Robert Williamson III “Poker a day to learn and a lifetime to master.”

Paul Newman “If you are playing a poker game and you look around the table and and can not tell who the sucker is, its you.”

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Howard Lederer Interview with Bernard Lee Part 1

Howard Lederer Interview with Bernard Lee Part 1

The Hijack Seat with Bernard Lee is back, this time with guest Howard Lederer. Also known as “The Professor of Poker,” Lederer is one of only four poker players in history with multiple World Series of Poker bracelets and multiple World Poker Tour Victories. He is also a chess champion as well as [...]

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2010 World Series of Poker: Dissecting the Tournament of Champions Sudden Death Sit-n-Go

2010 World Series of Poker: Dissecting the Tournament of Champions Sudden Death Sit-n-Go

On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker Academy announced it would be holding a nine-person sit-n-go to award their sponsor exemption entry into the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. With the sit-n-go itself taking place Thursday…

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European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1a: Munz Tears the Roof Off

European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1a: Munz Tears the Roof Off

When players streamed into the tournament area at Le Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, it was to a sun-drenched vision of high-end luxury; this poker room is so fly that the roof comes off. Being poker players, however, many of the 351 runners cowered…

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European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1b: Thiago Nishijima Leads the Pack to Day 2

European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1b: Thiago Nishijima Leads the Pack to Day 2

In many ways, Day 1B was like a Hollywood sequel to the previous day here at the European Poker Tour Grand Final. It was bigger with more money, but the plot was essentially the same. Mercifully on this day, the roof was not left open for too long…

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The Nightly Turbo: Poker Player Extradited, WPT on Facebook, and Warnie Causes a Stir

The Nightly Turbo: Poker Player Extradited, WPT on Facebook, and Warnie Causes a Stir

It has been ruled that a UK poker player charged in the death of his wife can be extradited to the United States to face trial, the World Poker Tour has come to Facebook, and Shane Warne is causing quite a fuss. You can find all this and more in…

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