes the sky-high stakes for which Karas played dice at Binion's Horseshoe. These were the highest limits in the world then...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 35: Archie Karas, Part 5 -- Transporting Millions
03-10-2008,
Once Archie Karas mowed down the world's best poker players, building up a bankroll of $17,000,000 from his original $50 start six months earlier, could there possibly be any more magic left? The answer is gambling's version...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 34: Archie Karas, Part 4 -- More Poker
03-03-2008,
A few months before his untimely death, Chip Reese was quoted as saying, 'The most money I ever lost in poker was $2,022,000 in one night, playing $8,000/$16,000 limit. I lost that money to Archie Karas.' During Archie's amazing...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 33: Archie Karas, Part 3 -- Poker Stories
02-25-2008,
If you won $7,000,000 on a three-month rush, and stacked up all the cash on a big table, would you then risk it all playing the world's greatest players, including Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, Johnny Chan, and a host...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 32: Archie Karas' Story of Shooting Pool
02-18-2008, , 1
Do you know anybody off the top of your head that will shoot 9-ball for $40,000 per game, play heads-up poker for millions, and shoot dice up to $1,800,000 on the layout at one time? This is more than a short list, as there is only one member...
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 31: Archie Karas, 'The World's Biggest Gambler,' Part 1
02-11-2008,
Can you imagine anyone driving to Las Vegas in 1992 with $50 in his pocket, then borrowing $10,000 to start playing $200/400 razz and seven-card stud, and in six months, running it up to a $17,000,000 fortune shooting pool, playing...
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