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Articles and Features
| Poker Dreams Part 2 |
May 2007 |
A star is a star, whatever the sky. A world-class player sticks conspicuously out when sloshing with the no-names, has-beens, and write-offs. I can tell you that in my element, I am one of these players.
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| Poker Dreams Part 1 |
October 2006 |
It began with all the ambition of a pipe dream, earnest and well-intentioned perhaps but fraught with the obstacles and pitfalls that characterize the dream that was ours.
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Interviews With The Pro's
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| WPT North American Poker Championship. October 2007 |
| Open Ended returned to Fallsview Casino and caught up with old friends and watched some of the world's top poker players in action. We'll be posting the series of interviews from this year's WPT event... but in the meantime here's a sample from the OpenEnded interview with . |
Soren Turkewitsch -- Defending Champion |
| Oshawa Native becomes 2006 WTP Champion |
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Accolades include:
- Worked in a factory until winning the WPT North American Poker Championship
Soren Turkewitsch is the World Poker Tour's newest millionaire. The native of Oshawa, Ontario, (about 45 minutes east of Toronto) won his seat in the WPT Season 5 North American Poker Championship in a $90 Sit and Go at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, and was able to parlay that victory into a seat at the final table and, eventually, a WPT title. Click here for an in-depth interview on pokerlistings.com. |
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| WPT North American Poker Championship. October 2006 |
| Check out Open Ended's exclusive interviews with some of the top professional poker players in the World. Listen to what the top players have to say about their methods, style, and how to improve your game. |
Toronto-native "Kid Poker" Daniel Negreanu |
| 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) "youngest WSOP champion," a designation he held until 2004. |
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Accolades include:
- 1998 $2000 World Series of Poker Bracelet Pot Limit Hold'em
- 2003 $2000 World Series of Poker Bracelet S.H.O.E.
- 2004 ESPN Player of the Year
- 2004-2005 World Poker Tour Player of the Year
- 2004 Card Player Magazine Player of the Year
- 2004 Champion Player of the Year
- 2004 $2000 World Series of Poker Bracelet Limit Hold'em
Daniel is currently looking to crown his second protégé, go to www.fullcontactpoker.com for more details. |
Guelph-native Gavin Smith |
| Gavin Smith has placed in at least 32 tournaments since 2000, seventeen of which occurred in 2005. He's made 21 final tables and gone heads up in six of them. |
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Accolades include:
- 2000 World Poker Finals stud eight-or-better event
- 2005 WPT Mirage Poker Showdown Championship 1st place $1,128,278
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"The Robin Hood of Poker" Barry Greenstein |
| Barry gives every dollar of his tournament poker profits to a variety of charitable organizations, particularly those that help children. |
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Accolades include:
- 2003 Larry Flynt's Poker Challenge Limit 7 Card Stud 1st place $1,000,000
- 2004 $1500 World Series of Poker Bracelet No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball
- 2005 $1500 World Series of Poker Bracelet Pot Limit Omaha
Barry has written a book titled Ace on the River, which professional player Tuan Le claims was instrumental in his success. Go to www.barrygreenstein.com for more info. |
Freddie Deeb |
| Freddie Deeb is a well-recognized and equally successful player on the professional circuit. |
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Accolades include:
- 1996 $5000 World Series of Poker Bracelet No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball
- 2003 WPT L.A. Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em 1st place $113,430
- 2004 Festa al Lago at the Bellagio No Limit Hold'em 1st place $154,204
- 2005 WPT Aruba Classic No Limit Hold'em 1st place $1,000,000
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"Jdags" John D'Agostino |
| John's tournament career began within a few days of his 21st birthday and he's already won more than $1 million. |
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Accolades include:
- 2004 Championship Poker at Turning Stone No Limit hod'em 2nd place $250,000
- 2005 WPT Borgata Poker Open No Limit Hold'em 4th place $349,685
- 2006 WPT Borgata Winter Open No Limit Hold'em 2nd place $591,312
- 2006 WPT North American Poker Championship at Fallsview Casino No Limit Hold'em 8th place $96,587
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El Matador" Carlos Mortensen |
| Carlos was 29 when he won $1.5 million in the Main Event at the 2001 World Series of Poker. |
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Accolades include:
- 2001 $10,000 World Series of Poker Championship Bracelet No Limit Hold'em
- 2003 $5000 World Series of Poker Bracelet Limit Hold'em
- 2004 WPT Festa al Lago at the Bellagio 1st place $1,000,000
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member of the "Costa Rica Connection" Humberto Brenes |
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Accolades include:
- 1988 $10,000 World Series of Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em 4th place
- 1993 $2500 World Series of Poker Bracelet Limit Hold'em
- 1993 $2500 World Series of Poker Bracelet Pot Limit Omaha
- 2002 WPT 3rd Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open 1st place $502,460
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J.C. Tran |
| J.C. Tran placed 7th in the WPT L.A. Poker Classic, 5th in the WPT World Poker Finals at Foxwoods and had 2 final tables at his first WSOP in 2004. In 2005 the consistency continued with a 7th place finish at the WPT event at the Borgata, another final table at the WSOP and won a $1500 WSOP circuit event at the RIO. |
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Accolades include:
- 2004 WPT World Poker Finals No Limit Hold'em 5th place $353,850
- 2005 WSOP Circuit Event at the Rio No Limit Hold'em 1st place $97,470
- 2005 WSOP Circuit Event at Ballys No Limit Hold'em 2nd place $251,920
- 2006 WPT World Poker Finals at Foxwoods No Limit Hold'em 1st place $312,388
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"The Razor" John Phan |
| John Phan often plays in more events in one year than most players play in three. He has collected over $2.1 million in career earnings. |
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Accolades include:
- 2001 America's Poker Classic Limit Hold'em 1st place
- 2003 WPT Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino Limit Hold'em 1st place $67,000
- 2004 WPT 5th Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open Limit Hold'em 1st place $106,965
- 2005 WPT L.A. Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em 1st place $300,578
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Dan Harrington |
| Dan Harrington has written some of the best tournament poker books available.
Harrinton on Hold'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments Volume 1, 2 and 3.
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Accolades include:
- 1995 $2500 World Series of Poker Bracelet No Limit Hold'em
- 1995 $10,000 World Series of Poker Championship Bracelet No Limit Hold'em
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Toronto-native Shampoo |
| Shampo is one of Toronto's best, and most well known poker players. He has been playing poker professionally for over 10 years, and has won a Canadian Poker Tour event. |
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