December 2007 Archives

Presents handed out, turkey cooked and served, wrapping paper everywhere. Or was that turkey everywhere? Christmas passed in the traditional way serving to some a one day break from the poker tables. Then on Boxing Day (as we call December 26th in the UK) it was time to pick up...more

By Sean Callander in SydneyThe Shane Warne Foundation is now $50,000 better off after the charity’s patron and Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem won the first PokerStars.net APPT Tournament of Champions.Holding an 8:1 chip lead over fellow Team PokerStars Pro Greg Raymer, Hachem had been blessed with a run of...more

By Sean Callander in SydneyThe journey started in the steamy Philippines capital of Manila in late-August, swept through the bustling metropolis of Seoul in South Korea, made a stop in the world’s gaming capital Macau before culminating in Australia’s biggest city, overlooking some of the world’s most recognisable landmarks.The first...more

Arnaud Mattern There are some players who are gifted with natural talent. Their success comes from skill and hard work, traits not always brought to the attention of the poker world eager to find the reincarnation of the next big thing. Frenchman Arnaud Mattern though is in the former bracket...more

After one bout on the 2-7 Triple Draw table I approached the Omaha hour intending to perform my new routine of aggressive folding - something I’d found saved me a fortune at times. So yes, Omaha...I brought my remaining 1,330 to table Perseus IV and being British, opted for that...more

Team PokerStars Pro Lee Nelson is already the noted co-author of the book Kill Phil. Now, he has turned his sights on...well, apparently everyone. We invited Nelson to tell us about his new effort, aimed at taking out the poker population at large.by Lee NelsonWhen Blair Rodman, Kim Lee, and...more