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The Immortals of Poker: Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, the master of resilience

July 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM |

Explore Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi’s path from teen prodigy through financial setbacks to four Poker Players Championship titles and the 2025 WSOP Main Event crown.

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Poker Saved My Life: Jordan Handrich’s Inspiring Journey

June 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM |

After a stroke ended her legal career, Jordan Handrich rebuilt her life through poker, national TV, and a service dog named Carmen.

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The Immortals of Poker: Stephen Chidwick, the Silent Assassin

June 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM |

Stephen Chidwick’s journey from online prodigy to $66M+ live earnings and a legacy built on precision, discipline, and lasting impact.

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From Chess Fame to Poker Tables: The Rise of Alexandra Botez

May 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM |

From chess prodigy to poker talent—Alexandra Botez bridges strategy and entertainment, inspiring a new generation in two of the world’s most iconic games.

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The Immortals of Poker: Tom "durrrr" Dwan, the High-Stakes Maverick

May 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM |

Tom Dwan rose from a $50 online bankroll to global poker fame—explore his meteoric rise, the Durrrr Challenge, and his mysterious Macau years.

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Phil Hellmuth’s Son Scores Career-Best Poker Win on Poker Night in America in Reno

May 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM |

Phil Hellmuth’s son wins $27,050 on Poker Night in America in Reno—his biggest poker result yet. Full story and reactions via CardPlayer.com.

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The Story of Viktor Blom Continues – The Darkest Day of the Isildur1 Legend

April 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM |

The legendary session where Brian Hastings won $4.2M from Isildur1 — what really happened on the night everything came crashing down?

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From Poker Pro to Hungary’s Top Math Influencer – The Hanna Németh Story

March 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM |

Hanna Németh went from poker pro to Hungary’s top math influencer. As Hanna – I love matek, her honest, viral videos now inspire 100,000+ followers.

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The Immortals of Poker: Daniel Negreanu, the True Ambassador of the Game

February 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM |

Seven WSOP bracelets, two WPT titles, and a genius for reading opponents—Daniel Negreanu, "Kid Poker," is one of the greatest legends in poker history.

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The Immortals of Poker: Phil Ivey, the Versatile Genius

February 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM |

Phil Ivey learned the basics of poker from his grandfather, started his career with a fake ID, and went on to become the most feared player of the game's golden era.

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WSOP Main Event Chipleader JC Tran Sings Up to Team 888Poker

August 27, 2013 at 6:08 PM |

888Poker has officially announced that JC Tran has become the latest member of the pro team of the room. The chipleader of this year's November Nine will wear the colours of 888Poker in the WSOP finale.

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TPirahna Enters PokerStars Hall of Fame

August 12, 2013 at 12:56 PM |

As the first ever primarily fix limit player, Anthony ‘TPiranha’ Pirone got inducted into the PokerStars Hall of Fame after accumulating over 5 million VPPs.

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Who is the best WSOP Main Event champion of Recent Years?

July 22, 2013 at 9:54 PM |

Even though one can be a WSOP champion with extreme amounts of luck, many world champions have already proven their might before their Main Event win. Who is the best champion out there? Vote in our forum!

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Mortensen's Predecessors - The Biggest Falls of the Main Event

July 18, 2013 at 7:59 PM |

The final day of the WSOP Main Event in July always holds some interesting twists for players. We have collected some of the most memorable meltdowns and eliminations of recent WSOP history.

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Odd_Oddsen = Ola Amundsgard

July 16, 2013 at 7:47 PM |

The identity of the online high stakes regular Odd_Oddsen and no_Ola has finally been revealed. The Norwegian player's real name is Ola Amundsgard.

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Gus Hansen and Durrrr Survive WSOP Main Event Day 1C Sitting Out

July 11, 2013 at 12:57 PM |

Immense Open Face Chinese poker action has been going on in the Aria Casino in Las Vegas for the past days. The game has even seduced some of the best pros from the WSOP Main Event tables, causing some controversy.

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Nominations Are Open for 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

July 4, 2013 at 2:09 PM |

For the fifth time in a row, Harrah’s Entertainment picks inductees for the annual Poker Hall of Fame based on an open nomination process, which is now open, submit your inductee now!

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Duhamel’s Ex Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Jail

June 27, 2013 at 5:07 PM |

While potentially facing a sentence for life, Bianca Rojas-Latraverse is eventually to serve three and a half years prison for planning the assault on and robbery of WSOP champion Jonathan Duhamel.

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Greek Housewife To Go Pro After Winning 100 Billionth Hand

June 18, 2013 at 4:33 PM |

The Greek player Isidora Panagiotopoulou (microulis69) won $103,800 on Thursday at PokerStars. She intends to use some of it to become a professional poker player.

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Ronaldo - Fenomeno with Footballs and Chips Alike

June 13, 2013 at 8:45 PM |

As we reported in April, the Brazilian football star joined PokerStars' team. The two times world champion now introduces his amazing skill with the...poker chips, apparently.

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Shane Schleger, the "Shaniac" - A Peek Into the Life of an MTT Pro

May 22, 2013 at 8:14 PM |

PokerStars released a short film portraying Shane Schleger, PokerStars Team Online pro, who has amassed more than $3,7 million in online tournament winnings.

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Doyle Brunson Not Playing at WSOP This Year

May 16, 2013 at 2:24 PM |

79-year old Doyle Brunson tweeted he is not going to participate in this year's World Series of Poker; he says he is afraid he finally has to give in to Father Time.

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Gus Hansen Crawls Back with $1.5 Million Session

May 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM |

One of this year’s biggest online high stakes loser so far, Gus Hansen managed to pull himself together and won a total of $1.5 million on FLO8 and 27TD tables earlier this week. His payday was sponsored by Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Alex ‘PostflopAction’ Kostritsyn, above all.

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Crockfords Accuses Ivey of Cheating

May 15, 2013 at 1:20 PM |

Crockfords Casino accuses nine times WSOP champion Phil Ivey of abusing a faulty deck of cards to gain an edge in his baccarat game, therefore it is not paying the poker ace’s £7.3 million in winnings.

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Sauce123 Strips Blom of His May Profits

May 10, 2013 at 1:25 PM |

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom kicked off May with $1.3 million in profits, but this week saw him lose it all to Ben ‘Sauce123’ Sulsky.

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Patrik Antonius Comes Back with $1.8 Million Online

April 25, 2013 at 4:13 PM |

Among the great comebackers in the field of online high stakes poker, Patrik Antonius is currently outperforming everybody else: the Finnish pro is up $1.8 million this year.

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Dutch Boyd Raises Kickstarter Funds to Publish Autobiography

April 24, 2013 at 2:28 PM |

Dutch Boyd had won two WSOP titles and boasted a total of $2.1 million in live tournament winnings. After going bankrupt late last year, he is now to publish his autobiography and strategy book.

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Gypsymagi820’s Identity Revealed

April 23, 2013 at 2:56 PM |

Finnish player Kyosti Isberg turns out to be behind the Sunday Million runner-up and high stakes HU SNG prodigy ’gypsymagi820’ screen name. Isberg is currently in the top section of the EPT Berlin field.

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Meet Online High Stakes Money List 2013 Leader PostflopAction

April 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

Alexander ‘PostflopAction’ Kostritsyn confidently leads the 2013 online high stakes money list: the Russian has 4 million in profits to his name this year and his stats show a steady growth.