Author Archives: PokerPlayer

PokerPlayer gets behind ‘The Man, The Myth, The Legend’ th...

3 Jun 2011

Does Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier really have poker superpowers? PokerPlayer finds out A blistering hot Autumn day and I’m standing outside a central London pho... Continue Reading

Correcting the 50 worst pieces of poker advice you’ve ever heard...

1 Jun 2011

Dusty Schmidt is a legendary online grinder, having racked up over nine million hands in his five-year career without ever having a losing month - take his pok... Continue Reading

How to become a winning MTT player in four months (part 1)

1 Jun 2011

PokerPlayer has teamed up with staking site SharkStaking.com to see if a winning MTT coach can turn our micro-grinding staff writer Keir ‘Kezay69’ Mackay into ... Continue Reading

The People vs Phil Hellmuth

1 Jun 2011

Prepare to be gobsmacked as Phil Hellmuth hits back at his critics in an epic interview with Paul Cheung Diva. Crybaby. Arrogant. Big-headed. Egotistical. Self... Continue Reading

Cody makes WSOP Heads-Up semis

1 Jun 2011

Rochdale youngster to square off against Gus Hansen We’re less than a week into the 2011 World Series of Poker and already we could be looking at our fir... Continue Reading

Phil Ivey to sue Tiltware

1 Jun 2011

Megastar to miss 2011 WSOP The poker world was shocked this week when Phil Ivey, the game’s most recognisable face, pulled out of this year’s WSOP ... Continue Reading

WSOP to host $1m tournament

1 Jun 2011

Seven-figure event scheduled for 2012 Look around poker nowadays and there’s plenty of one-upmanship. You’ve got your nosebleed players, your seven... Continue Reading

Jake Cody wins Heads-Up bracelet

1 Jun 2011

Brit becomes third triple crown winner Rochdale’s Jake Cody moved into the record books this weekend, as the 22-year-old won his first WSOP bracelet and ... Continue Reading

Matt Perrins binks a bracelet

1 Jun 2011

Youngster takes down 2-7 Lowball Rochdale will be rocking this week as news of a second WSOP bracelet filters through from Vegas. Mere days after loc... Continue Reading

WSOP 2011: Round Up

1 Jun 2011

The early winners from this year’s WSOP The opening ten days of this year’s WSOP have belonged to the Brits. Out of 12 events, homegrown talent has claim... Continue Reading