Author: Paul Seaton

Can Daniel Negreanu End His WSOP Bracelet Drought?

Daniel Negreanu came close to winning his seventh WSOP bracelet in 2018 by finishing third in the $1,500 Eight-Game Mix event.
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He sits second on the all-time money list, he’s engaged to be married and even found time to speak to Remko and Brent on last week's Poker Central Podcast. Daniel Negreanu should be the most content man in the Western world. So why could Kid Poker into this year’s 50th

A Sigh and A Shrug: Busquet’s Thin Value Bet Fails vs. Viffer

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Olivier Busquet has exactly the right look for TV poker, as I’ve overheard him being told. He looks different to a lot of poker players. For a start, he looks like he runs well without picking up cards. When I met him a few years ago, he’d arrived at the

Dylan Linde’s Journey to the WPT Tournament of Champions

Dylan Linde in action during Run it Once week on Poker After Dark.
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“Once you determine a tournament is good value for you to re-enter, it’s wrong to stop.” Says Dylan Linde about the WPT Five Diamond he won for a career-defining $1.6m result at the end of last year. Flash forward six months and Linde is now just days away from arriving at

Eric Afriat Relies on Instincts Chasing His Third WPT Title

Eric Afriat in action during the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown on his way to the final table. (Image: PokerPhotoArchives/Joe Giron)
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GOING FOR THE TREBLE “This could be my third WPT title.” Says Eric Afriat on the cusp of World Poker Tour greatness. For the ebullient poker player and WPT regular, he’ll go into the final table of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in good spirits and with high hopes. “It’s

Can Phil Ivey Break the No Limit Hold’em WSOP Curse in 2019?

Phil Ivey in action during the 2018 World Series of Poker.
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With just a fortnight until cards are in the air at the 50th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada, can Phil Ivey win his first bracelet since 2014? If he is to do so, then he’ll move into second place outright on the list of players who have

Will Phil Hellmuth Win His 16th Bracelet at the 2019 World Series of Poker?

Phil Hellmuth flanked by Ali Nejad and Nick Schulman moments after winning his 15th WSOP bracelet.
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THE BRACELET KING Phil Hellmuth and the World Series of Poker go together like beer and potato chips, like the rubber and the road. For three decades, Hellmuth has averaged a WSOP bracelet every other year. This year, on the 50th anniversary of the world’s greatest poker festival, The Las Vegas

Quebec Connection: Inspired by Rene Angelil, Ami Alibay Eyes First WPT Title

Ami Alibay in action during the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (Photo courtesy of the WPT: Joe Giron)
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If there’s a wild card of the final six players at next month’s WPT Seminole Final Table at HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas, it might well be Ami Alibay. The long-time friend of the late René Angélil and One Drop charity pioneer Guy Laliberté, the Montreal-based DJ, nightclub owner,

Daniel Negreanu Doesn’t Hold Back on Shaun Deeb Feud

There's no love lot between Daniel Negreanu and Shaun Deeb!
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This week’s podcast - Episode 145 with your hosts Remko Rinkema and Brent Hanks - features the biggest name in the game. Daniel Negreanu, a.k.a. ‘Kid Poker’ only needs gentle prodding from Remko and Brent to respond to the latest developments in his bitter Twitter feud with the reigning WSOP Player

What if Phil Ivey Had Won the 2009 WSOP Main Event?

What if Phil Ivey had won the 2009 WSOP Main Event?
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Ten years ago, it was the 40th anniversary of the World Series of Poker. It was also a year in which Phil Ivey reached the final table of the WSOP Main Event. With seven left, Darvin Moon hit a queen as his ace-queen toppled Phil Ivey’s ace-king and halted Ivey’s