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Poker Player Profile: Stu Unger

July 21, 2010 By
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The Stu Ungar story is one of a great talent whose tremendous talent was not only underutilized but cut short by substance abuse and tragedy. Ungar was an incredible card player, one of the best of all time. The winner of three World Series of Poker championships, Ungar also suffered from a very serious drug addiction. Stu showed a propensity for card playing early on. At the age of 10, he won a gin rummy tournament. As a fifteen year old, Ungar had already developed a reputation for being the best player in New York City. Stu Ungar’s card playing prowess would eventually take him … [Read more...]

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Custom Poker Tables Profile: Erik Seidel

January 8, 2010 By
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If you are a poker player or even a fan of the game, chances are you have heard of Eric Seidel. Erik Seidel is a college drop-out turned-poker phenomenon. He originally started out playing backgammon. He would spend much of his time playing in the well known Mayfair Club. A good number of successful poker players started out playing there. Seidel would transition from playing Backgammon to poker while playing in Las Vegas. Once he got the “bug” he started to play poker more often back at the Mayfair Club. Amongst those in his playing group, were Dan Harrington and Howard Lederer. Both of … [Read more...]

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Custom Poker Tables Profile: Dan Harrington

January 6, 2010 By
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Dan Harrington is a professional poker player with quite an impressive resume. Though he has racked up a significant number of wins, he is not what most would consider a poker “character.” He doesn’t talk loud, doesn’t really wear funny clothes or do anything to “stick out.” He is a bit of throwback, a ‘talk soft, carry a big stick’ kid of guy. Harrington won his first WSOP (World Series of Poker) Main Event in the mid 1990’s (1995). For those unfamiliar with the organization, the WSOP is one of the most prestigious poker franchises in the world. Winning the Main Event … [Read more...]

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Custom Poker Tables Profile: Chris Ferguson

January 4, 2010 By

Chris Ferguson is amongst the world’s most talented poker players. Born in California, Ferguson has gone from being a career student to a professional poker player. He earned a bachelors degree from UCLA in five years, and his PhD after 13 years of additional schooling. Since that time Ferguson has built quite a reputation for himself on the felts along with a very impressive professional poker resume. Chris has won 5 WSOP bracelets, 3 WSOP-C rings, A WSOP Main Event and Heads Up No Limit Hold’ em Championship. Ferguson first began playing online poker as college student. He had a … [Read more...]

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