Wednesday, Jul 26 2006
PokerAce 5:00 pm
Millions come and go for 'Mouth' of poker Matusow (USA Today)
Poker professional Mike Matusow began 2005 in jail and finished the year by winning the World Series of Poker's Tournament of Champions and $1 million just two blocks from the bars that imprisoned him. In between he won another $1 million by finishing ninth in the WSOP's main event and lost at least as much playing poker and betting sports, mostly the NFL.
Publ.Date : Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:26:48 GMT
Shelburne: Meet the 21-year-old who's taking the poker world by storm (Sports Illustrated)
At some point, Jeff Madsen will get used to this whole youngest-player-ever-to-win-a-World-Series-of-Poker-bracelet thing. But for at least the next week or so, he'll still be getting the hang of it. You see, people who win multiple bracelets and $1.4 million aren't supposed to worry about getting a room at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, which hosts the WSOP main event.
Publ.Date : Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:50:44 GMT

