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What Is Mike “The Mouth” Matusow Doing Now? From drug addiction to podcasting, find out where this one-of-a-kind poker player is now.

7 minute read Chris “Jesus” Ferguson was one of the most prominent people during the early days of the poker boom. He was one of the key figures behind Full Tilt Poker, a name that still lives in the memories of players all over the world. Although he’s today a pariah of the community, the man nicknamed “Jesus” for his trademark long hair was once a favorite among players and poker fans. Ferguson has always demonstrated a unique passion for the game, and his mathem...

During this pandemic, with many of our favorite poker rooms closed down, I’ve noticed the reemergence of home games, and with them, renewed interest in mixed

On Wednesday, February 10, the controversial founder of Hustler Magazine, Larry Flynt, passed away at age 78. While Flynt, born November 1, 1942, had been a notable figure in the adult entertainment business for nearly 50 years after founding his flagship magazine in 1974 – highlights of his life can be found here – he also left a strong legacy in the worlds of both poker and casino gaming. Passion for Seven-Card Stud Like many others, Flynt enjoyed playing poker and had been doing s...

The WCOAP Main Event drew in a crowd of 1,751 players to partypoker, each paying $109 for the chance to become the tournament’s champion. This field meant the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool was surpassed by $21,500, which is an incredible result for amateur poker. Nobody at the final table walked away with less than $2,116 for the initial investment. Julian Selinger collected this sum when his 6.5 big blind shove with pocket deuces was called by Shane Pollington in the big blind with ac...

All the cards, im prepared to play five card stud with only three cards. not a very smart way to play the game. >> richard haass, pleasure having you on. >> thank you. it may seem like a frightening time for america and the world, but is it really? is it perhaps actually the greatest time to be alive? are those two options in conflict? two terrific scholars, niall ferguson and steve pinker have a discussion and a debate when we come back. there are so many toothpastes out there which one shoul...

Chaotic and very thinly staffed white house. >> it feels that way because it is. and then mr. trump doesnt -- he tends not to use what little staff he has. i think one of the lessons of the last week or so is process matters. process is there to protect. its meant to inform people, to say, hey, if you do this, theres a decent chance this will come of it. are you sure you want to do that? by not having the place staffed up, by not using the staff that you do have, by essentially flying by your gu...