Month: May 2011

Nevada

2011 WSOP Rookie Roundup: Taylor von Kriegenbergh

The first run-in PokerNews had with Taylor von Kriegenbergh was in São Paulo, Brazil, for a Latin American Poker Tour event. Von Kriegenbergh introduced himself to us at the opening party but didn’t last too long in the Main Event, busting out on…

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Nevada

2011 WSOP Rookie Roundup: Kyle Cartwright

If you don’t know Kyle Cartwright, then you haven’t been paying attention to the 2010-2011 World Series of Poker Circuit. Cartwright burst onto the poker scene in February when he traveled to the WSOP-Circuit stop at Harrah’s Tunica. With less…

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Poker

Help poker emerge from Wild West

By Randall Kasper All of us in the poker world cherish the rich history of our game. Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim’s adventures illustrate our fables and folklore and allow us to dream. The triumphs and tragedies of Stu Ungar relay the extremes in the intense human struggle professional players attempt to conquer, be it […]

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