Kristen Bicknell: Humble, Driven and Competitve

Kristen Bicknell at the 2017 World Series of Poker.

Remko Rinkema - January 3, 2018October 9, 2019

The new year of Poker After Dark live shows kicks off today with “Femme Fatale” week, featuring seven high caliber women who will lay it all on the line in a $100/$200 No Limit Hold’em cash game. One of the women in the game is Kristen Bicknell, who we caught

Heads Up with Remko – Joe Hachem

Joe Hachem on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, shortly after winning the 2005 WSOP Main Event.

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Remko Rinkema - December 29, 2017October 9, 2019

"Pass the sugar!" became known all over the world when Joe Hachem willed his way to the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event crown. The Aussie won the biggest Main Event at that point and became an instant celebrity in his home country and throughout the world of poker. Today,

Ep. 63 Holiday Hot Takes and 2017 Year in Review

John Hesp during the 2017 WSOP Main Event final table

Remko Rinkema - December 20, 2017December 20, 2017

The Poker Central Podcast looks back in 2017 and throws out some contrasting takes on what they think was the most interesting story of the year. Guess what, the guys don't agree on what's being referenced to as "The John Hesp Experience!" 2:47 - The best storylines in poker of

Maria Ho Wins Poker After Dark Debut on Holidays with Hellmuth

Remko Rinkema - December 20, 2017December 21, 2017

The final week of episodes for the 2017 season of Poker After Dark kicked off tonight in style on “Holidays with Hellmuth.” The namesake ‘Poker Brat’ made his first appearance of the year and did not disappoint both in play and words. The $10,000 Sit-n-Go featured a rebuy option for the

Personality-Filled Sit & Go Kick-Starts “Holidays with Hellmuth”

Remko Rinkema - December 20, 2017December 20, 2017

Forget the Twelve Days of Christmas, PokerGO has three days of “Holidays with Hellmuth” coming to Poker After Dark this week. The first of those “Poker Brat” headlined sessions is streaming live on PokerGO, as the opening “Holidays with Hellmuth” $10,000 sit and go is officially underway. While Phil Hellmuth leads

2018 WSOP Main Event: Closer Look

There will be over a dozen post-lim events running alongside the Main Event, but poker's World Championship will always be the center of attention at the WSOP.

Remko Rinkema - December 17, 2017December 21, 2017

Earlier this week, the schedule for the 2018 World Series of Poker was unveiled. While there were some new additions and tweaks to the schedule compared to past years, including the addition of some massive buy-in events and weekly High Rollers, the World Series of Poker Main Event will always

Jack Effel Shares Thoughts and Excitement on 2018 WSOP Schedule

Remko Rinkema - December 12, 2017January 31, 2018

On December 12th, the World Series of Poker announced their 2018 summer schedule comprised of 78-bracelet events; five blockbuster no-limit hold’em weekend events, the return of the Big One for One Drop, two new high roller tournaments, nine new events and additional bracelet events to kick off during the Main

U.S. Poker Open Event Diversification a “Natural Progression”

Remko Rinkema - November 28, 2017January 31, 2018

Last week, Poker Central announced the U.S. Poker Open and we caught up with the Vice President of Content, Sam Simmons, to get the ins and outs about this brand new high stakes tournament series. The U.S. Poker Open is a series of eight high stakes events ranging from $10,000 to

Phil Hellmuth: Big Wins Determine Greatness in Poker

Remko Rinkema - November 21, 2017December 18, 2017

The U.S. Poker Open was announced on Tuesday, and we caught up with Phil Hellmuth to get his take on this new series, how it will take “Phil Hellmuth poker” to be successful in 2018 and how he’ll make sure to be at full strength when cards hit the felt

Rast and Negreanu Share US Poker Open Mixed Game Excitement

Remko Rinkema - November 21, 2017January 31, 2018

Today, Poker Central announced the U.S. Poker Open, a new high roller tournament series on the poker calendar for 2018. The series runs from February 1-11 at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The U.S. Poker Open is the first original series by Poker Central that includes a $10,000