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Resorts World Manila’s Hakan Dagtas
January 20, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
For those that frequent Resorts World Manila’s cash or tournament poker tables, you may have noticed the occasional watchful eye of Hakan Dagtas glance your way. As VP of Casino Operations, he’s often down on the floor chatting to staff, tournament officials or players.
Dagtas studied hotel management and originally wanted to be a hotelier. Instead, he started dealing at...
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January 20, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
For those that frequent Resorts World Manila’s cash or tournament poker tables, you may have noticed the occasional watchful eye of Hakan Dagtas glance your way. As VP of Casino Operations, he’s often down on the floor chatting to staff, tournament officials or players.
Dagtas studied hotel management and originally wanted to be a hotelier. Instead, he started dealing at...
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Sangeeth “Samoh” Mohan Interview
December 17, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Sangeeth Mohan aka “Samoh” has been playing poker for less than two years but already he is one of the players leading the charge for the game in his home country of India. After taking out the 2011 APT Asian Series Goa Main Event for INR 2,346,400, Mohan backed it up with a strong 10th place at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau Main Event for HKD $155,500 and was wi...
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December 17, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Sangeeth Mohan aka “Samoh” has been playing poker for less than two years but already he is one of the players leading the charge for the game in his home country of India. After taking out the 2011 APT Asian Series Goa Main Event for INR 2,346,400, Mohan backed it up with a strong 10th place at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau Main Event for HKD $155,500 and was wi...
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PPA Exclusive: Johnny Chan on Big Game in Macau
December 1, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The hot news topic in poker right now are the phenomenally huge cash games going down in Macau and in the middle of the biggest of them is “The Orient Express” himself, Johnny Chan. There's little doubt that Chan is one of the world’s best known poker players and has arguably achieved as much as any man can in the game.
For starters, he has 10 WSOP bracelets to his nam...
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December 1, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The hot news topic in poker right now are the phenomenally huge cash games going down in Macau and in the middle of the biggest of them is “The Orient Express” himself, Johnny Chan. There's little doubt that Chan is one of the world’s best known poker players and has arguably achieved as much as any man can in the game.
For starters, he has 10 WSOP bracelets to his nam...
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Vivian Im Interview: Asia’s Newest Team PokerStars Pro
November 3, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
South Korean Vivian Im (formerly known as Im Young Shin) is the latest addition to the Team PokerStars Pro ranks in Asia but it’s quite a long way removed from where she began in her career. Im studied dance at university in Seoul and, after she graduated, taught her craft to children for a few years.
It wasn’t until her boyfriend, Gab Yong Kim, who is another successful...
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November 3, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
South Korean Vivian Im (formerly known as Im Young Shin) is the latest addition to the Team PokerStars Pro ranks in Asia but it’s quite a long way removed from where she began in her career. Im studied dance at university in Seoul and, after she graduated, taught her craft to children for a few years.
It wasn’t until her boyfriend, Gab Yong Kim, who is another successful...
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Kai Paulsen Interview: A Macau Grinder’s Tale
October 24, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The story of a poker player leaving their home to seek out action is a familiar one. The classic tale of going on the road, moving from town to town is the stuff old Western movies filled with saloons and gunslingers are made of. However, these days you’re more likely to hear about online poker pros in the US relocating to Canada or Europe, setting up pimp pads and once again...
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October 24, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The story of a poker player leaving their home to seek out action is a familiar one. The classic tale of going on the road, moving from town to town is the stuff old Western movies filled with saloons and gunslingers are made of. However, these days you’re more likely to hear about online poker pros in the US relocating to Canada or Europe, setting up pimp pads and once again...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chino Rheem
October 6, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
David “Chino” Rheem finally sheds some light on winning the EPL, his backer, that video, being broke, the Full Tilt saga and… getting Chino’d.
The Epic Poker League is premiering on CBS in the US on Saturday and the man in the spotlight will no doubt be its inaugural winner, Chino Rheem. However, anyone who has kept an eye on the news in poker will know that his vict...
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October 6, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
David “Chino” Rheem finally sheds some light on winning the EPL, his backer, that video, being broke, the Full Tilt saga and… getting Chino’d.
The Epic Poker League is premiering on CBS in the US on Saturday and the man in the spotlight will no doubt be its inaugural winner, Chino Rheem. However, anyone who has kept an eye on the news in poker will know that his vict...
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India Poker Series Champion Ashutosh Naik
September 19, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The last India Poker Series was really the story of one man – Ashutosh Naik. He made the final table in each of the four events and went on to win two of them including the INR 15,000 Main Event. It’s quite a feat considering that just three years ago he started playing poker on Facebook and has now quit his regular day job to focus on grinding the cash tables and regularly...
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September 19, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The last India Poker Series was really the story of one man – Ashutosh Naik. He made the final table in each of the four events and went on to win two of them including the INR 15,000 Main Event. It’s quite a feat considering that just three years ago he started playing poker on Facebook and has now quit his regular day job to focus on grinding the cash tables and regularly...
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