July 2011
Listed: Green, But No Bling
Poker players are measured by how many World Series of Poker bracelets they have, but there’s a good number of players who have had some success at the WSOP without ever finding themselves in the winner’s circle. This month in LISTED we present the players with the most WSOP cashes without any hardware. 1. Tony [...]
Avoid the Crutch Phrase
The Art of Achieving Positive Effective Value I’ve recently been vocally dismissive of the crutch phrase, “everything happens for a reason.” there is a kind intention behind the phrase, despite its relationship with the teats of determinism. on the bright side, it reminds us that there is a larger purpose to events, no matter how [...]
Hard Work Pays Off
The Department of Justice is obviously doing its best to keep up with what’s going on in the world of poker. Hopefully, they read BLUFF Magazine every month, but in particular this month’s issue. The story of Michael Drummond, the winner of the BLUFF Poker Challenge on Lock Poker, would teach those guys at the [...]
The Legend Begins
“bigguylegend22”, aka Michael Drummond, winner the BLUFF Pro Challenge, is ready for the spotlight. After an intense month of action, the BLUFF Pro Challenge wrapped up at the end of April by crowning Michael “bigguylegend22” Drummond the winner. Drummond, 24, grew up in New Hampshire, where he spent most of his time involved in athletics, [...]
Deadliest Katch: Eugene Katchalov
Eugene Katchalov is a Dangerous Man During Day 4 of the 2011 World Poker Tour World Championship event at the Bellagio in May, Scott Seiver engaged in his usual brand of loquacious banter at the table. The subject was 30-year-old Eugene Katchalov. “I have no idea why he’s so good,” Seiver said of Katchalov. “He [...]
Hitting The Nuts
The True Story Of The Scott County Series Of Poker Not Just Another Poker Movie… Trust us Almost five years ago, Joe Boyd sat down and decided to make a poker movie. The poker boom was still in full swing, and nobody had made anything since “Rounders.” That’s how “Hitting the Nuts” was born; how [...]
Andy Frankenberger’s Year to Remember
While many poker players came to love the game because it liberated them from the confines of a nine-to-five job, Andy Frankenberger’s foray into poker, oddly enough, started as an attempt to impress his boss. Now, just two years later, Frankenberger isn’t even working for that guy anymore, but he probably owes him a little [...]
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