Last Man Standing: Paul Wasicka Wins 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Forget powerhouses like Florida, North Carolina, and UCLA, in poker's version of "March Madness," the big names include Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Ted Forrest, and J.C. Tran. From March 9 through March 10, 64 players gathered at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to participate in the...

Wednesday May 09, 2007

published about 1 year ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 9

Driven

In five years, Paul Wasicka plans to be playing on the PGA tour. Lounging on a wraparound sofa in the living room of his newly purchased Las Vegas home, the 26-year-old poker pro makes this statement like a man filling out a "things to do" list. He'll compete against Tiger Woods and...

Wednesday Apr 25, 2007

published about 1 year ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 8

Star Man

"Star light, star bright, if I bust you, I receive five grand tonight." The above "Mother-Goose-As-Poker-Player" nursery rhyme basically sums up the 2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star championship: bust one of the tournament's designated "Shooting Star" players, and...

Wednesday Apr 11, 2007

published about 1 year ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 7

A True Underdog Story

Like a good Hollywood screenplay, the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic broke down into three acts. Act 1: A poker army, 791 strong, descends on Commerce Casino, making the 2007 LAPC the largest $10,000 event in World Poker Tour history. Act 2: The field dwindles, many notable characters perish, and the...

Wednesday Mar 14, 2007

published about 1 year ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 5
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 4, Number 4

Victory in Victoria - Gus Hansen Wins 2007 Aussie Millions

In Melbourne, Australia, things just tend to be different than in good old Las Vegas, USA. The seasons are the opposite of each other, driving on the left side of the road means driving on the "right side of the road," cricket players get Nike contracts - and, heck, even the toilets...

Wednesday Mar 14, 2007

published about 1 year ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 5

John 'Johnny World' Hennigan Wins 2007 Winter Poker Open

After stops in the Bahamas (PokerStars Caribbean Adventure), Australia (Aussie Millions), and Mississippi (World Poker Open), a grueling January on the professional poker circuit wrapped up in Atlantic City with one of the East Coast's biggest tournaments - the Winter Poker Open, a World...

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