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...

Tuesday Jul 01, 2008

published 8 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 5, Number 7

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 Aug 15, 2007

published 329 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 16
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 4, Number 9

The Second-Happiest Day of His Life

Each year, the eyes of the poker world fall upon a single story. That story is the main event of the World Series of Poker, and like all great stories, it is a mixture of many elements. Characters emerge, both heroes and villains, smaller stories emerge within the context of the larger one, and...

Wednesday Aug 01, 2007

published 343 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 20, Number 15
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 4, Number 9

The Legacy Grows

Anytime you gather 100 of the most talented people in the world in a single discipline at one place, the result is an exhibition of greatness. On June 24, that is exactly what happened at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It was day one of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, and 148 of...

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