How did Patrik Antonius build his poker bankroll?

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Finnish professional poker player Patrik Antonius - aka "the Brad Pitt of poker", Luigi66369, CryMeRiver9, Finddagrind, I_knockout_U and try_hrdr_fish-  was born in Helsinki the 13th of December 1980. Since he started playing professional poker his poker bankroll has grown large enough to allow him to play in all the major live tournaments, the highest cash games on Full Tilt and live in Las vegas with his wife Maya and daughter Mila. In this post I will sum up how Patrik Antonius became one of Read more [...]

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Mike “the mouth” Matusow

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

I will soon write an article on poker pro Mike "the mouth" Matusow. One of the complaints that poker players have is that there are not as many characters playing the game as there once were. In years gone by there have been many eccentric poker players such as Amarillo Slim and Puggy Pearson but with more and more poker being played behind a computer monitor these type of players are dying out. That said one of poker's biggest characters in recent times is still going strong and should be playing Read more [...]

How did Joe Hachem build his poker bankroll?

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Soon to come: How did Joe Hachem build his poker bankroll?

Michael “the grinder” Mizrachi

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Soon to come: How did Michael "the grinder" Mizrachi become a poker pro? Michael Mizrachi is a 30-year old professional poker player who had one of the most turbulent years a poker players has ever had to endure. One minute there were rumours that he was completely flat-broke and then next he was making it to the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event. In May 2010 he hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when it was revealed that the Inland Revenue Services (IRS) in the United Read more [...]

Barry Greenstein

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Soon to come: an article on how Barry Greenstein became known as the Robin Hood of poker. Born on December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, the parents of Barry Greenstein would have no idea that their son would one day become one of poker's legends but that is exactly how matters turned out. Greenstein is one of the most recognizable, popular, respected and also feared players in the modern game but he was not also a world beating poker player, far from it. Although Greenstein admitted in his Read more [...]

How did Doyle Brunson build his poker bankroll?

Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Doyle Brunson is the undisputed king of poker and still going strong at the age of 75. In this article I will give an overview on how Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson built his poker bankroll. Doyle Brunson was born in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas on August 10th 1933 as one of 3 children. In his younger years Texas Dolly was a talented athlete and basketball player until an accident during a summer job broke his leg in two places and put an end to his athletic aspirations. Instead, Brunson focused Read more [...]

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How did Phil Ivey build his poker bankroll?

Sunday, November 28th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Pro series Philip D. Ivey (also known as Phil Ivey or "The Tiger Woods of poker") is an American poker superstar regarded as many of his peers to be the best all round poker player in the world. His numerous live tournament wins has placed him in 1st place on the all time money list of live tournament winnings with a whopping 13,8 million dollars. Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, California on February 1st 1976 and his family moved to Roselle, New Jersey when Read more [...]

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How did Daniel Negreanu build his poker bankroll?

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Pro series The Canadian poker player Daniel Negreanu also know as "Kid Poker" is second to only Phil Ivey when it comes to all time career earnings at an amazing 12,836,012$. He belongs to the elite group of poker super stars who are often seen battling it out on the High Stakes poker TV show. Daniel Negreanu is known for his easy going yet outspoken nature that has led to more than one controversy during his career. Negreanu was born the 26th of Juli 1974 Read more [...]

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How did Tom Dwan “durrrr” build his poker bankroll?

Sunday, October 17th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | 4 Comments

This article belongs to the Poker Pro series Thomas Dwan aka Tom Dwan aka Tom Dwan "durrrr" or simply "durrrr" (chosen as a nick to maximize his opponent's tendency to tilt) as he's known to the online poker scene is one of most popular young poker players around belonging to the group of poker stars including Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey and the rest of the pack. Durrrr plays hyper aggressively and is extremely skilled in reading his opponent's hands. He will regularly fold Read more [...]

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Top 5 Poker hands on Youtube

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 | Poker Articles, Poker Pro, Poker Top 10 Lists | 2 Comments

Submitted by Thomas, this article belongs to the Poker Top 10 list series. There are thousands of poker hands on Youtube, but the 5 poker hands below are definitely spectacular enough to belong on a top 5 poker hands on Youtube list. James Akenhead vs Grant Hinkle This hand takes place at the heads-up stage of a $1,500 No-limit Hold'em event at the 2008 and see England's James Akenhead locking horns with America's Grant Hinkle. Akenhead had been much the better player heads-up and Hinkle Read more [...]

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