POKER NEWS

01 December 2011

Interview: David Gentry
Interview: David Gentry

Black Belt Poker’s latest pro is a true grinder, a 26-year-old former dealer now making a consistent living from the other side of the felt.

10 October 2011

Interview: Sam ‘KODDZILLA’ Razavi
Interview: Sam ‘KODDZILLA’ Razavi

When he’s not final-tabling the Aussie Millions and winning UKIPT titles, Black Belt Sam Razavi is busy earning a crust at the heads-up cash tables…

05 August 2011

Interview - Liv Boeree
Interview - Liv Boeree

We caught up with Liv in Las Vegas to talk about the WSOP, the state of British poker, the highs and lows of being a professional player and the phenomenon that is ElkY.

14 July 2011

Interview: Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo
Interview: Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo

The man, the myth, the legend – the “Portuguese Poker Prodigy” is real, and his name is José Macedo! Adam 'Snoopy' Goulding catches up with one of poker's rising stars.

30 June 2011

Interview: Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt
Interview: Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt

With over 10 million hands in the bag, who better to talk to about Black Friday than one of history’s most successful online poker players?

06 June 2011

Irish Open Champion Niall Smyth
Irish Open Champion Niall Smyth

Local player Niall Smyth pulled a double whammy by not only winning the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open for €550,000 but also being the paddypowerpoker.com Sole Survivor and netting an extra €100,000 from the bookies-slash-poker room. We caught up with the champ to find out how he did it.

17 May 2011

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back

Nothing divides poker player opinion like a bad beat jackpot, but love ’em or hate ’em, they’re going off like crazy down at the Empire, where the third has now been paid out in as many months. Casino Manager at the Empire Colin Hunt responds to the message board critics.

09 May 2011

Interview with poker mind coach Jared Tendler
Interview with poker mind coach Jared Tendler

Having the right mindest is crucial to becoming successful in poker but is often overlooked by many players. We talk to top mental coach Jared Tendler whose new book, The Mental Game of Poker, will point you in the right direction.

24 March 2011

Interview: ‘KODDZILLA’
Interview: ‘KODDZILLA’

After winning an Aussie Millions package in the Black Belt Poker Grading, Sam Razavi went on to finish sixth in the Main Event for A$225,000. Adam 'Snoopy' Goulding founds out how he did it.

07 March 2011

James Mitchell - Irish Open Champion 2010
James Mitchell - Irish Open Champion 2010

We asked James how winning Europe’s oldest and best-loved tournament rearranged his perspective.