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Dennis Blieden is an American poker player originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. Blieden won the WPT L.A. Poker Classic for $1,000,000 in 2018 and seemed as if his poker career was going to take off but less than a year later Blieden would plead guilty to theft of over $22 million from employers, and using the stolen funds to purchase crypto currency. He currently awaits a March 20 sentencing hearing, at which time Blieden will face a statutory maximum sentence of 22 years in federal prison.
World Poker Tour history was made earlier this week. Darren Elias won a record-breaking 4th title on PokerGO, beating Kitty Kuo heads up for the Bobby Baldwin Classic title. While ending the week with more history isn’t guaranteed, the WPT Tournament of Champions has plenty of interesting storylines to follow heading into Day 2. 80…
After a break in PokerGO live events action to transition into the state-of-the-art PokerGO Studio, the wait for more live poker is officially over. The PokerGO Studio will officially open on May 15, with back-to-back nights of Poker After Dark cash games. “Open House” week will feature two $100/$200 No Limit Hold’em sessions, with both…
After a second straight year of overwhelming interest, 61 players entered the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl Lottery. Of those players, 30 locked up a seat in the year’s most exclusive event. Over the last month, Poker Central has introduced those players, but ARIA’s Super High Roller Bowl VIP selections also need to be introduced….
After a second straight year of overwhelming interest, a live lottery was used to determine the first 30 players that will compete in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl. Those players have been highlighted, featured, and introduced over the last few weeks, and all the while, questions regarding the additional 18 seats have remained. A…
This week on the Poker Central Podcast: Gus Hansen returns to Poker After Dark, Dennis Blieden wins the LAPC Main Event, The Super High Roller Club on PokerGO and speculation on the Super High Roller Bowl lottery. 0:30 – Gus Hansen returns! The Great Dane is joining the likes of Ben Lamb, Brian Rast and Matt…
