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Amateur poker player lands £970,0000 prize after winning tournament he paid just £80 to enter
All in for riches: World Series of Poker marks 50th run
Tens of thousands of professional and amateur poker players go on a pilgrimage to Las Vegas every summer in hopes of returning home richer, owning a gold bracelet and earning considerable bragging rights. They all want to win at the World Series of Poker. The tournament is marking its 50th year. Tens of thousands of professional and amateur poker players go on a pilgrimage to Las Vegas every summer in hopes of returning home richer, owning a gold bracelet and having considerable bragging rights. They are young and old and overwhelmingly male.
Texas Hold'em tips from the man who has won over £25 million playing tournament poker
Shuffle up and deal If cold hard cash is a way to keep score in poker, Daniel Negreanu is the most successful Texas Hold'em tournament player ever to play the game. Bluffing is like telling a story. The other key consideration in terms of when to do it: you have to pick the right people.
It is created and hosted by former World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem , who will also act as judge and mentor to the contestants. New Zealand poker champion Lee Nelson will also appear as a judge. The show pits eleven amateur poker players against each other in a series of challenges that tests the principles of "Joe's Code", rules that Hachem believes are beneficial for success in life and for being a successful poker player. Over 18, people applied for the first series. The 1st season saw year-old speech pathologist and mother of two Amanda become 'The Poker Star', beating out the other two members of the final three, Josh and Chris.