by Somyak Dhar | Sep 20, 2019 | Poker Quiz
Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #9 Situation: Early in...
by Somyak Dhar | Sep 17, 2019 | Poker Quiz
Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #8 Situation: Early in...
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Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #7 Situation: A poker...
by Somyak Dhar | Sep 10, 2019 | Poker Quiz
Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #6 Situation:...
by Somyak Dhar | Sep 9, 2019 | Player Interview
From Winning Lacs During His First-ever Casino Visit to Becoming a Full-time Professional Poker Player, Tunafishz Discusses The Game of Skill He Believes Is The Best Strategy-based Game in The World! Talking Poker With Tunafishz Q. What does Poker mean to you?...
by Somyak Dhar | Sep 6, 2019 | Poker Quiz
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by Somyak Dhar | Sep 4, 2019 | Special Post
Pocket52’s Pot of Gold-Qualified 25/50 Table Ran For An Incredible 71 Hours Making It India’s Longest-Running Continuous Cash Table Session in Online Poker With a Pot Bonus of Over ₹45K! India’s Longest-Running Online Poker Cash Table Session...
by Somyak Dhar | Sep 3, 2019 | Poker Quiz
Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #4 Situation:...
by Somyak Dhar | Aug 30, 2019 | Poker Quiz
Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #3 Situation:...
by Somyak Dhar | Aug 26, 2019 | Poker Quiz
Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #2 Situation: Single...
by Somyak Dhar | Aug 23, 2019 | Poker Quiz
Raise! Check! Fold or Hero Call! Answer the Quiz & Win Private Training Sessions from the Best in the Business, Tournament Tickets Package, Cash Rewards, Customised Hoodies & more! 23rd August – 23rd November Hero Call – Quiz #1 Situation: Large...
by Somyak Dhar | Aug 19, 2019 | Special Post
Be The Poker Grindmaster – Make Pocket Coins & Daily Win Upto ₹34K! No Grind, No Glory! Grindmaster 4.0 BIG Starters | Big Builders | Big Predators | Big Legions 4 Leaderboards | 12 Daily Winners 18th August – 28th August 2019 Grindmaster 4.0 is an...
by Somyak Dhar | Aug 9, 2019 | Weekly Pockets
From Winning $11.7 Million Against Top Professional Poker Players To Losing $16.6 Million To Phil Ivey, Billionaire Andy Beal Has Done It All! The Story of The Biggest Whale in Poker History! Andy Beal – The Best-known Whale in Poker History If you’ve been...
by Somyak Dhar | Aug 8, 2019 | Special Post
Sushma Swaraj, Stateswoman Extraordinaire & Diplomat par Excellence, Succumbed to a Cardiac Arrest Following a Heart Attack on the Night of 6th August 2019. Her last rites were performed at the Lodhi crematorium in New Delhi. Stateswoman Extraordinaire, Diplomat...
by Somyak Dhar | Aug 8, 2019 | Player Interview
Making a Living by Clicking Buttons: Winner of Poker Sports League Qualifiers & 4th Runner-up at 2018 WPT in GOA, Bharat Bhushan Speaks About How Poker Has Changed His Life Once & For All Talking Poker With Bharat Bhushan Q. What does Poker mean to you?...
by Somyak Dhar | Jul 30, 2019 | Special Post
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by Somyak Dhar | Jul 20, 2019 | World Series Of Poker
Hossein Ensan Pockets $10M with Pocket Kings After an Engaging 101 Hands of Heads Up against Italian Dario Sammartino to Win the 2019 WSOP Main Event & His First WSOP Bracelet Hossein Ensan Wins 2019 WSOP Main Event It’s unbelievable, I cannot understand...
by Somyak Dhar | Jul 18, 2019 | Special Post
We have 5 Fingers, 5 Toes, 5 Senses, 5 Appendages & 5 Major Systems of the Body. So, Here’s Introducing Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha! Learn It In 5 Minutes! Go- Learn How To Play 5-Card PLO In 5 Minutes After Texas Holdem, Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) is perhaps the most...
by Somyak Dhar | Jul 12, 2019 | World Series Of Poker
Over 60 Bracelets Have Already Been Won at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker! Here’s the WSOP 2019 Winners List from Event #21 – Event #30 WSOP 2019 Winners List (Event #21-30) The 50th annual tournament of the biggest poker event in the world, the...
by Somyak Dhar | Jul 8, 2019 | World Series Of Poker
Over 60 Bracelets Have Already Been Won at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker! Here’s the WSOP 2019 Winners List from Event #11 – Event #20 WSOP 2019 Winners List (Event #11-20) The 50th annual tournament of the biggest poker event in the world, the...
by Somyak Dhar | Jul 6, 2019 | Special Post
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by Somyak Dhar | Jul 5, 2019 | World Series Of Poker
Over 60 Bracelets Have Already Been Won at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker! Here’s the WSOP 2019 Winners List from Event #1 – Event #10 WSOP 2019 Winners List (Event #1-10) The 50th annual tournament of the biggest poker event in the world, the 2019...
by Somyak Dhar | Jul 4, 2019 | World Series Of Poker
Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker win big at the WSOP First Fifty Honors Gala held at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Along with the pair, Doyle Brunson & Phil Hellmuth were also voted as the four most important players in WSOP history. First...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 29, 2019 | World Series Of Poker
As the World Series of Poker Celebrates its 50th Anniversary, WSOP Recently Released a List of 50 Greatest Players in Poker History. Though Many Poker Legends Were Honored, Fans Felt the List was Incomplete & Biased WSOP’s List of 50 Greatest Players in...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 20, 2019 | Special Post
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by Somyak Dhar | Jun 19, 2019 | Special Post
Bring Your “A” Game & Make The Most of Your Summer! Play Summer Bankroll Bonanza & Build Your Bankroll Without Breaking The Bank! Summer Bankroll Bonanza Stone Builders | Stone Grinders | Stone Crushers 7 Players In Each Leaderboard 21st June – 7th July...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 14, 2019 | Special Post
If You Play Poker in India, This is the Man You Should Be Thanking – The Legacy of Phil Sanders Remembering Phil Sanders He is the man who changed the shape of the Indian Poker Industry, the one who all poker players in India owe a great debt to. Philip Sanders...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 12, 2019 | Weekly Pockets
Kevin Roster, suffering from a rare form of cancer called sarcoma, wants to fulfil his dream of winning a WSOP Bracelet before his assisted-death. The Perseverance of Humanity: Kevin Roster Meet Kevin Roster: A 36-year old semi-professional poker player from New...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 10, 2019 | Weekly Pockets
Poker News: After more than a decade of partnership, Daniel Negreanu leaves Pokerstars. In other news, Phil Ivey Joins Masterclass Daniel Negreanu Leaves Pokerstars In a shocking turn of event, poker legend Daniel Negreanu has announced via a short video on his...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 10, 2019 | Player Interview
Accomplished Poker Player Vikram Kumar a.k.a Lungi, as He is Better Known to His Fans, Speaks About his Tryst with the Game of Skill: Interview With a Poker Player Vikram ‘Lungi’ Kumar has been around for quite some time now and has made a name for himself in the...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 2, 2019 | How to play poker, Learn Poker, Poker Diaries, Poker Strategy
What are Pot Odds & Pot Equity? How do you calculate Pot Odds and Pot Equity? Understanding Pot Odds and Pot Equity Pot Odds are the ratio between the size of the pot and the size of the bet faced by the player. E.g., if there is ₹100 in the pot and your opponent...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 2, 2019 | Learn Poker
One of the most basic but also the most crucial skills for a poker player is the ability to quickly calculate how many outs you have to a winning hand – Outs in Poker What Are Outs in Poker & How Does One Calculate Them? Q. So, what’s an ‘out’? Any unseen...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 2, 2019 | Learn Poker
Why Playing in Position affects the game so hard – Importance of Position in Poker There is a reason why a majority of the world considers ‘Poker’ not just another game of chance but a game of skill which takes decades, sometimes years to master. There are many...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 2, 2019 | Learn Poker
Different Types of Poker Playing Styles & Poker Personality Different Types of Poker Playing Styles & Poker Personality A player is known by how he selects his hands, which cards he folds and which he/she calls or raises – that’s the primary...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 2, 2019 | Learn Poker
During pre-flop, you have a very important question to ask yourself which will decide if you win or lose – “Do I Call or Fold With These Cards?”Here’s The PreFlop Range Chart to help you decide- There are a possible 169 non-equivalent starting...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 2, 2019 | Learn Poker
The Top Texas Holdem Poker Starting Hands Every Poker player knows that you don’t play every hand you’re dealt. But, how do you know which hands to play and which to fold? Best Starting Hands in Texas Holdem Poker to Play How do you know which starting hands to...
by Somyak Dhar | Jun 2, 2019 | Learn Poker
Poker Has Moved on From the Casinos to the Internet. Yet, the Game Remains the Same. Online Poker vs Offline Poker – Players Divided on Which They Like Better Online Poker vs Offline Poker – The Similarities, The Differences Even though both Online &...
by Somyak Dhar | May 24, 2019 | Special Post
Pocket52 Poker Tournaments: Your Bankroll Builder is Finally Here! Its Elegant Design, Intuitive UX, Optimised Interface, Rewarding MTTs structure & Tamper-proof Gaming Experience will WOW You! TOURNAMENTS ARE HERE – Bankroll Builder Series ARE YOU READY?...
by Somyak Dhar | May 23, 2019 | Daily Pockets
After Retiring from Soccer, Footballer & Poker Player Neymar Jr. Might be Considering a Career in Poker Pro Poker Player Neymar Jr Going Pro in Poker After Retiring From Football “To be a successful poker player, you require many of the same skills needed to...
by Somyak Dhar | May 20, 2019 | Special Post
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by Somyak Dhar | May 16, 2019 | Player Interview
Talking Poker with a Professional Poker Player From being introduced to free money poker on Zynga to killing it in the real money online poker space in India, Vida discusses the game of skill he loves to play Q. Tell us about your Poker journey. It all started...
by Somyak Dhar | May 14, 2019 | Pocket Academy
Though Similar in Many Ways, No-Limit Texas Holdem and Pot Limit Omaha Poker are as Contrasting as the Sun and the Moon. Here’s how- Be it Online or in the Casinos, Texas Holdem & Omaha Poker are the most played Poker games in the world. Both games have...
by Somyak Dhar | May 10, 2019 | Special Post
For the First Time in the History of Indian Poker, Pocket52 brings Poker Data out in the Open. Now, YOU have the means to Check and Understand how Pocket52 Ensures an Unadulterated Gaming Experience on its RNG+ Platform The above image is an analysis of Texas Holdem...
by Somyak Dhar | May 4, 2019 | Special Post
Great Vault Digger 2.0 It’s Bigger, It’s Better, It’s Fully-Loaded & It’s Finally Here! Great Vault Digger 2.0 Unlimited Prizes | Unlimited Winners | Unlimited Times Begins – 4th May! The Great Vault Digger 1.0 was a tremendous success with...
by Somyak Dhar | May 2, 2019 | Player Interview
Talking Poker with Nikhil Arora Q. What is your long term plan with Poker? Learn, Grow and Inspire! Q. Any advice for youngsters starting their Poker journey? It’s your hard-earned money and so, it is your responsibility. When you play poker you should treat your...
by Somyak Dhar | Apr 26, 2019 | Player Interview
On His Way to the Top – Anurag Sharma Meet Anurag Sharma – a salaried professional who is a fan of Poker and has been playing the game for many years now. Speaking with Pocket52, the modest and ever-humble Mr. Sharma discusses his initial struggles with the...
by Somyak Dhar | Apr 25, 2019 | Player Interview
Talking Poker: The Poker Journey of Saurabh Saluja Meet Saurabh Saluja – a salaried professional who is dedicatedly involved in his professional duties and spends the rest of his time between his family and Poker. Saurabh discusses his love for Poker, his 1st...
by Somyak Dhar | Apr 22, 2019 | Special Post
When you play The Great Vault Digger Contest, everyone’s a winner! Grind on your favourite cash tables, dig the vault and win rewards worth Lacs. Playing Poker has never been more rewarding! Do you love playing Poker Online? Do you have what it takes to dig the...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Apr 9, 2019 | Player Interview
Meet The Snowballer of Poker “Pratibha Arya” Please share your journey with poker. Too early to speak about it, it’s still a long way to go. What is your long-term planning with poker? I’m going to continue playing poker game as a player and keep moving up the stakes...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Apr 6, 2019 | Special Post
Poker Playing Style Learn The Basic Overview In Less Than 300 Seconds Poker Playing Style is one of the cool things about poker, we all play the game slightly differently. You could say we each have our own signature style. In fact most of your profit and poker comes...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Apr 4, 2019 | Special Post
Stay Fresh For A House Full Of Sharks – The Ultimate Poker Hand Ranking Mnemonic So how do you remember the poker hand ranking? If you have to ask? the other players at the table, whether a Full-House beats a Flush in the middle of a poker hand, you’re...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
What is World Wrestling Of Poker about? Indian poker space is only expanding. With the increasing number of professionals making it to the poker online India platform a cash game grind for the ring game enthusiasts. This drill is designed to make the game more...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Mar 8, 2019 | Online Poker Webinar
The mental demands of constant and consuming competition can be big, making the mental game training a very important part of a players learning regime. Our mind has the ultimate control over everything we perform. Players deliberately train their brains to...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Feb 13, 2019 | Player Interview
Pocket52 In conversation with ‘sidhhumoosewala’. Understanding his journey from amateur to pro. Parul: Please share your journey with poker. Siddhumoosewala: Back in 2010, I began to play poker on Zynga Poker App. Those were my graduation...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
And they said women can’t play poker… Pocket52 hosted a No Limit Hold’em poker tournament for the management students of IIM Kozhikode. We were honoured to interview the only female contestant who was ITM (Into The Money). Ms. Shaifali is a...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Feb 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Poker Ran Young Wild & Free on the grounds of IIM Kozhikode ‘Indian Institute of management’? The name gives a very geek like appearance. Like a place where a slew of India’s brightest minds are immersed in books and their Management Study research. But...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized, World Series Of Poker
The 2019 World Series of Poker, Know More About This WSOP -World Series of Poker is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada USA a mega event sponsored & organized by Caesars Palace every year with an average 7000 participants every year....
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
What are poker tells? In a game of poker, Psychology and game strategy work hand in hand. One can beat at poker without the understanding of psychology but one can’t beat at poker without the understanding of strategy. What we are trying to say is that it is...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Jan 7, 2019 | Daily Pockets
What do the chips in poker mean? A game of poker could be long and tedious. If you are going to sit in a live poker action for the first time, I suggest you learn a few live table tricks to feel comfortable. Get hold of some poker chip tricks. Not just that, the...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Poker A Game Of Skill If you are new in Poker Game and familiar with the poker words then this is for you. Poker is a family of card games which combines gambling, strategy, and skill. You can play online poker for real money in India. There are many websites where...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Indian Poker Series (TIPS) 2019 Speak poker as well as you play it. Poker is a game that combines gambling, strategy, and skill. If you like to play poker with real money online or offline then you must know poker series TIPS 2. A few months from now the famed...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Pocket52: The story of the first cry. I am sitting and writing this right where it all started. The Bangalore based startup Pocket52 was built in a back room. The technology of the first Indian cryptographically secure RNG was deciphered right here. We call it RNG+....
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 13, 2018 | Special Post
Why is Everyone Talking About RNG aka RNG+? When I started playing real money poker online, I was nervous. Of course, my money was at stake. My heart skipped a beat when I was about to finalise my first deposit. How Does The Playing Card Distribution Work in Online...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Learn about the variation of poker called Pineapple Poker If you’ve had too much of the same old Texas Hold’em, maybe its time you try the very exciting variation of poker called Pineapple Poker. Pineapple poker has three different variations: pineapple,...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Exploring More about Short deck Holdem with 52- card For gameplay of Short Deck Hold’em Poker the 52 Cards Deck is Stripped-down to a deck of 36. All cards deuce to fives is discarded to make a deck of total of 36 cards. With this deck, there is an alteration in the...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 9, 2018 | How to play poker, Learn Poker
How to Play 2-7 Triple Draw Poker? I am sure 2-7 triple draw poker will intrigue you most. Here’s why… In Brief You will find many different types of poker game which are played online and offline. If you have learned and aced all the other poker games....
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Let me begin with telling you that, this is a great place to start learning the various types of poker games. And you are about to learn the seven card stud poker. Poker is a family of games with a certain common denominator. The betting, the dealer, the blinds and a...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
It does not take any less to cheat in a game of cards. One must use all their might to get past people, anxiety, calculations, and risk. Poker ‘Scams’ is an interesting shade of the poker world. We’ve all come across friends who’ve taken us for a ride in a...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
How To Play Pot-limit Omaha (PLO) In Pot Limit Omaha every player is dealt four cards; the gameplay is exactly like Texas Hold’em. Like Texas Hold’em, In Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) there’s a – Button – A Small-Blind – A Big-Blind...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | How to play poker
The cash game is the basic format of poker gaming. They are the kind of games which people are playing in every clubhouse and casual party site. You can play Texas Holdem Poker or Pot Limit Omaha in cash game. Let’s get acquainted with the basics of the poker...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | Daily Pockets
Understanding Poker Tournaments. Let’s get to understanding the poker tournament format of sporting poker. They are usually the favorite of the players who are improving their game or are in their growth patch. However the basics remain the same, the format...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | Daily Pockets
Poker Psychology more rightly poker and people psychology… Are essentially next to the rules of the game itself. Prima facia poker seems to be a game of cards, and merely on the surface, it is. However, one is not required to dive deeper to realize, that poker...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Doyle Brunson It is easy to understand the nature of something or in this case ‘someone, once we know their origins, where they are coming from… We are talking about The poker legend Doyle Brunson. He fancied the game of basketball too much to want to...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Poker Hand Ranking Poker Hand Rankings: Your First Step in Understanding The Game Of Poker. When advancing in poker, it is a prerequisite to understand which hand holds over another. But knowing the hand ranks is basic. What follows is developing the intelligence to...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Early Days of Poker Just like most new things, particularly on the Internet, the history of online poker had a very inconsequential beginning. Initially, not many took notice of the presence of the game online. It roots back to the very early days of ‘unlimited...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
What do you think, is the foremost requirement for sporting the game of poker? Is it the rules of poker? Is the theory of the game? Or it wagering on the table? Is it the shuffling of the deck? or what? Rules and words can be located in books. These are merely the...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Dec 1, 2018 | Daily Pockets
Best Poker Site Online For Real Money Gaming It is 2018, which means Poker Game has been successful online for two whole decades now. 20 successful year of industry and rampant growth calls for a celebration. Especially by those websites who have proved to be the...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. a.k.a Phil Hellmuth was born in Madison, Wisconsin on July 16 of 1964. He has won fifteen WSOP bracelets and topped the Main Event of the 1989 WSOP and the Main Event of the 2012 WSOPE. He is also an inductee of the WSOP’s Poker Hall...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
“You get your chips your way, I’ll get my chips mine.” -Phil Ivey Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. a.k.a Phil Ivey was born in Riverside, California. He is considered one of the best poker players in the world. Ivey is the youngest player to attain 10 WSOP...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 22, 2018 | Legends, Uncategorized
Texas Dolly: The Legend, Doyle Brunson Doyle Brunson was born in 1933 in Longworth, Texas. He earned a Masters Degree in Business from Hardin-Simmon University. Doyle is known plays in the biggest cash games in Vegas He is twice World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Name, Game and a Short Story of Stu Ungar (Stuart Errol Ungar) a.k.a ‘The Kid’ a.k.a Stu Ungar was born in 1953 on 8th of September. He is a Professional poker, blackjack, and gin rummy player. He is one of the two players in poker history to win the WSOP...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Chris Moneymaker: Keeping up with his name, Aye! Christopher Bryan Moneymaker also called Chris Moneymaker was born on November 21 in 1975 in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. He won the Main Event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). His 2003 bag is said to have...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
John Hennigan was born on August 10, 1970, is nicknamed “Johnny World”. Henningan is an American professional poker player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hennigan finished at the 19th position in no-limit hold’em main event at the 1999 World Series...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Orient Express: The Legendary Johnny Chan Johnny Chan was born in Guangzhou, China in 1957. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets. Interestingly he won the 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively. Johnny Chan has been the World...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Johnny Moss was The Greatest Of his time Was The Inaugural Winner Of World Series of Poker Main Event. Johnny Moss was born on May 14, 1907, and lived until December 16, 1995. Moss was born in on May 14 of 1907, in the city of Marshall in Texas. He grew up in Dallas,...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Scotty Nguyen: The Self-made Prince. Scotty Nguyen was born on October 28 in 1962. He was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Nguyen played and dealt poker in his early 20’s in the cardrooms of Southern California. In 1988-1989 he started playing small poker games in...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Billy Baxter: Man who changed the game of the game: Poker William E. Baxter, Jr. a.k.a Billy Baxter was born in 1940 in Augusta, Georgia He has won seven World Series of Poker bracelets. At a very young age of 14, he realised his talent for pool games. He discovered...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Barry Greenstein: The Philanthropist, Engineer, Poker Player. Barry Greenstein was born on 30th of December 1954 in Chicago Illinois. He is a professional poker player. Barry has won various major poker events. He won three at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and two...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Where Did erik seidel begin his poker journey? Erik Seidel was born in New York City on November 6 of 1959. He was a professional backgammon player in his youth. He gradually became a trader on the American stock exchange, before moving on to poker. In 1988, Seidel...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mike Sexton’s Poker Journey Mike Sexton was born on September 22 of 1947 in Shelby Indiana and is a professional poker player and commentator. He is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. Sexton attended the Ohio State University where he earned a degree in...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Thomas Austin Preston Jr a.k.a Amarillo Slim Thomas Austin Preston Jr was born on December 31 of 1928. He lived until April 29 of 2012. Preston was fondly known as Amarillo Slim. He was known for his poker skills. In 1972 Preston won the World Series of Poker (WSOP)...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dan Harrington: Dan nicknamed himself Dan Harrington was born on December 6 of 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is a pro poker player. He is known for his victory in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1995. Dan’s earnings include two WSOP bracelets,...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Poker Journey Of John Juanda John Juanda was born on July 8 of 1971. He is an Indonesian-born American pro poker player. He got his MBA from the University of Seattle. Juanda was a high school athlete. But for now, let’s get wondering what Juanda just saw...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lester Ben Binion and The Cowboy Action_ Benny Binion was born and brought up in Texas in Grayson County, northern side of Dallas. While travelling with his father, he learnt to gamble as a young boy. As he travelled with his father, the young man learned to gamble....
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Bobby Baldwin: The Owl Bobby Baldwin was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1950. He is a pro poker player who was a casino employee. He won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 1978. He was the youngest player to become a Main Event champion of his time. He was later...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
T J Cloutier: The Pro Poker player Thomas James Cloutier a.k.a T J Cloutier was born on October 13th of 1939. He was born in Richardson, Texas. Cloutier is a professional Poker Player. As a young boy, he received an athletic scholarship for football and baseball....
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Nov 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Powerhouse of Poker Geniuses. It appears to be a great idea to draw some energy from the great poker players of all times. Inspiration and Motivation are the two powerhouses of the beginnings of any great piece of art. It could come from within or from any other...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Oct 30, 2018 | Weekly Pockets
In the story of the evolution of Poker, there have been historical upliftments of the game at every important juncture. Here is How Doyle Brunson a.k.a ‘Texas Dolly’ is involved in the evolution of the ‘Game of Poker’. It is easy to understand...
by Author: Debashish Bhattacharjee | Oct 20, 2018 | Daily Pockets
Found in the year 1905, Las Vegas began fulfilling the ‘Wants’ of the fancy population of the city. Poker shaped into a global occurrence. World Series of Poker (WSOP) was designed. People would even gamble their lives on the line to keep up with the...
