A Cockeysville man who owns a Hampden business won part of the second biggest “bad beat” prize in Atlantic City after years of slogging it out on Texas hold ‘em tables. An irresistible premonition and a staggering stroke of luck combined to earn a Hampden business owner who lives in a Cockeysville apartment a windfall [...]
If you ever find yourself sitting to the right of Carlos Mortensen at a tournament table, watch out! The man known as “The Matador” has a reputation as one of the more fearless and aggressive players on the circuit – and also as one of the players with a great shot to win every time [...]
There is a very small group of names at the top of the list of the world’s top female poker players, and among the best known is Cyndy Violette. She enjoys notoriety in the poker world today, but her journey hasn’t been an easy one. Born and raised in Queens, NY, Violette’s family moved to [...]
Calculated and cool under pressure, Phil Ivey is the prototypical new generation Poker player. Heralded by some as the “Tiger Woods” of Poker, Phil Ivey is an aggressive, focused competitor at the poker tables. And far from being a one-trick pony, in 2002, Mr. Ivey won no less than three WSOP bracelets, tying the record [...]
