David "Mr. Comeback" Chiu

While it may not be the media circus that is the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour Championship event remains as one of the lone remaining true tests of skill for tournament professionals. The hefty $25,000 buy-in accomplishes two goals: It creates the largest prize pool of the year on...

Wednesday May 21, 2008

published 48 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 10

Up-and-Comers of the European Poker Tour

Other poker tours and TV shows have done their part to create household names domestically, but a new breed of poker superstar is sprouting up abroad. And, thanks to the European Poker Tour, which allows players who are at least 18 and up to play, they're getting younger and younger. The new...

Wednesday May 14, 2008

published 55 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 9

Famous for Second, Seidel Finishes First

And Chan has him … Those are the words that would haunt anyone who just so happened to be immortalized in poker's most popular movie, yet Erik Seidel takes it in stride, shrugging off any misconception that his depiction in Rounders bothers him. Despite eight World Series of Poker...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

published 70 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 8

Third Try's the Charm

Despite its relatively young four-year existence, the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship can now lay claim to a little historical significance in the poker world. Two opponents, best known for being the bridesmaid, not the bride, stepped into the spotlight of the final table for yet another...

Wednesday Apr 09, 2008

published 90 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 7

Brandog the Bounty Hunter

Brandon Cantu entered the final table of the Bay 101 World Poker Tour Shooting Star championship with a monster chip lead, and when it was all over, he had collected $40,000 in bounties and bonuses, and took home the $1 million first-place prize. Nearly everything went Cantu's way, and...

Wednesday Feb 27, 2008

published 132 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 4

Brett Faustman Wins World Poker Open

Tunica, Mississippi, has been a staple location of the World Poker Tour since it first started six seasons ago. While the annual stop has featured some of the most exciting final tables in televised poker history, recently, an oversaturation of tournaments and Tunica's rural location have...

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