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by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 11, '10
Special Invites and Satellites for Irish Open There is so much going on at PaddyPowerPoker.com in the run up to the Irish Open in April. Most dramatically an invite has been sent to the White House asking President Obama to take part in the main event. With Obama’s Irish roots and his love for Texas […]
by Kristy Arnett | Published: Dec 07, '09
Antonio Esfandiari, also known as “The Magician,” made the transition from professional illusionist to poker professional years ago, and since then, he’s earned $3.2 million in tournaments and has won a World Series of Poker bracelet and a World Poker Tour title, but cash games have always been his main source of income. Esfandiari is […]
by Ola Brandborn | Published: Jun 27, '07
It's official: I'm the worst poker player in Sweden! I had pocket sevens on a flop of 10-9-7 during the Swedish Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Obviously, flopped sets are worthless against A-10. After another 10 on the turn and a 9 on the river, I was very low on chips, and a few hands later, […]
by Rolf Slotboom | Published: Nov 02, '06
There are not yet many women who are playing in the major events in Europe, and there are even fewer competing at the highest level. But Betsson has changed that. Through a unique competition in which it picked the "Poker Queen" of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, it has given three young ladies the chance to […]
by Andrew N.S. Glazer | Published: Jun 14, '06
Editor's note: This is one in a series of articles originally written for an Internet website for the 2001 World Series of Poker tournament events. I never cease to be amazed at how often poker provides metaphors for life, and one of the more common ones involves the value of never giving up, never quitting, […]
by Allyn Shulman | Published: Jun 14, '06
Youthful, exuberant, and probably the most gleeful 25-year-old on the face of this planet, professional magician Antonio Esfandiari couldn't sleep for days after outplaying 382 entrants and capturing first place, to the tune of $1,399,135, at Commerce Casino's L.A. Poker Classic. Without giving it a second thought, the generous youngster tipped the dealers $35,000, which […]
