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Eleven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth recently spoke his mind regarding online gaming in Washington D.C. Hellmuth started with talking about how that the D.C. area may not do well in pulling in traffic due to the small population. He stated,
Hellmuth not optimistic on D.C. Igaming's chances.
“I still think that people are looking for »
Since 2008, the final table of the WSOP Main Event has been played in November at the Rio. Known as the November Nine, the event was supposed to reignite interest in the poker community for the WSOP Main Event final table.
Hard to believe all that money from last year only drew $459 in interest.
The first »
There has been a lot going on in the last week in the poker world. The Epic Poker League crowned its first champion in Chino Rheem. This victory was partially overshadowed by both Chino’s tendency to be a welcher on bets and also by Daniel Negreanu’s negative comments about the league. Also, we learned of »
Badih Bounahra, 49, lives in San Pedro Town, Belize. Bounahra runs a wholesale grocery business. Bounahra considers himself a social player, even if he ends up winning the WSOP Main Event. He will start the November 9 with 19,700,000 in chips, which puts him in 6th position.
Bounahra is the oldest player at the November Nine »
Martin Staszko, 35, is from Trinec, Czech Republic. Staszko started playing poker 4 years ago. Prior to playing poker full time, Staszko worked in an automotive shop and was responsible for vehicle painting and production. After seeing the WPT on Television, Staszko started playing poker. Staszko will begin the final table with 40,175,000 in chips. »
Anton Makiievskyi, 21, is from the Ukraine. He is a full time student and this is his first WSOP. Makiievskyi has been playing for several years online. He primarily played 9- man sit-and-go’s at the start of his career. He then added live cash and online MTT’s to his schedule. Makiievskyi will start the November »
Sam Holden, 22, comes from Canterbury, UK. Holden learned to play poker while at Kent University where he was studying forensic science. Holden began playing poker in his University’s poker club. He only started playing professionally a year ago. Holden will start the final table with 12,375,000 in chips. This puts him in 9th »
Pius Heinz, 22, is from Cologne, Germany. He is currently attending University and is primarily an online player. He began playing poker in 2007 but his first live tournament scores did not come until the 2011 WSOP. Heinz is going into the final 9 with 16,425,000 in chips. This puts him in 7th place. He »
