Titanic Thompson 1892-1974
The unsinkable Titanic Thompson is one of the most famous gamblers of all time, and mean poker player to boot Legendary gambler and poker player, ‘Ti&rsq...
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Kenna James
With tournament winnings approaching $2m top pro ‘Cowboy’ Kenna James reveals his hot tips How do you win? Show your hand – it’s an effective way to...
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Mike Caro
He’s the authority on poker psychology, strategy and statistics, and wrote the definitive book on tells When you’re bluffing you shut down because you d...
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Mike Sexton
WPT commentator, Mike Sexton, talks about 25 years on the poker tour Favourite game? For years I played Hi-Lo Split games for a living. And when I played profe...
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Benny Binion 1904-1989
Gambler, convicted killer, and the man who thought up the WSOP Born and raised in Texas, Benny Binion moved to El Paso as a 17-year-old and quickly got himself...
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Big Slick
There’s no doubting it’s BIG, but is it slick? We explore the pros and cons of being dealt Ace-King If your A-K is drawing a lot of heat it’s probably a...
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Cops seize £50,000 in cash
OTT prohibition-style raid angers and astounds local poker players Poker players in Northern Ireland were left cursing their luck after police raided The Caven...
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Models by day, poker players by night
It was only a matter of time… new site promises poker with gorgeous models For so long a male preserve, the game of poker is thankfully opening up, with ...
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Ramdin joins Pokerstars
Annand “Victor” Ramdin links up with massive online poker outfit Pokerstars.com the world’s largest poker tournament Web site has announced the add...
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Sexton gives away $500,000
WPT host Mike Sexton donates half of his Tournament of Champions winnings to charity “Ambassador of Poker” and PartyPoker.net host Mike Sexton fortified his ho...
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