Gus Hansen, Doyle Brunson and Joe Hachem are all famous names in the world of poker. We’d like to let you get to know these and other famous poker players even better with our detailed profiles of them. Did you always want to know what exceptional job John Juanda financed his studies with, which poker star scared away burglars by faking a heart attack, why Dave Ulliottthrew $ 40,000 in the trash or what music Chris “Jesus” Ferguson likes to listen to the most? On our site you’ll get to know the stars privately and find out what lies close to their hearts, which people are most important in their lives and what they would like to change in the poker scene. We’ve translated numerous poker stars' blogs (online diaries) into English and other languages for you so you can take part in the lives of the professionals, first hand.
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On the Saturday was the second day of the Portuguese tournament. I was in great shape with approx 45k and i think average in the mid 20ks. Unfortunately my new table had mix of big stacks and small stacks. Not the mix i was looking for. I sat out a few orbits patiently to get a better idea of the players and what was possible with whom, and just as I had figured most of it out the table broke! Great.
I get moved to another table with a lot of younger players, generally not a good sign but luckily most of them seemed to be just having fun not online whiz kids. However, one interesting hand developed when blinds were 300-600 with 100 ante. I opened in early position with J8dd for 1800 and only the SB called. The flop ....
