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Scott Seiver Recaps Recent NAPT, L.A. Poker Classic Success

By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY

Poker pro Scott Seiver has been on the run of a lifetime. The young gun finished fourth in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour High-Roller Bounty Shootout last month for $215,000 and won the L.A. Poker Classic High-Roller event for another $425,000.

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Annie Duke Breaks Down National Heads-Up Poker Championship Win

By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY

Over the weekend, UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke became the first female winner ever of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will air next month on NBC. Duke sat down to discuss her monumental win. More...

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A.J. Benza Levels About High Stakes Poker

“High Stakes Poker” Season 6 is currently underway on cable station GSN. One notable difference from the first five seasons is the absence of commentator A.J. Benza, who was let go in favor of bringing on floor reporter Kara Scott. More...

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Antonio Esfandiari Interview with Poker News Daily

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Erick Lindgren Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You won your first bracelet during the 2008 World Series of Poker, getting that proverbial monkey off your back. Is that your biggest poker accomplishment of your career? Lindgren: It has to be. It was definitely a big deal. It was something that I really wanted and was looking forward to, so accomplishing it felt really good. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 15th

Bernard Lee Discusses Foxwoods Signing

On Tuesday, the poker world learned that industry veteran Bernard Lee had signed with Foxwoods, becoming one of the first players ever to be sponsored by a land-based casino. Poker News Daily sat down with the host of ESPN’s “Inside Deal” to get the back-story on the signing. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 10th

Jeff Madsen Breaks Down Borgata Winter Poker Open Win

Over the weekend, two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and Full Tilt Poker pro Jeff Madsen took down the $3,500 Main Event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open for $625,000. Madsen sat down with Poker News Daily to recap his run. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 8th

Kara Scott Previews High Stakes Poker Season 6

Debuting on February 14th at 8:00pm ET on GSN is Season 6 of the popular cash game show “High Stakes Poker.” This time around, hostess Kara Scott will conduct interviews in the “High Stakes Poker” suite, replacing A.J. Benza. Scott sat down with Poker News Daily to preview the upcoming cycle. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 4th

Joe Sebok Discusses UB.com Leap of Faith Freeroll

On Wednesday, February 17th at 9:00pm ET, the USA-friendly online poker room UB.com is hosting an extra special freeroll in which the winner gets a once-in-a-lifetime skydiving experience with Joe Sebok. In total, $2,000 in cash and prizes will be up for grabs, with the winner plummeting to the ground with the PokerRoad personality. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 29th

Tiffany Michelle Comments on New Amazing Race Cast

The pairings for the 16th cycle of the Emmy Award winning reality series “Amazing Race” were released last week and, this time around, no poker players will make the journey. Competing last season was UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle, who hit the “Amazing Race” circuit with Maria Ho. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 25th

Andrew Wiggins on How to Play Rush Poker

Recently, the USA-friendly Full Tilt Poker introduced Rush Poker, which allows players to move tables quickly after their action in a hand has ended. Poker News Daily sat down with CardRunners instructor and Full Tilt Poker pro Andrew “muddywater” Wiggins to discuss the brand new addition. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 21st

Andy Bloch Discusses Rush Poker Strategy

Poker News Daily sat down with Full Tilt Poker pro Andy Bloch to get his take on the strategy behind Rush Poker, his goals for 2010, and his thoughts on the online poker phenomenon known as Isildur1. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 20th

Dusty Schmidt (Leatherass) Recaps Drag the Bar Signing

Poker News Daily: Congratulations on signing with Drag the Bar. Give us the background to joining the site after leaving StoxPoker. Dusty Schmidt: I started as a member at StoxPoker, got promoted to coach, and they made me an equity holder. It was exciting, we had a good group of guys, and post-merger, they sometimes lost sight of what got them there. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 19th

Harrison Gimbel (gibler123) Recaps 2010 PCA Main Event Win

Banking $2.2 million for winning the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main event was 19 year-old Harrison “gibler123” Gimbel, who became the youngest champion ever of the $10,000 buy-in feature tournament. Gimbel sat down with Poker News Daily shortly after the win to recap his monumental run. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 13th

Aria Poker Room Manager Recaps First Three Weeks

Recently opening on the Las Vegas Strip was CityCenter, an MGM Mirage creation that includes the Aria Resort and Casino. Within the friendly confines of Aria is its poker room, which debuted amid an economic downswing. Nevertheless, it has received high marks. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 11th

Evelyn Ng Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Describe how you got started in poker. Ng: I took a job as a dealer in an underground poker club in Toronto. That's how I learned to play. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 8th

Mohsin Charania (chicagocards1) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get into poker? Mohsin Charania: I never saw “Rounders.” I never saw poker on television. I was a junior in college [at the University of Illinois] and I went over to one of my friend’s places. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on January 2nd

Erica Schoenberg Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Schoenberg: I came off of playing blackjack with a team. Our team disbanded and we were getting a lot of heat from the casinos. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 31st

PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge Winner Mike Kosowski Recaps Win

On the December 27th episode of the FOX poker game show “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge,” Mike Kosowski, a first responder on September 11th, 2001, defeats Daniel Negreanu heads-up to earn $1 million. He sat down with Poker News Daily to recap his run. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 21st

Vanessa Rousso Discusses Big Slick Boot Camp, Televised Poker

From her stunning performance in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in March, where she finished second to Huck Seed, to television and magazine gigs, to running her own poker training camp called the Big Slick Boot Camp, Rousso has been at the pinnacle of the poker world. More...

By Earl BurtonPosted on December 15th

Todd Brunson Interview with Poker News Daily

Among those present at a press conference welcoming the newest member of the DoylesRoom Brunson 10, Dani “ansky451” Stern, was Todd Brunson, son of poker legend Doyle Brunson. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 7th

Juha Helppi Interview with Poker News Daily

This week, InterPoker pro Juha Helppi will take to the felts of the Poker Million VIII final, a made-for-television event that will also feature players like Luke “FullFlush1” Schwartz, James Akenhead, Taylor “Green Plastic” Caby, Dag Martin Mikkelsen, and Peter Vasiliou. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 1st

Poker2Nite Host Scott Huff Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Tell us about the feedback you received from the first episode of the UB.com-sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite” on Fox Sports Net. Scott Huff: People in the poker world seem to be excited about the show and hope that we can do a good enough job with it to last beyond our 13-episode run. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 25th

Haseeb Qureshi Comments on Isildur1 and High-Stakes Poker

Swedish newcomer Isildur1 has dominated the action on Full Tilt Poker in recent weeks, helping grow the eight largest pots in online poker history. One of his opponents, CardRunners instructor Haseeb “INTERNET POKERS” Qureshi, sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss Isildur1’s recent dominance. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 23rd

Jay Rosenkrantz Discusses the Future of 2 Months, $2 Million

Poker News Daily: Calls and e-mails we’ve placed to G4 on the future of the online poker reality show “2 Months, $2 Million” have gone unreturned. What have you heard about the possibility of a second season? Rosenkrantz: I’ve heard that they’re happy. I haven’t gotten official word, but I haven’t asked either. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 19th

Joe Cada Comments on WSOP Main Event Victory

Poker News Daily: Congratulations on the big win in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. How are you feeling after the victory? Cada: It hasn’t quite hit me yet, but I’m feeling really good. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 12th

Amazing Race: Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle Speak on Elimination

In the Netherlands, professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho were eliminated from the CBS reality series “Amazing Race” when the duo was unable to complete either side of the leg’s Detour. The last women standing in the 2007 and 2008 WSOP Main Events sat down with Poker News Daily to recap their journey. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 4th

James McManus Discusses the Poker History Book Cowboys Full

Earlier this decade, when poker wasn’t the behemoth that it is today, a noted writer by the name of James McManus accepted a job from Harper’s Magazine to cover the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP). More...

By Earl BurtonPosted on October 31st

Tommy Vedes Interview with Poker News Daily

Taking down the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago event was poker pro Tommy Vedes, who earned $1.2 million for his efforts. Vedes, who took 19th in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and made the final table of a $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha High-Low contest, sat down with Poker News Daily to recap his recent run. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 27th

Alex Outhred Discusses Deepstacks University

Deepstacks University is an online and live poker school slated to open at the beginning of November. What makes Deepstacks University different is that it offers players poker instruction for a cost that is vastly less than the various boot camps that are available. More...

By Earl BurtonPosted on October 20th

Kevin Schaffel Interview with Poker News Daily

When play resumes in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Kevin Schaffel, a PokerStars sponsored pro, will hold the sixth largest stack. Just weeks after play ended at the Rio, Schaffel proved he was no fluke, final tabling the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker event. He sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss his recent run. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 15th

Hevad Khan Talks Celebration in Poker

Team PokerStars Pro’s Hevad “RaiNKhaN” Khan’s ride through the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event sparked controversy around the industry. “The Bulldozer” and other dances became staples of the poker world and brought about the aptly-named “Hevad Khan Rule” addressing excessive celebrations. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 14th

Jay Rosenkrantz Recaps 2 Months, $2 Million

We’re eight episodes through the G4 online poker reality series “2 Months, $2 Million” and the cast is $507,000 in the black. Among those who made waves in last week’s episode was Jay Rosenkrantz, who sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss his heads-up match against David “Viffer” Peat and the show in general. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 13th

Darvin Moon Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: What does it feel like to be a member of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine? Moon: It’s a privilege. It’s overwhelming. I never thought I would be here, but I’m here and I’ll make the most of it. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 9th

Jeff Shulman Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: It must feel good to be back at the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event after a nine-year hiatus. Shulman: It definitely feels good, but it’s so much different now. Back then, the tournament was played in one or two days. From making the money to final table was eight hours, so you didn’t have time to think. Now, I’m up at 2:00am every morning thinking about it. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 3rd

Olivier Busquet Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker pro Olivier Busquet, a high-stakes heads-up sit and go expert, recently took down the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Borgata Poker Open, mounting a comeback of epic proportions after being down 20:1 in chips to Jeremy Brown with a $925,000 first place prize on the line. Busquet sat down with Poker News Daily to recap the comeback. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 28th

International Federation of Poker: Governing Body for the Industry?

Ever since the explosion of poker in the early years of the 21st century, attempts have been made to organize players, either through a governing body for the sport or an organization to impose changes in the game, with varying degrees of success. More...

By Earl BurtonPosted on September 25th

Joe Sebok Discusses Ultimate Bet Signing

On Monday, it was revealed that PokerRoad CEO Joe Sebok had become the new Media and Operations Consultant for Ultimate Bet. The online poker site is fresh off releasing the list of screen names associated with the cheating scandal led by Russ Hamilton. Sebok sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss his new role. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 21st

Antoine Saout Interview with Poker News Daily

When play resumes in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Everest Poker pro Antoine Saout will hold the eighth largest chip stack, 9.5 million, barely trailing the 9.75 million of Phil Ivey. Saout previewed the Main Event with Poker News Daily. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 19th

Tiffany Michelle Gives the Inside Scoop on Amazing Race

On September 27th, the 15th installment of the CBS reality franchise “Amazing Race” will kick off at 8:00pm ET. Appearing will be professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho, the last women standing in the 2008 and 2007 WSOP Main Events, respectively. Michelle sat down with Poker News Daily to preview the season. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 16th

Doyle Brunson Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You have an autobiography coming out later this year. Can you talk about why you’re writing the book now and what readers can expect? Brunson: The book is supposed to be out in November. It’s been in the works for four or five years and I’ve vetoed it twice because I didn’t want it out there. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 29th

Jamie Gold on Poker in the Park Charity Tournament, WSOP November Nine

A total of 60 players turned out for the first ever Jamie Gold Charity Tournament held during London’s Poker in the Park, hosted by Gold and 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate. In the end, Swedish poker pro Mikael Gabrielsson took down the gala, which featured a reduced $400 buy-in. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 24th

Peter Traply (Belabacsi) Interview with Poker News Daily

The first Hungarian World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner ever, Peter “Belabacsi” Traply took home the gold in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout, Event #41. Traply steamrolled a field of 280 players en route to a $348,000 payday, only his second in the money finish in a WSOP event. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 23rd

Jimmy Fricke (Gobboboy) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get your start in poker? Fricke: Back in the day, it was basically out of necessity. Some friends of mine told me that they were going to be playing Magic a lot less and were going to be focusing on poker. I didn’t want to lose them, so I started going into poker with them. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 19th

Jay Rosenkrantz Talks 2 Months, $2 Million on G4

Debuting on Sunday, August 16th at 9:00pm ET on cable station G4 is the brand new online poker reality franchise “2 Months, $2 Million.” As part of the show, four players must earn $2 million collectively over a two-month period. “2 Months, $2 Million” participant Jay “Krantz” Rosenkrantz sat down with Poker News Daily to share his thoughts heading into Sunday’s premiere. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 14th

Chesterboy speaks about Pitbull Poker

At the 2+2 forums a user by the name of “Chesterboy” started a thread that quickly gained a large following accusing the site of foul play. Among the things alleged against Pitbull Poker were superuser access amongst certain players and "stack shaving," where money disappeared off the table without explanation. More...

By Sean GibsonPosted on August 11th

Emil Patel Reveals 2 Months, $2 Million Strategy

Among those who will compete on G4’s new online poker show “2 Months, $2 Million” is Emil “Whitelime” Patel, who will join forces with three other players to earn $2 million collectively in just two months. Poker News Daily caught up with Patel in the days leading up to the premiere on Sunday, August 16th at 9:00pm ET. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 9th

Nancy Todd Tyner Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did the 2009 WSOP compare to years past? Tyner: It was more organized this year. There was actually a cap on the number of entrants for each event, which is helpful to the players. I learned the hard way that feeling great on a Sunday and registering for a tournament on a Monday doesn’t mean I’ll be up for it, so I’m through doing that. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 4th

Joe Cada Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: After being the victim of a one-outer against Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, it has to feel good to be a member of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine. Tell us about your emotions a few weeks after the fact. Cada: I’m still really excited. It’s definitely hit me now that I’m back in Michigan since everyone is talking about it. It’s kind of weird and I’m not used to it. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 29th

Eric Buchman Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You’re second in chips to Darvin Moon heading into the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Would you have rather played down to a winner in July instead of waiting until November? More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 28th

Memorable Stories from the 2009 World Series of Poker

The 2009 WSOP will certainly be remembered for dominating performances by Jeffrey Lisandro and Phil Ivey. While those two superstars took the poker world by storm, Poker News Daily was at the Rio all summer to catch some of the other memorable stories from the world's largest poker event. More...

By Brett CollsonPosted on July 27th

Montel Williams Interview with Poker News Daily

At the recent Poker Players Alliance (PPA) charity tournament benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington, talk show host Montel Williams was among those in attendance. A former chip leader of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in years past, Williams has a wealth of poker experience under his belt on the world’s biggest stage. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 26th

Dennis Phillips Discusses Visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center

During the recent National Poker Week, 2008 WSOP November Nine member Dennis Phillips made the trek to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit with troops at the facility. Phillips, who flew a throng of supporters to last year’s Main Event final table, sat down with Poker News Daily just minutes before a charity poker tournament to talk about his afternoon. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 24th

Annie Duke Comments on National Poker Week

As part of National Poker Week, Ultimate Bet pro Annie Duke appeared as part of a charity tournament sponsored by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington. Poker News Daily caught up with Duke during the second of two breaks. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 22nd

Fredrik Paulsson Interview with Poker News Daily

Fredrik Paulsson is a well known Swedish cash game professional who makes his online home at Party Poker. His blog, http://fredrikpaulsson.blogspot.com/ has received worldwide followship from fellow cash game players and his insights into tilt control and 6-handed game theory have catapulted him into the mid-stakes where he is one of the top steady winners over the last year. More...

By Sean GibsonPosted on July 22nd

2009 WSOP November Nine Speak Out

The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is now paused for over 100 days. The action will resume on November 7th with the final nine players, who will vie for the $8.5 million first place prize. Joe Cada, Eric Buchman, and Darvin Moon are among those who will return to the Rio in November. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 17th

Joe Hachem Interview with Poker News Daily

The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event rages on in Las Vegas, as players fight through a field of more than 6,400 players for their right to claim the $8.5 million first place prize. Joe Hachem won the event in 2005 and was took a few minutes to answer questions from Poker News Daily about the Main Event, the current legal climate of poker, and his worldwide fame. More...

By Sean GibsonPosted on July 13th

Amir Lehavot Interview with Poker News Daily

Headed into Day 4 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Florida native Amir Lehavot holds the 128th largest stack overall out of 789 players remaining. Levahot, the Day 2B chip leader, sat down with Poker News Daily to share his thoughts. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 11th

Greg "FBT" Mueller Interview with Poker News Daily

Greg Mueller, affectionately known in the poker world as “FBT,” took down the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Limit Hold’em during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for $460,000. The win marked the Canadian’s first career WSOP bracelet and the country’s second of the 2009 WSOP. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 7th

Leo Wolpert (Pechorin) Interview with Poker News Daily

It isn't often you hear that a young 20-something is semi-retired, but Leo "Pechorin" Wolpert is just that. Wolpert went from being a full-time online poker player to a law school student at the University of Virginia. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on July 3rd

Brandon Cantu Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Congratulations on your Pot Limit Omaha H/L (PLO H/L) bracelet. What is your background in PLO H/L? Have you played a lot of it before? Brandon Cantu: No I haven't played that much, but I just let my skills as a poker player help me out with the game. I mean, I know what I'm doing. I'm not blind. I play Omaha H/L, I'm just not the best at it. It just worked. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on July 1st

Jeffrey Lisandro Interview with Poker News Daily

Jeffrey “Iceman” Lisandro accomplished a feat that many thought would be difficult to achieve in the post-Moneymaker era of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)—win three bracelets in a single year. Lisandro did just that, taking down Stud, Stud Hi/Lo and Razz events to make him the undisputed Stud games champion of 2009. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on June 27th

JC Tran Interview with Poker News Daily

Professional poker player and California native J.C. Tran is renowned for his success in the industry. The Asian Poker Tour (APT) sponsored player just added a new title to his long list of accomplishments, which already include a World Poker Tour (WPT) event win, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, and nearly $8 million in tournament winnings. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on June 25th

Eric Baldwin (basebaldy) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Baldwin: Like a lot of guys, when the movie “Rounders” came out, it got me into poker. My high school friends and I started playing small home games instead of doing homework and it built from there. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 20th

Roland de Wolfe Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: With your WSOP bracelet win in the Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better event, you’ve now earned the Triple Crown of Poker: a WSOP bracelet, a WPT title, and an EPT title. Does any one rank above the others? De Wolfe: I don’t think that any of them rank higher than the others because they’re all very special to me in their own way. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 18th

Brock Parker (t soprano) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: After you won your first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, you told the media that you didn’t sleep very well. How’d you sleep after your second bracelet? Parker: It’s kind of like, “OK. I’m tired. I can sleep.” However, when I lie down and start thinking, I have to make sure it really happened. I’m afraid I’m still asleep and dreaming. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 15th

WSOP Bracelet Winner Brian Lemke Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Is this your first World Series of Poker (WSOP)? Lemke: This is my first year. I had played in a Circuit Event in Atlantic City, but this is my first WSOP. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 11th

Rami Boukai Interview with Poker News Daily

Longtime online poker grinder Rami “arbianight” Boukai won his first ever World Series of Poker bracelet last week when he took down Event #10, a $2,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha event. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on June 10th

Steve Sung Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker pro Steve Sung took home the victory in the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Stimulus Special during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He banked $771,000 from the 6,012 player field, the largest ever assembled for a tournament outside of the Main Event and the fourth biggest of all-time. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 8th

Jason Mercier Interview with Poker News Daily

In just 14 short months, 22-year old Florida native Jason Mercier has burst onto the poker scene with a slew of top-tier results, including two European Poker Tour (EPT) titles, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe final table, over $3 million in live tournament winnings and, most recently, his first WSOP bracelet in Event #5, the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha contest. We sat down with Mercier to discuss his big win, how he got into poker, and how he has dealt with so much success at such a young age. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on June 7th

Thang Luu interview with Poker News Daily

Vietnamese-born poker player Thang Luu has just proved he is the indisputable king of Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better: he took the title two years in a row, and was runner-up the year before that. “Tiger” Luu shared some of his thoughts with Poker News Daily. More...

By Jessica WelmanPosted on June 2nd

Cliff Josephy (JohnnyBax) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: In many people's eyes, you're the top online poker player in the world. Is respect from your peers important to you? Josephy: In anything you do, respect is important. I don't know that people think I'm the top online poker player in the world, but respect is good. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on May 27th

Chris Wallace (Fox) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Wallace: I needed a distraction in my life. I needed something to focus on. When I learn things, I get very into them. I was working with exotic hardwoods and developed an allergy to them that was going to kill me if I didn’t stop, so my career was over. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on May 21st

Lee Jones Discusses the Future of Cake Poker

Recently, we reported that Lee Jones, the former Poker Room Manager on PokerStars, signed with Cake Poker. The agreement marks a coup of sorts for the USA-friendly site. Poker News Daily sat down with Jones for an exclusive look at his role and the future of the site. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on May 15th

Chad Brown Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Brown: If you go all the way back to the birth of my poker game, it would have been in the Bronx, where I grew up. I used to play poker in little Italian cafes on the weekends with my friends. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on May 9th

Phil Hellmuth Weighs in on Annie Duke's Celebrity Apprentice Chances

This Sunday marks the stirring conclusion to the second season of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice, pitting Ultimate Bet pro Annie Duke against comedian Joan Rivers. Working alongside Duke is Phil Hellmuth, who sat down with Poker News Daily to weigh in on Duke’s chances against the comedy icon. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on May 5th

Zach Hall (Umbrella Man) Interview with Poker News Daily

Zach Hall, a cash game grinder, received a lot of attention from spectators and media alike because he wore an umbrella hat during the recent LAPT Mar del Plata event. His fame caught on like wildfire to the point where on-site media outlets gave his stack updates ahead of poker pros like Joe Hachem and Chris Moneymaker. More...

By Sean GibsonPosted on May 4th

Justin Bonomo (ZeeJustin) Discusses WSOP Circuit Event Victory

Recently, Bodog Poker pro Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo took down the Championship Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit stop at Caesars Palace, banking $227,000 for his efforts. He spoke with Poker News Daily about his six-figure payday. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on May 2nd

Jamie Gold Gets Back to His Roots at the Irish Poker Open

Poker News Daily: You took sixth in a €1,500 buy-in preliminary tournament held during the Irish Poker Open. Talk about the poker scene in Ireland and connecting with your roots. Gold: I went because PaddyPower invited me. I’m Irish and was actually born Jamie Usher, so it’s in my blood. It’s why I don’t tan very well. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 29th

Isaac Haxton Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You finished as the runner up to Ryan Daut in the 2007 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Critique Daut’s play during that tournament. Haxton: I thought he played really well. Going into the final table having played against all of those guys, he was the one who I knew the least about and was the least concerned with. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 25th

Scott Clark Comments on Quitting the Best Damn Poker Show

The turning point of Season 2 of Fox Sports Net’s “Best Damn Poker Show” was the abrupt departure of contestant Scott Clark. Patrick Karst, a member of Team Annie Duke, ultimately won the series, which was in its second season. Clark sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss his experience and quitting the show. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 22nd

Carter King (ckingusc) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? King: I originally started playing after watching the Main Event run by Chris Moneymaker in 2003. It got me interested in poker. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 19th

Joe Sebok: Life on the PokerRoad

Poker News Daily: Tell us about the plans for PokerRoad at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Sebok: The thing that PokerRoad has tried to do is push the envelope. We’re still building and crafting our coverage this year. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 15th

Jeff Madsen Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You stormed onto the live poker scene in 2006, capturing two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. Did it all just come together at once? Madsen: I believed that I was a good player and borrowed some money to take a shot. I knew I was good, but certainly didn’t expect to do that well. I played my best game because I had nothing to lose. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 13th

Brandon Cantu Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You’re a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder and also made a deep run in the 2008 Main Event. In your mind, what’s your biggest poker accomplishment? Cantu: It has to be my WSOP bracelet win. It meant so much. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 9th

Eli Elezra Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: In your opinion, what's your biggest poker accomplishment? Elezra: Over the last five years, I have been invited to all of the shows on GSN like “High Stakes Poker” and on NBC, like the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. I love poker, but it is not my main source of income. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on April 3rd

Barry Greenstein Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: When you first started playing poker, did you have any idea you’d become this successful? Greenstein: I started when I was 12 years-old playing for quarters. I used to golf for money and play poker for money. When I started off, I just wanted to be able to pay for golf with my poker money. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 30th

Hollywood Dave Stann Interview with Poker News Daily

oker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Stann: I came out of the blackjack world and spent years traveling and playing cards for a living. I was on a team like the MIT guys, but we were international More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 27th

Taylor Caby (Green Plastic) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You’re 24 years-old, have a finance degree, are an expert at poker, and are a successful entrepreneur. Did you ever think that, at your age, you’d be where you are today? Caby: I really don’t stop to think about it too much now. I didn’t think that I would be in this position when I first started playing poker, went to college, or graduated. It just happened slowly. I’m definitely lucky to be where I am. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 22nd

Dario Minieri Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Has winning your first bracelet during the 2008 WSOP changed the way others at the poker table view you? Minieri: It’s a little bit removed from that, but people still ask me about it. People have respect for me at the poker table. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 15th

Huck Seed Describes Heads-Up Poker Championship Run

Poker News Daily: Talk about your game plan heading into the finals of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship against Vanessa Rousso. Seed: I really didn’t have a game plan. A friend of mine sent me a text message with some information on her, but I didn’t get it. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 11th

Heartland Poker Tour Founders Interview With Poker News Daily

Most serious poker players hope to capture a tournament championship on one of the tours that exist today, but many of them cannot travel or afford to buy into the World Poker Tour or World Series of Poker events. These players seem to have found a home in the Heartland Poker Tour. More...

By Earl BurtonPosted on March 11th

Vanessa Rousso Reveals Secrets to Heads-Up Championship Success

On Sunday, Vanessa Rousso advanced to the finals of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will air on six consecutive Sundays on NBC starting in April. Rousso ultimately fell to poker pro Huck Seed in the featured match-up, but still pocketed $250,000 in the process. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 10th

Adam Levy (Roothlus) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in online poker? Levy: I started playing around 2003 and then online in 2004 on PartyPoker. Slowly but surely, I was able to amass a bankroll. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 8th

Lee Markholt Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started playing poker? Markholt: My dad used to play a little bit of poker in the local card rooms here in Washington State. One summer, I was laid up from riding bulls. I picked up a couple of my dad’s poker books and read them. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on March 1st

Daniel Negreanu Discusses High Stakes Poker Experience

Fresh off a final table appearance at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe in London, Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu will now see his cash game expertise unfold on GSN beginning this Sunday, March 1st, at 9:00pm ET. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 27th

Antonio Esfandiari Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Esfandiari: I was about 19 years-old and lived at the time with Scott Stuart, who played poker in local casinos. He got me into it. He gave me a book to read, “Winning Low Limit Hold’em” by Lee Jones. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 23rd

Fleet Street Games Founder Dan Goldman Speaks Out

A former Vice President for PokerStars when the site launched, Dan Goldman has since dabbed into several other poker ventures. He served as the founder of both Duplicate Poker and Fleet Street Games. Goldman spoke on the future of subscription-based online poker and the closure of Fleet Street Games. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 18th

Preventing Problem Gaming on the Internet

Recently, Poker News Daily became aware of a study by Caroline Jawad and Stephen Griffiths that sought to find ways to curb problem gambling on the internet. The authors are giving readers of Poker News Daily a sneak preview as to what they can expect from their research as well as a chance to participate. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 12th

FTOPS Schedule Explained by Howard Lederer

On Wednesday, the first of 25 tournaments kicked off on Full Tilt Poker, one of the world’s largest online poker sites, as part of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). To talk about the development of the FTOPS as well as upcoming changes to Full Tilt, Poker News Daily sat down with Howard Lederer. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 6th

Annie Duke Discusses Celebrity Apprentice Experience

On March 1st, the second season of “The Celebrity Apprentice” will debut on NBC. Among the 16 contestants vying for prize money for charity is poker pro Annie Duke, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and one of the most successful female poker players in the history of the game. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 5th

Andrew Wiggins (muddywater) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: What has made CardRunners so successful? Wiggins: Our ability to listen to what our customers want and then react and provide them with it. Since the beginning, we’ve been active in our community. We take into consideration what our members want and try to give them as much as possible. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on February 2nd

Inside the World of Age Verification

With recent rulings in Kentucky, Colorado, and Pennsylvania helping to clear the air on the legality of poker in the United States, age verification may soon take center stage. The process of validating someone’s age prior to allowing them to play on a major online poker room is a critical part of the sign-up process. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 27th

Alex Kamberis (AJKHoosier1) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How does it feel to be regarded as one of the world’s best online poker players with such top-notch competition? Kamberis: It’s pretty great. My colleagues actually believe that I’m the best. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 22nd

Blair Rodman Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Talk about your 2007 World Series of Poker bracelet win. Describe the experience of winning one of the most coveted prizes in poker. Rodman: People ask me about it after it’s over and I said it was more of a relief. As it settled in, it took on different meaning. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 17th

Isaac Baron (westmenloAA) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Baron: My friends and I started watching poker on television during the broadcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker. It was more of a joke than anything, but then we all got into it and started holding home games. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 11th

Alex Fitzgerald (Assassinato) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Fitzgerald: When I was 16 years-old, I saw some kids playing at my high school. I didn’t know if a flush beat a straight when I first sat down. That day, I made $10 and was instantly addicted. I read every poker book that I could and played in every home game in Seattle. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on January 4th

Nick Cassavetes Interview with Poker News Daily

During the recent filming of the fifth season of GSN cash game show "High Stakes Poker," several so-called recreational players were invited to attend. One of the most high-profile part-time players to take to the felts of the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas was actor and director Nick Cassavetes. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 28th

High Stakes Poker Executive Producer Discusses Season V

The fifth season of popular cash game show High Stakes Poker just wrapped up filming from the Golden Nugget casino in Downtown Las Vegas. A total of three days of tape was collected and the show will air on cable station GSN beginning on Sunday, March 4th, anchoring Poker Night. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 23rd

Poker Players Alliance Rich Muny Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Talk about the PPA and why poker players should care about the organization. Muny: This is a real opportunity for poker players to come together to speak with one voice, to push back against some of the federal legislation against us, and to get the legislation that we want to have in order to get the game we love clearly legal. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 21st

WPT Founder Steve Lipscomb Discusses the Poker Economy

The final table of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic takes place today from Las Vegas. The tournament series attracted 497 players to its $15,000 buy-in Main Event, down from last year’s mark of 664. Despite the drop of 25%, WPT Founder, President, and CEO Steve Lipscomb remains optimistic. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 19th

Phil Hellmuth Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You’re the main face of Ultimate Bet. What makes the online poker site so attractive? Hellmuth: We have the best software out there. I know we’ve had some issues with bad people involved. That hurt us a lot, but I am proud of the fact that the site stepped up and held an investigation. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 15th

PayNoRake Director Interview with PokerNewsDaily

Recently, Poker News Daily discussed the launch of PayNoRake.com as well as its first weeks in business with Shaun O’Neill, the site’s Director of Affiliate Marketing. PayNoRake allows its members to receive up to 100% rakeback, which is calculated daily. It’s a revolutionary concept in a rapidly-growing segment of the online poker industry. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 11th

Gold Strike Casino GM Discusses Poker Industry

The Gold Strike Resort Casino in Tunica is one of the premier gambling destinations in the Southern United States. Recently, Poker News Daily sat down with George Goldhoff, the Gold Strike’s General Manager, to learn about the local poker and casino industries. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 8th

Katja Thater Interview With Poker News Daily

A former marketing director and dressage equestrienne, Katja Thater’s start in the world of poker was, in part, thanks to her husband stepping away from the poker table. She took his place and, while she had never played before, Katja used the skills she had observed in Jan and was able to win the hand. More...

By Earl BurtonPosted on December 8th

Chris Moorman (Moorman1) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Moorman: A few friends of mine in the university found a student freeroll on the internet. We started playing competitively between ourselves, but it didn’t really become fierce for a few weeks. One week, I managed to fluke a second place. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 8th

Jonathan Plens (therookieqq9) Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get your start in the game of poker? Plens: When I graduated from college, I didn’t want to get a job. At the time of the Moneymaker boom, I was about 25 years-old and in college. I was always a gambler and as poker started getting popular, I found out that it could be beat with skill. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 4th

Chris Moneymaker Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Moneymaker: I started off by playing blackjack and betting on sports and wasn’t good at either one. I was in a casino and saw over in the corner that there was a poker room and thought it would be fun to sit down and give it a try. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on December 1st

Eric "Rizen" Lynch Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Lynch: Like most people, after Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 Main Event, everyone was playing. I got invited to a lot of home games and I stunk. I got tired of losing money, so I started learning the game and tried to figure out what to do. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 23rd

Peter Eastgate Interview with Poker News Daily

Peter Eastgate recently became the youngest Main Event winner in World Series of Poker history at age 22, breaking Phil Hellmuth’s record by two years. He was the fourth Danish poker pro to win a bracelet during the 2008 World Series and pocketed the second largest WSOP payout ever. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 20th

Amit “amak316” Makhija Interview with Poker News Daily

Amit "amak316" Makhija recently won the $5,200 buy-in Two Day Event as part of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). He recently spoke with Poker News Daily to talk about his poker career as well as his second place finish at the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker tournament. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 17th

Ylon Schwartz Interview with Poker News Daily

Ylon Schwartz, a member of the WSOP November Nine, just finished fourth in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, cashing for $3.77 million. He talks about how he got started in poker as well as his thoughts leading up to poker's most prestigious tournament. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 10th

Dennis Phillips on MS Charity Work, WSOP Game Plan

The chip leader at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table is Dennis Phillips. He sits with nearly 27 million chips, one of just two players over the 20 million mark. Phillips has undertaken a massive amount of charity work since the tournament played down to its final nine participants in July. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on November 2nd

Ylon Schwartz Critiques the 100 Day WSOP Main Event Break

Ylon Schwartz is a member of the World Series of Poker November Nine, the players at the Main Event final table. He is passionate about the fact that the conclusion of the tournament should not have been postponed and now finds himself in the middle of the fray, holding the fifth largest chip stack when play resumes. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 30th

Darus Suharto Discusses WSOP Final Table

When play resumes in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Darus Suharto will be sixth in chips. He is the self-proclaimed amateur at the table and has had his life turned upside-down ever since the tournament wrapped up play in July. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 28th

David “Chino” Rheem on the WSOP Main Event

David “Chino” Rheem will have the seventh largest chip stack at the final table when play resumes in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. Ever since the tournament was paused for over 100 days starting back in July, his world has been turned upside down. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 24th

Americans for Tax Reform on Kentucky Internet Gambling

Grover Norquist is the head of the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a Washington-based organization fighting for lower and more transparent taxes in the United States. The ATR has also been one of the leading organizations fighting for the rights of online poker players in Kentucky. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 22nd

eCOGRA CEO Andrew Beveridge Interview With Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily recently had the opportunity to sit down with the Chief Executive Officer of the organization, Andrew Beveridge, to learn more about eCOGRA and how it impacts the gaming world today. More...

By Earl BurtonPosted on October 16th

New BoylePoker Pro Parkinson Discusses His Poker Career

Recently, BoylePoker signed Irish poker star Padraig Parkinson. He finished third in the 1999 World Series of Poker Main Event and took down Season 5 of “Late Night Poker,” defeating Korosh Nejad heads-up. Along with Marty Smyth, Parkinson serves as the face of BoylePoker. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 14th

World Poker Congress Reveals Budapest Plans

The World Poker Congress (WPC) will occur on October 29th and 30th in Budapest, Hungary. The conference, which is being held at the Budapest Marriott Hotel, is being organized by Dawn Kirkwood, Events Director for Clarion Gaming. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 10th

Poker Staking Q&A with PartTimePoker

PartTimePoker hosts one of the industry’s leading staking sites. Its founder, Chris Grove, spoke with Poker News Daily about the challenges of running a staking site in today’s online poker world. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 8th

Bernard Lee Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Lee: I started off playing with my dad. He loved to play poker. When I was young, my dad, uncles, and some of their friends played poker during the holidays. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on October 5th

Adam Junglen Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Junglen: I was 15 when I first played in home games with my friends. I was there to install a computer drive, was paid $15, and used $5 of it to enter the tournament. I won the single table tournament for around $35 and, the next day, I went out and bought a bunch of poker books. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 30th

PurePlay CEO Discusses Future of Online Poker

Subscription-based online poker room PurePlay recently surpassed the 1.5 million player mark. Poker News Daily sat down with CEO Jason Kellerman to learn about PurePlay and the future of online poker. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 21st

Bill Edler Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You won the WPT Gulf Coast Championship and also won a WSOP bracelet in 2007. What’s your greatest poker accomplishment to date? Edler: From the perspective of one single tournament, I’d have to say the bracelet win. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 15th

Annette Obrestad Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get into poker? Obrestad: I used to play a lot of ten pin bowling when I was 10. I was watching a bowling program on television and they had a banner in the background for a poker site. (continued) More...

By Dan CypraPosted on September 7th

Dennis Phillips Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Phillips: I’ve played cards all of my life. Growing up, my family played everything from canasta to bridge. (continues...) More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 25th

David "Chino" Rheem Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Rheem: I’m Asian and gambling is in most Asian people’s blood. My dad hosted home games when I was young. (continues...) More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 20th

Jonas "Nebuchad" Danielsson Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: Do you remember the very first time you logged on to Ladbrokes Poker? Danielsson: It was summertime 2003 and a friend and I opened an account to play freerolls (continued...) More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 18th

Daniel Negreanu Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started playing poker? Negreanu: I started playing when I was around 17 with friends. I was playing pool and poker seemed like a fun way to be able to hang out with the guys. (continues...) More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 12th

Mike Sexton Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you become involved with the World Poker Tour originally? Sexton: I knew [WPT Founder and CEO] Steve Lipscomb. He filmed the PartyPoker Million and the Tournament of Champions. He then founded the World Poker Tour. Because he heard my commentary, he selected me to be one of the original commentators on the show. (continues...) More...

By Dan CypraPosted on August 5th

Andreas Hoivold Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started playing poker? When did you know poker would become more than just a hobby? Hoivold: I have played five card draw since I was very young. I started playing Texas Hold'em in 2003. In 2006, I knew it would be more than a hobby. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 31st

Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh Bares All - Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Leigh: I played $5 sit and go tournaments. It was like sticking a needle in my vein. I was in college and someone transferred me money. I didn’t even want to download the software because I wasn’t yet 21 years-old. It took a lot of coercion by my friends to convince me that I only had to be 18 to play online. I won my first $5 sit and go, which became my starting bankroll. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 29th

Andy Bloch Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Bloch: I always played games growing up. I started playing poker in Boy Scouts, then with my school friends, and then played a little bit in college. They were mostly nickel, dime, and quarter games. I didn’t really get into poker in casinos until right after I graduated college, when Foxwoods opened up in Connecticut. I started going there and got bored with my job. I then got fired from a job and so played there a lot more. I started with the MIT Blackjack Team through a friend I met in a poker game in the Boston area. When my project got canceled, I decided to play blackjack and poker full time. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 25th

Mark “dipthrong” Herm Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: You’ve had a lot of success in the Sunday major online poker tournaments. You’ve taken down the Full Tilt $750K Guaranteed, the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan, and the Bodog $100K Guaranteed. What is the secret to your success? Herm: In the Sunday tournaments, you really have to play aggressively in order to win. Aggression is the key. In order to get through that many people, you either have to get really lucky or play really aggressively. Playing aggressively in the Sunday tournaments is actually easier than playing aggressively in the daily tournaments such as the $100 rebuy on PokerStars. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 23rd

Tiffany Michelle Speaks Out About Poker News - Interview with PND

Tiffany Michelle’s battle against PokerNews rages on. The controversy surrounds the poker player signing a sponsorship agreement with UltimateBet after Jeffrey Lisandro and PokerNews owner Tony G bought her into the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event. In the latest development, Tony G responded in his blog. He summed up his portrayal of the arrangement he had with his former reporter: “She is considered to be an official representative of PokerNews, and in all matters of honor and integrity, how can she discard her responsibility to PokerNews and step into a contract with someone else as their official representative?” To find out the answer, PokerNewsDaily spoke directly with Tiffany Michelle to learn her side of the story. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 22nd

Annie Duke Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started playing poker? Duke: When I was 16 years-old, my brother went to New York in order to learn how to play chess. He read all of the books and even played on the tournament circuit. There was a Grand Master in New York that he was going to study with. In New York, the games are all connected, so he got involved with people who played backgammon and poker. When he was 18 years-old, he started playing poker. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 21st

Jason Laso Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: When you first started playing poker, did you have any aspirations of it becoming anything more than a recreational game? Laso: Definitely not. During my freshman year in college, I started moving up in levels a bit. During my sophomore year, I started taking it more seriously, so I dropped out of school. When I first started playing poker, I was a sit and go player. Then, I started playing tournaments. Then, I went on to cash games and got up in the higher limits. I met Annette Obrestad and she started teaching me how to play tournaments. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 18th

Victor Ramdin Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: When did you realize that poker could become your career and now just a hobby? Ramdin: I was always in some kind of sport. I used to play pool for a while. I won a couple of championships. I used to play darts. I used to short-distance sprint. I started playing poker in November of 2002. I played in small tournaments. My first big event was the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2003. I finished 29th. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 17th

Eric “Rizen” Lynch Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Lynch: Like most people, after Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 Main Event, everyone was playing. I got invited to a lot of home games and I stunk. I got tired of losing money, so I started learning the game and tried to figure out what to do. One of my friends pointed me towards Party Poker and I put $50 on there and got really lucky at first. I ran my bankroll up to $300 and then it fell back down to $50 before I realized that I wasn’t very good. I started studying and started to take poker fairly seriously. Eventually, I got into tournaments. When I first started playing online in 2004, there were mainly just cash games available. I won an $11 rebuy on PokerStars in 2005 and it snowballed from there. I can’t point to any one incident that made things click. I just started running well. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 11th

Kenna James Interview for Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: When you first started playing poker, did you have any aspirations of it becoming anything other than a hobby? James: I didn’t know what to expect. It’s a game. I grew up playing games with my family. I just had regular jobs and I just kind of fell into it. This was way before television or anything like that. It was an exciting game and I took to it like a fish to water. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on July 11th

Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get into poker? Kevin Saul: I started off playing pool and everyone wanted to have the stone nuts and so the pool action dried up, so we started playing poker. We created more action. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 29th

Humberto Brenes Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Humberto Brenes: We played in our house with her family. When my father or anyone else would go to the bathroom or out of the room, I’d play some hands. I tried to learn and played with a group of people. I won every game. In 1986, I played in a poker tournament in Las Vegas and played with the best players. I like poker for its competition. I try to play with the best. I don’t play for the money. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 29th

Annette Obrestad Interview with Poker News Daily

Poker News Daily: How did you get into poker? Annette Obrestad: I used to play a lot of ten pin bowling when I was 10 and I was watching a bowling program on television and they had a banner in the background for a poker site. I checked it out because I thought, “Poker? Sounds like fun.” So I went on and started playing online sit and gos. More...

By Dan CypraPosted on June 25th