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A Young Gun at the Poker Table, the Saga of a Champion Player: Erik Lindgren

Every once in a while I am asked, “who are these guys I see on TV winning all that money? Who are these players, where do they live? What are their backgrounds?” So I thought I would take a quick look at one of the best up-and-comers (some say he is already there), Erik Lindgren. [...]

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Posted on March 30, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Celebrity
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Charity Poker Tournament Raises $100,000 for the Homeless

Here’s a good news story. Country superstar LeAnn Rimes and boyfriend Eddie Cibrian hit a charity poker tournament this past weekend. It wasn’t highly publicized, but it should have been. $100,000 was raised for a good cause. Helping the homeless. It was the eighth annual World Poker Tour Invitational, which benefits a group called Chrysalis. [...]

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Posted on February 24, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Celebrity, Poker
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Hail Vitaly! Lunkin Named European Player of the Year.

Our congratulations to Russian professional player Vitaly Lunkin, name on Friday as the European Poker Player of the Year. The award came at the European Poker Awards in Paris. This is an annual affair at Paris’s famous Aviation Club. Like most award shows there are various categories, but player of the year is obviously the leading [...]

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Posted on February 15, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Celebrity, Poker, Poker Players
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From the Pool to Poker; Olympic Champ Michael Phelps Competing in Tournaments

Here’s an interesting item: Long known as an avid competitive poker player, 14 time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, Michael Phelps was seen playing the game in Atlantic City recently. Phelps was attending the Borgata Winter Open as a competing player in the $2000 heads up championship and was one of 64 players who joined the [...]

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Posted on February 4, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Celebrity, Poker
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Paris Hilton Offered New Bentley

When you’re young, rich and famous, you can do just about anything you want to do. This is true not only in the movies but even in real life. Just take the case of Hollywood celebrity and heiress Paris Hilton. This young lady has hogged the headlines in recent years being involved in a variety [...]

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Posted on May 19, 2009 by socrates | Filed Under Celebrity, Culture, Off the felt, Poker, Women
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Tiffany Michelle

I was up late the other night watching reruns of the last few tables at the WSOP. Her appearance there certainly made this young lady the female face of poker. What will the effect of that be? Is she in a position to advance women in proffessional poker? She ruffled quit a few feathers at [...]

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Posted on January 6, 2009 by Secor | Filed Under 2008 WSOP, Celebrity, Culture, Poker, Poker Players, TV
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The Best Poker Song

No, it is not The Gambler. My personal favorite poker song is The Card Cheat by The Clash From their seminal album London Calling, this song is a great example of what a great band The Clash was. They were as punk as any british street kid but weren’t confined by the standards of the [...]

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Posted on December 4, 2008 by Secor | Filed Under Analysis, Celebrity, Culture, Philosophy, Poker
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