David Chiu Wins $3.38 Million and 2008 WPT Championship Title

David Chiu had one of the least-popular tasks in poker sitting before him when the final heads-up battle began at the 2008 World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio. He was facing Gus Hansen for the title and $3,389,140 in prize money, and was starting this task at a major disadvantage. Hansen...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 46 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

2008 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final Makes History

Monte Carlo has been a place that's synonymous with gambling long before a game of poker was ever dealt in Las Vegas, so it is only fitting that it was the setting for the richest poker-tournament prize in not only the history of Europe, but also anywhere in the world outside of Sin City. The...

Wednesday May 14, 2008

published 53 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 9

Lee Markholt Wins World Poker Challenge

It was an accomplishment just to be one of the final six players in the 2008 World Poker Tour World Poker Challenge at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. To get down to the final table of 10, the players had to fight through a field of 261 players over three days of poker just to have a...

Wednesday May 14, 2008

published 53 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 9

Poker's Renaissance Man

If you were to sit down at a tournament poker table with Lee Watkinson, you most likely would come away with the impression of him as a quiet and measured opponent who let his play do the talking as he relieved you of your chips. You might remember his piercing stare, which shouts focus and...

Wednesday Mar 26, 2008

published 102 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 6

Phil Ivey Wins L.A. Poker Classic Championship

For some players, it is not a question of if, it's a question of when. Phil Ivey is one of the most respected players in the game of poker. He had appeared at a record seven World Poker Tour final tables, which was more than any other player in history before the 2008 L.A. Poker Classic. But,...

Wednesday Feb 13, 2008

published 144 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 3

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Wins $2 Million and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Title

The European Poker Tour PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) was the first major poker tournament of 2008, and it featured a collection of the world's best poker talent. It attracted 1,136 players, making it the largest non-World Series of Poker tournament with a buy-in over $5,000....

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