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Poker Player Profile: Jennifer Tilly

August 4, 2010 By knup

Jennifer Tilly is best known as a movie and television actress. She has had a pretty impressive career, working consistently. She has appeared in more then 100 movies and TV shows. Some of her best well known films include Bride of Chucky, Bound and Liar Liar. While she hasn’t had the career of Reece Witherspoon, she has worked consistently and was even nominated for an Oscar for her role in Bullets Over Broadway. More recently, she has developed into a pretty good poker player. Tilly began her poker career like many celebs, playing in celebrity tournaments. She made an early … [Read more...]

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Poker Player Profile: Josh Arieh

July 28, 2010 By knup

Josh Arieh is as known for his outstanding play as he is, is perceived arrogance. An aggressive player, he has also been a successful one. He’s earned a WSOP bracelet and is widely respected for his hold’em play. Born in Rochester, New York, Josh grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. It was here that his competitive nature was nurtured but not in the area of poker. Arieh became a star on the baseball diamond. He also was a pretty impressive pool player. Poker would be one of the latter games that Josh would learn to master. For Josh, Biloxi, Mississippi was the place where his tournament … [Read more...]

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Poker Player Profile: Marcel Luske

July 26, 2010 By knup

2004 was Marcel Luske’s coming out party of sorts to the poker world at large. That year he would finish second to Joe Awada in a 7 Card Stud event, winning an impressive $120,800. Also in 2004, he placed 10th in the WSOP Main Event. Known as the Flying Dutchman, Luske has managed to develop a very resume. He is an excellent tournament player, one of the best in the world. Marcel Luske has been able to do what many other poker professionals have not, cash at an extraordinary amount of tournaments in both the United States and Europe. A sharp dresser, Luske always makes sure that he … [Read more...]

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Poker Player Profile: Mike Matusow

July 25, 2010 By knup

Poker professional, Mike Matusow, is known as The Mouth. He loves to talk, especially smack while at the poker table. Steve Badger, a fellow player has this to say about The Mouth, "When Mike stops talking, you feel like you should call the paramedics, just like if another person had stopped breathing."Many players don't like him, but most everyone who has ever played against this 2-time bracelet winner has respect for his game: he's often noted as one of the top tournament Omaha players in the world, and his performances in big no-limit hold'em tournaments seem to get better every … [Read more...]

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Poker Player Profile: Phil Laak

July 24, 2010 By knup

Poker professional, Phil Laak was born in Dublin Ireland but today resides in the United States, splitting time between San Francisco and Los Angeles. An extremely colorful individual, there is hardly a dull moment with Phil Laak. When not playing poker, he sky dives, rides motorcycles, scuba dives and practices judo. On the felt, Laak is a bit eccentric. Phil utilizes what he refers to as “higher order thinking” when playing poker. He believes that such thinking allows him to develop a psychic connection with his opponents. His lucid dreaming technique is another tool in his … [Read more...]

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Poker Player Profile: Ted Forrest

July 23, 2010 By knup

Ted Forrest’s career didn’t exactly get off to a great start. He wasn’t an overnight sensation by any stretch of the imagination. However, he did play well enough on a consistent basis that his winnings were enough to pay his way through college, though he never finished. He quit with less them a semester left. He doesn’t regret that decision, considering the career he has had as a poker pro. Ted Forrest is as known for his big wins as he is his big losses. He was won $1million in a single session and lost that much as well. He also routinely places bets on matters that have … [Read more...]

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