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Exclusive Interview with Phill Collins – One of the November Nine (English Version)

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Phil Collins
He is a specialist in online poker and has won more than three million dollars in prizes. He has worked in improving his poker when he plays live poker. Everyone knows him as "USCphildo." On November 5, he`ll fulfill the dream of almost all players in the world of poker: to play the final table of the Main Event WSOP. With nearly a million dollars in prizes garantized, he will start fromfourth place in chips account and is undoubtedly one of the great "candidates" to win the bracelet. Here, we are presenting you an hablandodepoker exclusive interview with Phil Collins, another November Nine. What means to you to be a November Nine? Being in the November Nine is a great accomplishment for anyone, but as a professional player, this is the highlight of my career and the culmination of a lot of hard work.  There is still a lot of poker to be played though. 48 hours later that moment, Are you conscious about what you`ve achieved?   Everything has been happening so fast that it was hard to take it all in.  The past few days I've been able to relax...
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Exclusive interview with Sam Holden – One of the November Nine (English Version)

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Sam Holdem
Undoubtedly for those who followed the last stages of the days 6 and 7 of the Main Event was a surprise that Sam Holden, a very intelligent an curly English, with just 22 years became one of the November Nine. But he trusted in himself and still being short stack for several passages in the fight, played each hand and was able to fulfill his first dream: to pass into history and play the final table of the most important tournament in the poker world. But his dream is just beginning, though left behind thousands of players who began this crossing. Now only eight players stand between him and the much coveted bracelet. In this exclusive interview for www.hablandodepoker.com.ar, a site that tries to spread the poker through the word of the protagonists, we can know what a November Nine thinks. From what we perceive, he is the still not aware of how changed his life from now on. To our loyal readers we present: Sam Holdem, a November Nine, 48 hours later of his achievement. What means to you to be a November Nine? It feels fantastic to be part of the November...
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Exclusive interview with Vanessa Selbst (English Version)

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Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst has something that not everyone has: the admiration of his colleagues. She divides her time between his passions: playing poker and studying law at Yale. She achieved great results in the Series WSOP and won several tournaments. Interested in politics and various sports. We present here a great poker player, born in New Jersey, on July 9, in 1984: Vanessa Selbst in www.hablandodepoker.com.ar You have a high prestige in the World of Poker. Many admires you. How did you achieve that? To get to this level took a lot of years of playing experience, and a lot of hard work in studying the game.  When I first started playing, all I did 24 hours, seven days a week was play or think about poker.  Even now, I'm constantly talking to friends about strategy and thinking about my own game and how to improve it.  I think that's the most important thing to get to the top level - to never be satisfied with your current achievements, and always continue to grow. Was the bracelet in the Por Limit Omaha in the WSOP 2008 a turning point in your proffesional career? This was definitely the first major win that I had, but honestly it...
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Biography of Vanessa Selbst (English Version)

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[caption id="attachment_4522" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="http://www.pokergenio.com"]Vanessa Selbst[/caption] Vanessa Selbst began playing poker when she was a young girl in Montclair, New Jersey, though playing sports like basketball and tennis took much of her spare time. It was until she attended college at Yale University, where she eventually graduated in 2005 with a degree in political science, that she started to take the game more seriously. She played home games with friends with players like poker pro Alex Jacob, and they introduced her to the online poker community, like the forums, that helped her hone her skills and learn more about strategy. After college, while turning into an avid poker player, she took several jobs, such as working for a non-profit organization and as a management consultant. (more...)...
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Exclusive interview with Alexander Kravchenko, a monster in the World of Poker

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[caption id="attachment_4242" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Alex Kravchenko"]Alex Kravchenko[/caption] Exclusive interview with Alexander Kravchenko, a monster in the World of Poker   Alexander Kravchenko is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world. Complete where you look, he has been playing poker for 14 years, not just Texas Holdem, but also in other modalities. He had great results in his career, especially he won the WSOP bracelet in 2007, in the event # 9, Omaha Hi Low. We present you a short but interesting exclusive interview to a player of the first level, days before leaving to participate in the WSOP.
How did you start in the world of poker? I was a professional gambler - mostly blackjack against casino. Did the fourth place in the main event in the WSOP 2007 was an inflexion point in your proffesional carrer? No. It was just a big, maybe even a huge score, but overall it didn’t changed my career at all. What means to you to be a PokerStars Team Pro? I think it’s very prestigious to be a Team Pro, also they are paying me some money for this advertising. (more...)...
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Alexander Kravchenko: Poker Biography (English version)

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[caption id="attachment_4233" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Alex Kravchenko"]Alex Kravchenko[/caption] Completing his education, he became an astute businessman and quickly found success, along with the ability to invest in various businesses in Russia. But it was during his leisure time that he took up blackjack and began to frequent gaming establishments. He did well at the game and moved on to Oasis, a form of poker that was similar to Caribbean Stud. Alexander Kravchenko's Profile However, he couldn't help but notice the trend in the late 1990's that involved poker. Kravchenko realized the level of skill that was involved and the game and quickly set about studying it. He began to play primarily hold'em in casinos, and the money he made eclipsed that from his businesses, so the focus of his energies centered on poker tournaments going forward. By 1997, he was a recognized player in local establishments, and his...
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Exclusive Interview with Dominik Nitsche for www.hablandodepoker.com.ar (English version)

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From his native Germany, the young European poker prodigy who stunned Argentina and South America in the LAPT in Mar del Plata in 2009, spoke exclusively to www.hablandodepoker.com.ar about his life two years after that great achievement that was the inflection point in his career.   Dear Dominik, thanks a lot for answer our interview. It´s very important and It´s an honor tu us to make you an interview. No problem you are welcome.   What do you remember about your first place in Mar del Plata two years ago? Everything actually. I will  never forget such a big life changing win.   Please tell us something about you reacnh the LAPT playing satellites Well i had quite a good record playing step 6 before. i already qualified for dortmund multiple times. So one day i was looking at the step  6s and i saw that they were running satellites to the lapt...
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Catch the EPT Grand Final Live on TV

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Pokerstar TV - EPT Final http://www.pokerstars.tv/poker-video-5156-eptlive.html The European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final begins in Madrid this week and we will be broadcasting exclusive almost-live cards up* coverage of the Main Event via our webcast on Pokerstars.TV The broadcast will begin with cards down, but when we get down to four players coverage will stop and resume with hole cards up at 08:00 ET. The Main Event coverage will then be followed by the Champion of Champions event(webcast only). SHOW SCHEDULE: Show Where Date & Time EPT Grand Final, Madrid – Final Table (Cards Up) http://live.pokerstars.tv May 12th (08:00 ET) Show: Where: Date & Time: EPT Grand Final, Madrid – Champion of Champions http://live.pokerstars.tv May 13th (06:00 ET) Get inside the minds of some of the world's best players with our exclusive cards up coverage. Enjoy the tourney!...
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Libro de Poker: HARRINGTON ON ON LINE CASH GAMES – 6-MAX NO LIMIT HOLD`EM (Dan Harrington)

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El No-limit hold em una vez fue un juego casi exclusivamente en los casinos. Pero durante la última década, el crecimiento s juego ha sido alimentada en parte por el fácil acceso a los sitios de juego en línea donde los participantes pueden jugar partidas de dinero y torneos las 24 horas del día, todos los días. En Harrington on Cash Games Online, Dan Harrington le muestra las ideas clave y las habilidades que le permiten dominar el mundo del póquer en línea que difiere en algunos aspectos significativos del mundo de los juegos de casino. Usted aprenderá a manejar diferentes tamaños de pila, como jugar en las mesas 6-max, cómo tratar con mayor agresividad, y cómo utilizar las bases de datos y muestra de póquer heads-up que le dan información sin precedentes sobre su oponente s tendencias . Harrington expone estrategias detalladas para la pre-flop y el juego después del flop, tanto en los juegos populares de...
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