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Junior Achievement Poker Tournament
It’s always been important to me to give back and support great causes, so I jumped at the chance to MC this year’s Junior Achievement Poker Tournament at the Aria Hotel. The tournament was for charity and participants got the chance to play Hold’em for some amazing prizes. The winner even got a seat in this year’s WSOP Main Event!!! Read More »
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June Round Up: Making WSOP History And More
To say that June was an amazing month would definitely be an understatement!
With everything that happened, I wanted share a few of my highlights before we go deeper into July.First, I chatted with PokerNews at the start of the WSOP.
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Father’s Day Gift Guide
Father’s Day is coming up this weekend, and that means it’s time to grab some gifts for all the dads out there. I’m always up for a good poker gift, but gadgets are a lot of fun, too. Here are some of my top picks for gifts this year: Read More »
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From the Archive: Hellmuth’s Hold’Em, Feb. 28, 2005
Texas Hold’em poker takes five minutes to learn but a lifetime to master — so says traditional thinking. From the outset, it appears simple: After the four rounds of betting are complete, each player forms the best possible five-card hand by selecting three cards from the five “shared” community cards and his or her two hidden “hole” cards. Granted, there’s a little more to the game than that. Read More »
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‘It’s Just Pocket Jacks’
During a no-limit Hold ’em tournament at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP), I told poker star Gavin Smith, “I should have folded before the flop, after all it was just pocket jacks.” Smith claimed that I inspired him, and he went on to finish — two days later — in second place. Since then, Smith and I have been telling each other, “It’s just pocket jacks!”
Meanwhile, I’ve been playing poker at my desired level, but some bad luck stopped me from breaking through the first five days of the WSOP. Finally, on June 6, I made money, and made it to the end of the day — with more than $90,000 in chips. How did I celebrate breaking my own “all-time cashes” record of 57 (now 58)? At 3 a.m., I went for a hard workout. The record I really want is the most bracelets won, and, with 120 players left, I’ll have a shot at my 11th WSOP victory (you can follow at cardplayer.com).
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