– General Introduction – Tyson Apostol is an American cyclist, reality TV star, and recreational poker player. He was born on June 17th, 1979 in Provo, UT. Between 2003 and 2007, Apostol made his living as a professional cyclist. In 2009, he got cast on the reality show Survivor: Tocantins – The Brazilian Highlands, airing […]
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Online Poker News: GGPoker’s Isle of Man license and Flip & Gos; Entain refuses MGM takeover bid; Michigan will join interstate online poker liquidity; WCOAP on partypoker
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Isle of Man license for GGPoker Players and the public were informed on 12th January that GGPoker will from now on operate under an Isle of Man license. Up until now GGPoker had […]
Final 9 players of the 2020 WSOP No Limit Hold’em Main Event Domestic Championship; Upeshka De Silva gunning for fourth bracelet
The hunt for the 2020 World Series of Poker No Limit Hold’em Main Event champion continues on Monday, December 28 with the Domestic Final Table happening LIVE at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This segment of the race was initially held online at WSOP.com where it attracted a respectable […]
Olivier Busquet’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Olivier Busquet is an American professional poker player. He was born on August 22nd, 1981 in New York. He started his career as an online heads-up Sit&Go specialist, winning millions of dollars on the format on Full Tilt. His screen name on the now deficient poker site was “livb112”. Then, he […]
Dan Harrington’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Dan Harrington is an American professional poker player. He was born on December 6th, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He’s best known for winning the WSOP Main Event in 1995. He has an amazing 3 other, a total of 4, final tables finishes in the WSOP ME – a 6th palace in […]
Brad Owen’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Brad Owen is an American professional poker player and poker vlogger. He was born in 1988. Owen specializes in low to mid-stakes cash games, mainly in the Las Vegas area. He records himself playing these sessions, along with footage of his preparation and commentary, then uploads these vlogs to his popular […]
Sammy Farha’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Ihsan “Sammy” Farha is a Lebanese-born American professional poker player. He was born in 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon. Farha played a major role in what was one of the biggest watershed moments in poker history: Chris Moneymaker winning the 2003 WSOP Main Event. Bringing about a worldwide poker boom after, Moneymaker […]
Amarillo Slim’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, was an American poker player and gambler. He was born on December 31st, 1928 and passed away on April 29th, 2012. His nickname comes from the city of Amarillo, TX where he grew up with his father after his parents’ divorce. […]
Annie Duke’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Annie Duke is an American former professional poker player. She was born on September 13th, 1965 in Concord, New Hampshire. Her maiden name is Lederer – she is the younger sister of 2-time WSOP gold bracelet winner and disgraced Full Tilt boss Howard Lederer. Duke is a WSOP bracelet winner herself. […]
Kevin Hart’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Kevin Hart is an American comedian, actor, recreational poker player, and poker ambassador. He was born on July 6th. 1979 in Philadelphia, PA. Hart rose to prominence as a stand-up comedian in the early 2000’s. That landed him many television and movie roles. The first blockbuster hit he starred in was […]