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The PokerNews Profile: Jon 'Pearljammer' Turner

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At the dawn of the poker boom, Jon Turner was studying computer science at the University of North Carolina - Raleigh. Like so many of us, he was introduced to no-limit hold'em while watching ESPN's broadcast of the 2003 World Series...

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Women's Poker Spotlight: Clonie Gowen Wins World Poker Open Main Event

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Nine players returned to the Gold Strike Casino on Tuesday to take their seats at the final table of the World Poker Open's $5,000 buy-in. The chip leader of those final nine was professional poker player Clonie Gowen...

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2008 WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Darus Suharto

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An accountant by day, 39-year-old Darus Suharto has been playing poker recreationally for about three years. After only a year of playing, Suharto qualified through an online satellite for free entry into the 2006 WSOP Main Even...

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The PokerNews Profile: Katja Thater

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When asked to name the greatest "poker faces" of all time, one might immediately conjure up names like Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson or Howard Lederer. However, after watching Katja Thater at the table, one could make a serious case...

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The PokerNews Profile: Robert Mizrachi

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Before Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi or his twin Eric ever learned what a flop was, their older brother Robert was racking up some impressive tournament results. Chris Moneymaker was still a Tennessee accountant...

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The PokerNews Profile: Michael Binger

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Earning nearly $6 million in tournament poker in only two years doesn't take a rocket scientist — but when it comes to Michael Binger, it does take a theoretical physicist. A scant two months before his third-place finish in...

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The PokerNews Profile: Antonio Esfandiari

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As Antonio Esfandiari acquired a massive stack early in the 2008 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, a buzz started traveling through the room. With a win in this event, Esfandiari would become only the second player in history...

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The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 4

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Today's question: What group within the poker world do you believe to be most affected by the global financial crisis? The immediate answer would be the average, everyday player because it's the average Joes that are really...

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The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 3

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Today's question: Will 2009 bring a formal regulation of online poker at the United States federal level? No, that will not happen in 2009. I'd be shocked out of my mind if that happened...

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The PokerNews Profile: Chad Brown

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To say that Chad Brown sets huge goals for himself is a massive understatement. Going into the 2007 World Series of Poker, Brown didn't just want to win one bracelet—he wanted two. Though he didn't come away from Las...

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