http://www.pokerfanatic.org Fanatics of Poker Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:50:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Living the American dream was what drove Annie and Constantin Negreanu to transfer to The United States from Romania. They did not know that later on their son Daniel Negreanu would become one of the best poker players in the world. At the age of 15, Daniel wanted to become ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/daniel-negreanu/ If you look at the long list of poker players, most of them come from the United States or Europe. Many are only in their twenties and have been playing professionally for a few years. One of the true icons of poker hails from the sunny country of Costa Rica. ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/humberto-brenes/ Many students are faced with the dilemma of finishing college or earning big bucks. Many prefer to finish their degree while others go for the other way. This was the case for French poker player Arnaud Mattern. He attended a university studying languages and excelled in Russian, Spanish and English. ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/arnaud-mattern/ Sports instill a lot of great qualities in athletes. These qualities are also applicable in other aspects like including career, love, and even when playing poker. It's surprising how some of the greatest athletes like Boris Becker transitioned from the court to the poker table. French rugby union star footballer ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/sebastien-chabal/ Online gaming has taken the world by storm. A lot of men and women have been hook to the virtual work. Good thing that producers of these games also hold competitions for their avid supporters. Frenchman Bertrand Grospellier was considered to be one of the best Starcraft players in the ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/bertrand-grospellier/ Eddy Scharf's career in poker started with a coin toss. He flipped a coin to help him make his decision whether he should go to Germany or to America for flying lessons. Because of the flip, he decided to head over to the U.S. where he took up flying lessons ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/eddy-scharf/ Evita Peron may have brought worldwide fame to Argentina, but in the world of poker she's virtually unknown. In casinos, this country can only be associated with one name: Damian Salas. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Damian never expected to become a professional poker player – but as with anything ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/damian-salas/ Esther Rossi started her professional life by working as an airline customer service representative. It gave her  a stable income, but it was not enough to meet her needs. Hence, she accompanied her friend to a local casino with hopes of earning a bit of extra spending money. It was ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/esther-rossi/ Andrew Feldman is an English professional poker player who hails from London. He is also one of the youngest and most successful European poker players in the world. He became a member of Team Full Tilt only this year. Andrew was able to make a series of successful campaigns in ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/andrew-feldman/ Eli Elezra is yet another successful professional poker player. He is part of one of the greatest poker teams in the world, which is Team Full Tilt. Eli hails from Israel, where he has served in the national army. During his service, he started to learn about and play poker. ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/eli-elezra/ Trond Eidsvig is one of the most talented European professional poker players in the world. He is also a significant member of Team Full Tilt, which is one of the most famous poker teams in the world. 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The first glances of successful professional poker players have been witnessed in the United States in the game of Texas Holdem. European professional poker players have been impressive as well not only in Europe, but all around the ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/juan-manuel-pastor/ There are lots of extremely talented professional poker players in the world, but a few can match the qualities of Anton Allemann. Anton Allemann is a proud member of the Team PokerStars Pro, and also is one of the best poker players online. Allemann is a poker professional who is ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/anton-allemann/ Blind Baseball is a variation of seven card stud. Blind Baseball is one of the most obscure games of poker, yet one of the most refreshing and entertaining games. Blind Baseball adds an unlikely twist to the seven card stud game. 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However, if you're planning a poker game night at home with your friends, then it's fun to try other variations. Kankakee Poker is an exciting variation that's sure to make ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/kankakee/ Wolfie's Lou Poker is a game of six to seven players and is one of the many home poker games available today. Just like Bridge, it is played with two parts: the betting and the actual gameplay. Betting Step 1- The dealer distributes five cards to each player, facing down. Step 2- Players ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/wolfies-lou-poker/ True to its name, Kryptonite Poker repels not only Superman, but player pokers in general. Because of its kitty hand variation, players prefer to play other poker games. This is how Kryptonite Poker is played: All the players are required to place their antes into the pot before the game begins ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/kryptonite/ Poker nights at home with friends is becoming more and more popular these days. 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There is so many things to choose from, whatever suits your taste or mood at the moment. It may not always of course be some serious game of Texas Hold'em, Five-card draw ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/black-mariah/ Let's admit it, poker is so popular everywhere that there are some people making fun of other players on what type of poker games they are playing. In some places, they regard Hold'em as the only real poker games. While many might not share the same the same viewpoint, many ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/follow-the-queen/ Since poker is so popular now, everywhere you go people somehow knows about it, if not playing it, poker tournaments are being held left and right, serious poker gamers await every important tournaments to showcase their skills and most of all to bag the most coveted pot by themselves. Its ... http://www.pokerfanatic.org/razz/ Poker has many exciting variations that can be played by anyone. 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