Posts Tagged ‘Johnny Moss’
Posted by Nicolae on September 29th, 2008 under Gamblers, Poker
Tags: 1979, 2007, Barbara Enright, Binions Casino, competition, Hall of Fame, Harrah's, high stakes, Horseshoe Casino, Johnny Moss, membership, Phil Hellmuth, players, Poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Video, World Series of Poker •
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The Poker Hall of Fame is a group of poker players who have played poker well against top competition for high stakes over a long period of time. Originally established by the Horseshoe Casino, membership is now awarded by Harrah’s World Series of Poker.Members of the Poker Hall of Fame include [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 13th, 2008 under Poker, Poker Guide, Quotes
Tags: Amarillo Slim, Andy Bloch, Anthony Holden, Charles Lamb, Cool Hand Luke, Doyle Brunson, famous, John Lukacs, Johnny Moss, Julius Weintraub, Lou Krieger, Mark Twain, Matt Damon, Poker, quotations, Scotty Nguyen, Steven Wright, W.C. Fields, Walter Matthau •
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Poker is a microcosm of all we admire and disdain about capitalism and democracy. It can be rough-hewn or polished, warm or cold, charitable and caring or hard and impersonal. It is fickle and elusive, but ultimately it is fair, and right, and just.—Lou Krieger
If you can’t spot the sucker within the [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 12th, 2008 under Poker, Poker Guide
Tags: Amarillo Slim, American Civil War, books, Casinos, Chris Moneymaker, community card poker, David Sklansky, Doyle Brunson, draw poker, five-card, games, Greg Raymer, History, Johnny Moss, Jonathan H. Green, lowball, Mike Caro, Mississippi, New Orleans, pochen, Poker, poque, split-pot poker, straight, strategy, stud poker, The Theory of Poker, tournament, variant, wild card, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, WSOP •
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The history of poker is a matter of some debate. The name of the game likely descended from the French poque, which descended from the German pochen (’to knock’), but it is not clear whether the origins of poker itself lie with the games bearing those names. It closely resembles the Persian [...]
