Martin Jacobson’s Stroke of Genius Lovitura de geniu a lui Martin Jacobson
by Bogdan Fechită They say that once in a lifetime one can experience a moment of good luck that changes their destiny entirely. Martin Jacobson had such a moment in 2014, in the Main Event-No Limit Hold’em World Series of Poker, where he won $ 10 million. It was his moment of glory and a real stroke of genius. Martin is not a regular poker player. He does not have decades of experience, but he has a promising...
ANDRE AKKARI, not just poker ANDRE AKKARI, mai mult decât poker
He is one of the most talented Brazilian players and the one who brought to the country of the coffee one of the Champion bracelets of the WSOP, this taking place back in 2011, in the $ 1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament. The nearly 40-year-old Brazilian, born in Sao Paolo, confirmed the hopes placed in him by very many people, becoming the player of Brazil with poker earnings of over $ 3,000,000, second in the all-time...
Lyle Berman, business and poker Lyle Berman, afaceri și poker
Lyle Arnold Berman is businessman, poker player, WSOP bracelet winner and chairman of the World Poker Tour board. So, it’s a high-stakes poker player with a fierce entrepreneurial streak. And for the most part, his risk-taking has paid off. In the 1970s, when leather goods were seen as upscale, he transformed his family’s small leather-wholesaling company into a mass-market retailer. He burst onto the gaming scene with Grand...
Chad Brown: 1961-2014
Chad Brown, actor, model, jucator de baseball, poker pro si unul dintre cei mai mari ambasadori pe care pokerul i-a avut, a trecut in nefiinta Miercuri dimineata dupa o indelungata lupta cu cancerul. Avea 52 de ani… Brown si-a inceput cariera de jucator profesionist de poker in 1993, jucand la cele mai inalte nivele. A intrat in bani de nu mai putin de 38 de ori la WSOP. De asemenea a incasat de foarte multe ori la WPT si EPT,...
WPT Fallsview Poker Classic: Matthew Lapossie is the winner!WPT Fallsview Poker Classic: Matthew Lapossie este câștigător!
Fallsview Casino Resort was the host of World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic which had 383 players on start who paid a buy-in CAD $5,000. Canadian Matthew Lapossie came away with the victory after a series of ups and downs, bad beats, and one-of-a-kind poker hands. He was the chip leader after the first day of the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic event and the last man standing from a field of 383 players. Jason James started the day...
