Poker Players: Interviews, advice & profiles with the World's best players

Cash game specialist Shawn Sheikhan talks about his Main Event troubles and his relationship with Mike Matusow: “He’s a nice guy, but he’s got the mind of a 12-year old. I don’t hate him for it. I love Mike”

1 Feb 2008

Shawn Sheikhan is a serious poker player in his own right. Just don’t expect him to play nice Though Shawn Sheikhan has his home in Las Vegas, minutes after we... Continue Reading

Legendary poker star Howard Lederer gives us the lowdown on the Big Game: “I love playing that high. It’s a huge challenge. It gets your attention if you’re playing $50,000/$100,000”

1 Feb 2008

Howard Lederer, the two-time WPT and WSOP bracelet winner, speaks out about his desire to return to high-stakes action Howard ‘The Professor’ Lederer was one o... Continue Reading

The late great Chip Reese spoke to PokerPlayer before his untimely passing away about his amazing life in poker: “I decided that I would try to win best all-round player that year”

1 Feb 2008

Chip Reese, who passed away recently, spoke to PokerPlayer before his death about his life in poker If your only exposure to poker is from watching tournaments... Continue Reading

Doyle Brunson is a true poker legend so we interviewed him to hear his story: “It was never a safe environment to be in but that was how we earned our money”

1 Feb 2008

There’s only one place to interview Doyle Brunson, and that’s Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio For a man of his 74 years, Doyle Brunson moves wit... Continue Reading

High stakes player Brian Townsend has had a meteoric rise through the ranks. We find out his secrets: “Losing is a part of poker and so is dropping down limits when you have to”

1 Feb 2008

Brian ‘sbrugby’ Townsend went from playing $0.25/$0.50 to million-dollar games in two years ‘There isn’t a six-handed game I wouldnR... Continue Reading

No-limit expert Brian Townsend explains how he’s risen through the ranks to be a top pro: “I decided I was going to bluff from the get go, which is very bad”

1 Jan 2008

Brian Townsend is possibly the greatest no-limit hold’em player alive. How does he survive among the big hitters? It’s 9am in Santa Barbara and Brian Townsend ... Continue Reading

PokerPlayer reader Duncan Godfrey talks about his Aussie Millions cash proving that reading PokerPlayer will make you a winner!

1 Jan 2008

Exclusive interview with Duncan Godfrey aka runadrum, freeroll regular and Aussie Millions legend Duncan Godfrey is a PokerPlayer and PokerPlayer reader, who r... Continue Reading

A tribute to Chip Reese: “I soon realized that a big part of and what I have grown to be also died with Chip that day”

1 Jan 2008

John ‘The Greek’ Leontakianakos’ tribute to poker legend Chip Reese The month of December is always a very difficult time for us in the busin... Continue Reading

Is multi-tabling expert Hevad Khan the new poker brat?: “It boosted my morale to try more, because people were saying that I was superhuman”

1 Jan 2008

He may known for his antics at the WSOP final table, but Hevad ‘Rain’ Khan was already a well-known online player Hevad Khan may only be 22 years old but the y... Continue Reading

Ram Vaswani opens up to PokerPlayer about his WSOP bracelet win: “I was 100% focused to win the event but there are tournaments today where I just don’t have that focus”

1 Jan 2008

We take a look back at Ram’s 2007 WSOP bracelet win However, despite respect being garnered on both sides of the Atlantic for his fierce style of play, t... Continue Reading

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