Celebrities & Poker Pros
What Ever Happened To Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen was one of the best-known faces in the poker scene during the late 2000s. Nicknamed "The Great Dane", Hansen took the poker world by surprise, introducing a very bold and aggressive style of play. Big bluffs and seemingly crazy moves left other players and...
May 17, 2021
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What Ever Happened To Tony G?
Antanas Guoga, better known as “Tony G”, is one of the most colorful characters that the poker world has ever seen. Although not a professional player by the strictest definition, Guoga certainly used to spend a lot of his time playing poker all over the world....
May 15, 2021
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7 min read
What Ever Happened To Jennifer Harman?
During the years of the poker boom, Jennifer Harman enjoyed quite a bit of popularity among the fans and a...
May 2, 2021
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6 min read
What Ever Happened To Tom “durrrr” Dwan?
Those of you who have been poker fans for some time probably know the name Tom Dwan and his famous...
April 26, 2021
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7 min read
The Hollywood Walk Of Shame
Fallen Stars And Criminal Performances The Hollywood Walk of Fame is widely seen as the pinnacle of stardom. The celebrities...
April 15, 2021
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4 min read
What Ever Happened To Johnny Chan?
Born in 1957, Johnny Chan started playing way before poker became mainstream, and his results over the years have confirmed...
April 9, 2021
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6 min read
What Ever Happened To Chris “Jesus” Ferguson?
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson was one of the most prominent people during the early days of the poker boom. He was...
April 3, 2021
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7 min read
What Ever Happened To Annie Duke?
The name of Annie Duke is well-known, albeit not particularly liked in the poker community. The sister of Howard Lederer,...
March 28, 2021
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7 min read
What Ever Happened To Vanessa Selbst?
With International Women’s Day taking place tomorrow, Casino.org felt it was only right to honour the greatest female poker in...
March 7, 2021
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7 min read
The Amazing Story Of The Grandma And The Longest Craps Roll In History
Ever wondered who holds the record for the longest craps roll ever? It might not be who you’d expect. One...
March 3, 2021
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3 min read
What Ever Happened To Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad?
The Norwegian poker star has pretty much disappeared from the poker public eye, but she was filling headlines of all...
March 1, 2021
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6 min read
What Ever Happened To Peter Eastgate?
Back in 2008, Peter Eastgate took the entire poker world by surprise when he took down the WSOP Main Event,...
February 19, 2021
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7 min read
What Ever Happened To Jamie Gold?
When Jamie Gold emerged victorious in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, it was the stuff that dreams are made of....
January 27, 2021
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6 min read
9 Stars Who Refused The Super Bowl Halftime Show
Once upon a time, a Super Bowl halftime performance was one of the most sought-after slots in the world for...
January 14, 2021
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4 min read
What Ever Happened To Chris Moneymaker?
Chris Moneymaker may not be the greatest poker player to have ever lived in terms of results, but there is...
January 8, 2021
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7 min read
What Ever Happened to Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson?
There are very few players who have left as big of a mark in the poker community as Doyle “Texas...
December 30, 2020
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7 min read
What Ever Happened To Viktor “Isildur1” Blom?
There are very few poker fans out there who don’t know the name of “Isildur1”. Image: Instagram/viktorb1om The Swede, whose...
December 27, 2020
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8 min read
Archie Karas: The Rise And Fall Of The Ultimate High-Roller
The story of Archie Karas, known around the Sin City poker circuit as “the Greek” is one of our all-time...
November 18, 2020
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3 min read
Top 10 Worst Trash Talkers In Poker
In poker, one way to become famous is by posting good results, especially in the tournaments. Several big scores will...
October 28, 2020
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Top 10 Famous Gamblers Who Broke The Law
From match-fixing and murder to robbing post offices and bomb-making, these prolific gamblers with jail-time on their records are…well…an interesting...
October 9, 2020
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5 min read
R. Paul Wilson On: Why Phil Ivey Shouldn’t Have Been Punished For Cheating
It’s hard to believe that several casinos in the last few years have lost millions of dollars to a technique...
September 14, 2020
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7 min read
R. Paul Wilson On: The Unsinkable Con Artist
Titanic Thompson is one of the most fascinating characters in hustler history. Despite his reputation, Thompson was not what I...
July 6, 2020
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5 min read
R. Paul Wilson On: When The Best Hustler Of All Time’s Scam Backfired
Con games, scams and carefully prepared proposition bets don’t always go to plan. For legendary hustler Titanic Thompson, one of...
June 22, 2020
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5 min read
YouTuber “Super GT” Talks Virtual F1 and How Esports Changed His Life
If you've not seen one of Steve Alvarez Brown's virtual races yet, you're missing out. The YouTuber, known as "Super...
April 23, 2020
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5 min read
10 Sports Stars Who Smoke
There’s no denying the fact that smoking and sporting performance don’t really go hand-in-hand. There are some famous sports stars...
December 4, 2019
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4 min read
R. Paul Wilson On: The Greatest Con Artist of All Time
Editor's Note: In this article, R. Paul Wilson talks about one of the biggest con men of all time: the...
November 11, 2019
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5 min read
You Won’t Believe These 5 Crazy Tales of Las Vegas Whales
Most folks head to the bright lights of Las Vegas for a long weekend of decadence: crazy pool parties, world-famous...
November 5, 2019
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4 min read
How The MIT Blackjack Card Counting Team Beat The House
It’s one of the oldest clichés in the world of casinos: The house always wins. Except it doesn’t. For more...
September 27, 2019
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Top 10 Poker Players to Follow on Twitch
Although Twitch started as a platform for streaming video games, in recent years, it has expanded quite a bit, with...
September 16, 2019
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The Top 10 Conmen of All Time
Since the dawn of time, people have craved instant riches. Some of the more devious of their fellow citizens have...
August 20, 2019
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The Man Who Beat the Wheel – The Extraordinary Story of the Professor Who Won a Fortune on Roulette
Roulette is a game that has fascinated and intrigued casino gamblers for more than 200 years. And for as long...
July 4, 2019
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4 min read
Hollywood’s Most Notorious Gamblers
When it comes to high stakes gambling, it's certainly easier if you're a famous millionaire. Celebrities have always been drawn...
August 13, 2018
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4 min read
The Biggest Losers – Famous Casino Losers
The old saying goes that the house always wins. It's a theory that every gambler reluctantly accepts but knows they...
May 21, 2018
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3 min read
Most Famous Vegas Mob Murders
Las Vegas is the gambling and showbiz centre of the universe these days but that wasn't always the case. Sin...
July 25, 2017
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