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WPT Champ Dennis Blieden Pleads Guilty to $22 Million Theft
Dennis Blieden faces 22-years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $22 million from his former employers. Thirty-year-old Blieden, who used to live in Cincinnati, Ohio, but now resides in Santa Monica, California, admitted embezzling more than $22 million over three-and-a-half years. Blieden pleaded guilty to one...
Poker Players With Most Cashes in Different Countries
Plenty of poker players lay claim to being grinders. That is, seeking value in the games they play and grinding out long hours at the tables. Some poker players are extraordinary and travel the world playing poker. An elite group have cashed in dozens of different countries. These are the...
David Jackson Wins 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open
David Jackson is enjoying the best poker year of his life and is showing no signs of slowing down. The Florida native added another major live poker tournament title to his resume last week in New Jersey. Jackson was one of 511 entrants in the Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship,...
Adrian Mateos Wins the 2019 CPP Main Event
Adrian Mateos won the 2019 partypoker LIVE 2019 MILLIONS World Bahamas Main Event for $1,162,805 after a three-way deal. This latest in a long line of victories push Mateos’ live poker tournament winnings to $19,423,996. Mateos struck the deal with Aaron Van Blarcum and Chris Hunichen. The trio shared $3,230,000...
Win More Money By Attacking the Blinds
Everyone knows that the two worst positions at the table in poker are the small and big blind. Every player loses money in the long run when they are in the blinds, no matter how good they are. This makes attacking the blinds an enticing proposition. Are you attacking the...
The Biggest Winning Female Poker Players Of All-Time
Vanessa Selbst: $11,891,332 – the most of any female poker player Former Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst is number one in the female all-time money listings with $11,891,332 in cashes. Selbst is one of the best poker players period, never mind best of the female players. Although now retired from...
Main Differences Between Live and Online Poker
Live and online poker are almost exactly the same game, although there are some major differences. The rules are the same in that a flush beats a straight. Tournaments play the same, as do cash game, but there are several differences between the live and online game. Winning players tend...
Admin Error Strips Negreanu of WSOP POY Title
An administration error has stripped Daniel Negreanu of the 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year title. The former Team PokerStars Pro had been celebrating his third POY title, but Robert Campbell is the true POY. Negreanu had enjoyed incredible WSOP and WSOP Europe festivals. Twenty-four cashes, five...
Transitioning From Cash Games to Tournaments
Most poker players tend to play either cash games or tournaments exclusively and do so throughout their careers. Specializing in one poker format is common as it allows a player to fully develop their skills. While the rules are the same if you play No Limit Hold’em cash game or...
2019 Poker Masters Kicks Off: Baron Wins Opening Event
Isaac Baron continued his impressive return to the felt with a victory in the 2019 Poker Masters opening event. Baron came out on top of a 97-strong field in the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em event for a $223,100 score. Fans of online poker will know of Baron. The Californian was...