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Kenny Hallaert: Interview With An Ambassador Of The Belgium Poker Scene

Mar 30, 2020

Present on the circuit for almost fifteen years, Kenny Hallaert fulfilled his dream in 2016 by reaching the final table of the Main Event of the World Series Of Poker. The tournament director talks to Gaëlle Jaudon about this highlight, and the milestones of his...

Interview with Russia’s GPI Number 1 Anatoly Filatov

Feb 24, 2020

Our reporter Gaelle Jaudon met Russia’s GPI Number 1 Anatoly Filatov for a conversation on his recent results and the current state of the Russian poker scene. Somuchpoker: To know a bit more about you: you have around $5 million in live earnings, more than $2...

Interview: From StarCraft to poker: Getting to know Team J88Poker Jinho “YellOw” Hong

Feb 22, 2020

Jinho “YellOw” Hong is a former professional StarCraft player who plays under the alias YellOw. In 2012, he became the coach of the Xenics Storm League of Legends pro gaming team. He has now made a transition to poker and is sponsored by the online brand...

An exclusive conversation with 2019 WSOP Main Event Champion Hossein Ensan

Dec 27, 2019

Last July, Germany’s Hossein Ensan outlasted Italy’s Dario Sammartino and Canada’s Alex Livingston to win the WSOP Main Event. The 55-year-old, who was born in Iran but moved to Germany 30 years ago, became the oldest world poker champion since Noel Furlong and the...

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Paul Phua’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth

Mar 26, 2020

– General Information – Paul Phua is a Malaysian businessman and recreational poker player. He was born in 1964 in Miri, Malaysia. As a huge sports fan at a young age, Phua started his career in gambling as a sportsbook. He then moved on to operate VIP...

Maurice Hawkins’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth

Mar 4, 2020

– General Information – Maurice Hawkins is an American professional poker player. He was born on February 2nd, 1980. He’s best known for winning more WSOP Circuit rings, 14, than any other poker player in history. Overall, he’s cashed for $4.1 million in...

Jason Somerville’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth

Feb 28, 2020

– General Information – Jason Somerville is an American professional poker player and Twitch streamer. He was born on April 15th, 1987 on Long Island, New York. Somerville streams on Twitch on the Run It UP account, the account for an online poker content...

Mikita Badziakouski’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth

Feb 26, 2020

– General Information – Mikita Badziakouski, sometimes alternatively spelled as Nikita Badziakouski, is a Belarusian professional poker player. He was born on February 6th, 1992. He’s achieved great success at the poker table at a very young age. He was...

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