by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Nov 07, '09
… of how the Great Dane, Gus Hansen, purchased the rights to the lion … bet,” Elezra relayed. Ivey let Hansen get in on the action, … pull off the monumental task. Hansen agreed, and Ivey landed himself a … against Ivey. I gave Gus Hansen my 50K bet against him. …
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Oct 31, '09
… the field was halved from eight to four. Things got off to a flying start in the first battle which featured Victor Ilyukhin and Thor Drexel. The two had only sat down when Ilyukhin moved all in preflop and was called by Drexel. It was a pocket pair each …
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Oct 30, '09
… the past 30 years and I have a lot of patience.” Thor Drexel beat Robert Price in the next match. The ultimate hand … p.m. (local time) today are: Victor V. Ilyukhin VERSUS Thor Drexel Richard Gryko VERSUS Bambos Xanthos Laurence Houghton VERSUS Tony …
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Oct 29, '09
… Jan Teilhof BEAT Jean Daniel Malan Thor Drexel BEAT Adnan Chanaa Samer George … Dervaux Robert Price BEAT Marc Goodwin Thor Drexel BEAT Teddy Sheringham Richard Gryko … VERSUS Jan Teilhof Robert Price VERSUS Thor Drexel Richard Gryko VERSUS Paul …
by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Oct 13, '09
Three WSOP final tables and two second-place finishes in a single year, more than $1 million in 2009 winnings, a nationally syndicated TV show with him as the star, and a photo in ESPN The Magazine with him wearing just his briefs. On paper, it looks …
by Card Player News Team | Published: Nov 01, '09
… 290) Fifth John Eames (£38,468) Sixth Simon Pearson (£28,851) Seventh Martyn Bebb (£22,440) Eighth Eric Liu (£16,028) Ninth Thor Drexel (£12,823) Brit David La Ronde went home £208,367 richer for his first place finish when his A-7 beat Tureniec’s K …
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 01, '09
… banter, success, or simple likeability. Names like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Phil Ivey, Phil Laak, and Gus Hansen can fit into all or any of the above categories. A Star is Born? The latest star or perhaps legend in the …
by Jennifer Mason | Published: Oct 01, '09
… s enough to feature Phil Ivey on golfing with Patrik Antonius and Daniel Negreanu to get more hits than Theo Jorgensen on Gus Hansen during their celebrity boxing match. Which leads neatly on to the outer ring of the media circus: the proposition bets and …
by Card Player News Team | Published: Oct 01, '09
… from October 6 to 8, are Howard Lederer, Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilly, J.C. Tran, Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, and Gus Hansen. Online players can qualify at FullTiltPoker.com. The Poker Million VIII begins airing on Sky Sports in September. November Nine Betting …
by David Apostolico | Published: Sep 01, '09
… focus is to keep track of your play. In a previous column, I mentioned the value of analyzing all of your hands, a la Gus Hansen in Every Hand Revealed. I received a lot of positive feedback on that column, so I thought I would pass on the availability of …