In 2006, Jamie Gold won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $12,000,000. Eleven years later, we decided to talk with him to know more about his current life and projects. Somuchpoker: We saw you playing poker at the Rio this summer during WSOP. What pushed you to come back to WSOP? Do you miss that atmosphere? Jamie Gold: […]
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Phil Ivey announces his return – Beijing 2017
What is Phil Ivey up to nowadays? This question is on the lips of everyone, and so, we went to Beijing to find the answer. If 2016 was already a weird year for Ivey, who has been seen in just a few events recently, mostly in Asia, 2017 has even been stranger. Ivey missed all […]
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Calling with Ten High: Stu Ungar vs Mansur Matloubi 1990
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