Author: Remko Rinkema

“I Didn’t Want to Miss This One” – Jason Mercier Makes 2019 WSOP Debut in $50k Players Championship

Jason Mercier all smiles playing the 2019 $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
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The World Series of Poker is not quite the same without Jason Mercier's contagious laugh roaring through the Amazon room or seeing him sprinting over from Brasilia because his event just went on break and he's being blinded off in another. For more than a decade, Mercier was one of the

WSOP Player of the Year Race: Dan Zack Back Up Top, Ari Engel Surges After Maiden Bracelet Win

Ari Engel jumps into 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year contention with his first bracelet win.
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He had the lead after 25 events, lost it to Upeshka De Silva for a few days, but Dan Zack is back in the 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race lead with 49 events in the books. There are 40 more events left to be finished

Ep. 152 Prahlad Friedman’s Pain and Pragress

Prahlad Friedman joins Brent Hanks and Rinkema on the Poker Central Podcast.
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Prahlad Friedman joins the show to talk about an array of topics that include the full story of his legendary online poker run, getting cheated out of millions of dollars, going broke and rebuilding, as well as his family life and rap career. NEW: Watch this podcast weekly as a video

Power Rankings: Negreanu No.1 , Klein Third After Historic 4th Bracelet

Loren Klein wins a bracelet for the fourth straight year and jumps into third place on the Poker Central Power Rankings.
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The action at the World Series of Poker is so hot and heavy that most bracelet winners aren't even sniffing the Top 10! Since the inception of the rankings, we've never seen more unranked players jump into the Top 10 while Daniel Negreanu took over the first spot with Dan

WSOP History in the Making: Mike Sexton Could Become First Player to Win Bracelet 30 Years Apart

Mike Sexton looks to win his first WSOP bracelet in 30 years today in the $2,500 Big Bet Mix event.
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One of the events slated for its final day today is the $2,500 Big Bet Mix featuring Mike Sexton. At this final table, Sexton chases a unique record, as he's on the verge of becoming the first player in poker history to win a World Series of Poker bracelet 30

Daniel Negreanu Bittersweet After Losing Heads Up for 7th Bracelet: “The WSOP Will Only be a Success if I Win”

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"Jeez, it's been that long?" Negreanu cried out when I pointed out that it had been 11 years since he's had bracelet success in Las Vegas, just moments after he was eliminated by John Hennigan in second place in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. Despite the letdown of another missed