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PokerStars Announces Latin American Poker Tour Schedule

Friday, October 30, 2009, Michael Friedman

PokerStars is once again gearing up to bring tournament poker to Latin America and recently announced the schedule for a new Latin American Poker Tour. PokerStars experienced a warm welcome from players across Latin America during previous ...more
From the Poker Vaults: The Aladdin and the Big Game

Thursday, July 30, 2009, Storms Reback

When Syd Wyman started putting high-stakes poker players on display just inside the entrance to the Dunes Hotel in 1969, his publicity stunt ended up working a little too well. So many players wanted to play in the game that the casino's ma...more
From the Poker Vaults: Ed 'Junior' Whited

Thursday, July 23, 2009, Storms Reback

Ed "Junior" Whited came from the Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson school of poker. A hefty man who maintained thick sideburns and kept his hair slicked back in a pompadour, Whited looked like a character from the movie Deliverance. He didn't ap...more
Poker and Pop Culture: Poker and Space Exploration

Tuesday, July 21, 2009, Martin Harris

Over the past few weeks, a lot of attention has been given to the fact that this summer marked the 40th year for the World Series of Poker. Now that the WSOP is on hiatus until the November Nine, some have changed their focus to recognizing...more
From the Poker Vaults: Poker Players Love Golf

Sunday, July 19, 2009, Storms Reback

What's up with poker players and their fanatical obsession with golf? If professional golfers loved poker as much as professional poker players love golf, you'd see Tiger Woods playing hold'em on his phone in between holes at the Masters.As...more
From the Poker Vaults: Betty Carey

Friday, July 17, 2009, Storms Reback

Whatever happened to Betty Carey? In the late 1970s and early 1980s she was one of the most feared no-limit hold'em players on the planet. None other than Doyle Brunson attested to how ruthless she was at the poker table when he said, "She ...more
From the Poker Vaults: The Dunes

Wednesday, July 15, 2009, Storms Reback

Before there was the Bellagio, before there was the Horseshoe, even before there was the Aladdin, there was the Dunes. It was, quite simply, the place to play poker in Las Vegas in the late 1960s and early 1970s.But, first, a brief history....more
WSOP Announces Top Ten Votegetters in Poker Hall of Fame Nomination Process

Friday, July 10, 2009, Haley Hintze

The first stage of the revamped election process for the Poker of Hall of Fame, with Harrah's Entertainment and the World Series of Poker announcing the top ten votegetters for this year's election in a press conference on Thursday. (Photo ...more
From the Poker Vaults: Jimmy Casella

Thursday, July 2, 2009, Storms Reback

While Texans dominated the first several years of the World Series of Poker, a few outsiders did manage to work their way into the mix. One such interloper was Fiore "Jimmy" Casella, a native New Yorker whose willingness to take on the Texa...more
From the Poker Vaults: The Boss Gamblers of Bexar County

Wednesday, July 1, 2009, Storms Reback

For the most part the boss gamblers who thrived in Texas in the 1950s and 1960s were congenial to outsiders who wanted to sit in their games. As long as you didn't get caught cheating or shoot anyone, you were usually welcomed with open arm...more

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