If you’ve been watching any of the ESPN World Series of Poker coverage this year you’ll know the name William Kassouf.
He is the Brit that has divided opinion both on and off the tables; is the self proclaimed king of speech play —and tanked more times than I care to remember during the WSOP.
Making the most of his new found fame Kassouf has taken to all the podcasts out there; joining the likes of Daniel Negreanu on the Full Contact Podcast and Joey Ingram on the Poker Life Podcast. Kassouf has even created his own website.
Kassouf also controversially earned himself a one round penalty during the WSOP (Episode 4) against a hand with Stacy Matuson for taunting— check out what Jack Effel has to say to Frank Op de Woerd of PokerNews here as talks about his ruling.
See the penalty below.
And here is Kassouf prominent in episode 12:
But in homage to the man who has got everyone talking this Series, here you can find all your William Kassouf podcasts in one place.
Full Contact Podcast
If you want to watch Episode 7 that Negreanu and Kassouf talk about in length in the podcast above, see below.
Chicago Joey sits down to a rare conversation with WSOP 2015 Main Event Winner Joe McKeehen, as they talk about the price of fame, why he won’t accept your twitter follow, love, William Kassouf and his 2016 WSOP run, Marty Derbyshire and McKeehen’s general beef with PokerNews.
Check it out below.
Oh and in the UK we call Shopping Carts/ Buggies, Trollies. Watch the start to see what I mean.
Phil Hellmuth is releasing an autobiography (scheduled to hit stores in January 2017) chronicalling his meteoric rise as one of the top poker pros in the world. The book is tentatively called “Poker Brat” proving that Hellmuth may have a sense of humor after all.
In an interview with PokerNews Hellmuth says the book will be about “the development of the Poker Brat, how [he] came from struggling so much with ego to finding great success.”
Here’s a sneak peak into the Poker Central episode on The Poker Brat.
In his latest Poker Thoughts Episode,Doug Polk takes up the topic of Twitch poker, commenting on a variety of aspects including Twitch poker superstar, jason Somerville. The episode is billed as a “unique perspective” as Polk shares his experiences broadcasting on the live streaming channel.
Skip to the 9 min mark to hear Polk talk about Jaime Staples and why he should ignore the haters and just after the 13 min mark, Polk talks about closing the gap between himself and twitch power houseJason Somerville and provies various thoughts on the Twitch poker king.
Also, check out the comments on YouTube, as it seems viewers are more interested in whether Polk is wearing bronzer or fake tanner than what he has to say about Twitch.
Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, and our most recent Spider Man, Andrew Garfield, will be playing host as the WPT Foundation is once again presenting the Four Kings & An Ace Charity Poker Tournament on Friday, October 21 at The Citizen, Beverly Hills.
The tournament is in aid of Mending Kids, a Californian non-for-profit organisation that has helped more than 3,000 children in 63 countries get access to urgent medical care.
The evening will include a charity poker tournament, casino games, and live and silent auctions.
It’s not cheap, but it’s all for a good cause, spectator ticket prices start at $500—a VIP player ticket costs $5,000. Both can be found here.
More details on this Friday’s event can be found here.
Team PokerStars Sportstar Fatima Moreira de Melo rode with Conor Cummins at the Isle of Man TT 2016 earlier this year, breaking 100 mph.
Check it out below.
The annual motorcycle race on the island is one of the most prestigious races in the world and has been taking place since 1907. PokerStars is a proud sponsor.
*Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson has announced his retirement from poker so that he can spend more time with his wife, who is in failing health.
Brunson has amassed 10 WSOP bracelets, a WPT title along with being a fixture in the high-stakes cash games run in the famous “Bobby’s Room” over the decades.
Talking to Poker Central ahead of his last WSOP foray Brunson said: “I’m planning on retiring after the summer. My wife is not in very good health, and I will stay with her for the duration of either her life or mine.”
You can read more on Brunson’s decision to retire from the game over on Poker Central.
Currently Brunson and his son Todd have cashed in the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw — where play continues today — in what could be the last hurrah from the poker godfather.
I’ve been replaced as chip leader https://t.co/fnzqZp7vV9— Todd Brunson (@ToddBrunson) June 12, 2018
It has only taken 7 years for Chris “Jesus” Ferguson to apologise for his part in the Full Tilt fiasco that followed Black Friday. He has finally commented via Vimeo. Check it out below.
A year on from agreeing to a crazy prop bet with billionaire Bill Perkins, the Staples brothers have walked away with $150,000 and won their bet to get within 1 lb of each other.
Unibet have worked with creative agency FCB Inferno to release a custom deck of cards to accompany the launch of a new poker format where the Queen outranks the King.The project is intended to help draw attention to gender equality and unconscious gender bias in poker.
In this great interview with CardPlayer Lifestyle, Robbie Strazynski goes one-on-one with Phil Hellmuth ahead of the launch of his new autobiography “The Poker Brat”—which Hellmuth hopes will become a New York Times Bestseller—to really find out the man behind the famous name.
Thanks to pokernyhederne and some cryptic tweets from Doyle Brunson it was revealed that the two men who lost their shit in the Bellagio’s high stakes Bobby’s Room were none other than Gus Hansen and David Oppenhiem.
We are bit late to the party on this, but back in late November Fedor Holz challenged his twitter followers to read or listen to 40 new books before the end of the year. All in the name of bettering yourself. I think.
After a few minutes of creeping on Twitter, we have managed to round up some of the best photos from the much anticipated wedding of Jason Mercier and Natasha Barbour.
Branching out into the world of YouTube beyond his usual poker shows, Polk is now reaching for heights of internet stardom by trying to recreate the success of renowned YouTubers such as PewDiePie, Markiplier, and jacksepticeye.
The Atlantic Ballroom at the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City New Jersey is the scene of the all new StarsFun Skills Zone. Those attending the new PokerStars Festival event in New Jersey can not only blow off steam while taking a break from the poker tables, but they can take the opportunity to even get in a little extra action.
By now just about everyone has seen the infamous “Check your privilege” hand from the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event (if not you can watch it below), but according to speech-play master William Kassouf, there was more to the hand between him and November Niner Griffin Benger than what was shown on ESPN.
Following Mike “The Mouth” Matusow’s interview on the PokerNews podcast where he talked about the Poker Hall of Fame nominees and why he feels he was snubbed, Daniel Negreanu took to the podcast to tackle some misconceptions that were spoken about.
Doyle Brunson Will Retire From Poker After Last WSOP Outing This Summer
*Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson has announced his retirement from poker so that he can spend more time with his wife, who is in failing health.
Brunson has amassed 10 WSOP bracelets, a WPT title along with being a fixture in the high-stakes cash games run in the famous “Bobby’s Room” over the decades.
Talking to Poker Central ahead of his last WSOP foray Brunson said: “I’m planning on retiring after the summer. My wife is not in very good health, and I will stay with her for the duration of either her life or mine.”
You can read more on Brunson’s decision to retire from the game over on Poker Central.
Currently Brunson and his son Todd have cashed in the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw — where play continues today — in what could be the last hurrah from the poker godfather.
Watch Chris Ferguson's Nothingburger Full Tilt Statement
It has only taken 7 years for Chris “Jesus” Ferguson to apologise for his part in the Full Tilt fiasco that followed Black Friday. He has finally commented via Vimeo. Check it out below.
Jaime & Matt Staples Win Prop Bet!
A year on from agreeing to a crazy prop bet with billionaire Bill Perkins, the Staples brothers have walked away with $150,000 and won their bet to get within 1 lb of each other.
#QUEENRULES At Unibet
Unibet have worked with creative agency FCB Inferno to release a custom deck of cards to accompany the launch of a new poker format where the Queen outranks the King.The project is intended to help draw attention to gender equality and unconscious gender bias in poker.
Daniel Negreanu: "Forget Books...Watch Twitch Streamers"
Daniel Negreanu has taken to Twitter to let his followers know that he thinks Twitch streamers are “more engaging and entertaining than a book”.
The Kevin Hart Hand Everyone is Talking About
You need to see it to believe it!
Watch: Kara Scott's Top 5 Poker Topics of 2017
888poker’s The Poker Brief with Kara Scott released its year in review episode last week focusing on the “top 5 topics that matter” in poker.
Welcome to a New Dawn: PokerStars Announces the PokerStars Player Championship
PokerStars has revealed the PokerStars Player Championship NL Hold’em event for January 2019.
Liv Boeree Stars in Video Sponsored by Hewlett Packard
Professional poker player and PokerStars sponsored pro Live Boeree appears in a video released last week about artificial intelligence and poker.
WATCH: Doug Polk Gives Advice on Avoiding Poker Scams
In Doug Polk’s latest video, the subject is all about “scams, hacks and angles” that players should watch out for in the poker community.
Phil Hellmuth Thinks He'd Have Made A Good US President
In this great interview with CardPlayer Lifestyle, Robbie Strazynski goes one-on-one with Phil Hellmuth ahead of the launch of his new autobiography “The Poker Brat”—which Hellmuth hopes will become a New York Times Bestseller—to really find out the man behind the famous name.
2017: The Year of The Durrrr Challenge?
It looks like 2017 might be the year that Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “Jungelman” Cates can resurrect the Durrrr Challenge.
Doyle Brunson Dishes The Dirt On Bobby's Room Bust Up
Thanks to pokernyhederne and some cryptic tweets from Doyle Brunson it was revealed that the two men who lost their shit in the Bellagio’s high stakes Bobby’s Room were none other than Gus Hansen and David Oppenhiem.
Fedor Holz Challenges You To Read 40 _useful_ Books Before The End of The Year
We are bit late to the party on this, but back in late November Fedor Holz challenged his twitter followers to read or listen to 40 new books before the end of the year. All in the name of bettering yourself. I think.
Brian Hastings Moving On From Poker, Brewing Tea Instead
Brian Hastings is moving on from this turbulent industry of poker.
Pics! Jason Mercier & Natasha Barbour Tie The Knot
After a few minutes of creeping on Twitter, we have managed to round up some of the best photos from the much anticipated wedding of Jason Mercier and Natasha Barbour.
Introducing Doug Polk's Comedy Show
Branching out into the world of YouTube beyond his usual poker shows, Polk is now reaching for heights of internet stardom by trying to recreate the success of renowned YouTubers such as PewDiePie, Markiplier, and jacksepticeye.
Brian Hastings Sees Similarities In His Multi Accounting And Hillary Clinton's Emails
Brian Hastings has taken to his blog to tell us all why this election is so important to him.
StarsFun Skills Zone Adds to Festivities at PokerStars Festival in New Jersey
The Atlantic Ballroom at the Resorts Casino in Atlantic City New Jersey is the scene of the all new StarsFun Skills Zone. Those attending the new PokerStars Festival event in New Jersey can not only blow off steam while taking a break from the poker tables, but they can take the opportunity to even get in a little extra action.
William Kassouf Talks About What You Didn’t See in the “Check Your Privilege” Hand
By now just about everyone has seen the infamous “Check your privilege” hand from the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event (if not you can watch it below), but according to speech-play master William Kassouf, there was more to the hand between him and November Niner Griffin Benger than what was shown on ESPN.
Negreanu Bites Back at Mike “The Mouth” Matusow
Following Mike “The Mouth” Matusow’s interview on the PokerNews podcast where he talked about the Poker Hall of Fame nominees and why he feels he was snubbed, Daniel Negreanu took to the podcast to tackle some misconceptions that were spoken about.