Poker Interviews

RWSOP.com recently had a conversation with Aaron Bartley aka GambleAb one of poker's finest young players. View the interview here

Mike Caro - Mad Genius

Mike Caro In 1978 contributed to the 50 statistical tables for Doyle Brunson’s System and script that bestseller’s unit on draw whip. He acts as a expert for many casinos, giving odds, and he helped develop the Poker Probe, the first serious commercial sofware for analyzing poker tactics. He is the founder of the Mike Caro University of Poker, Gambling and Life Strategy, the world’s first abiding poker school. Mike Caro probably one of the first who believed in the 1990s that online poker for real money will works! (in the 90’s many peoples wasnt think about this idea…) and also that it will probably be hits the real poker rooms on terrestrial casinos. Read more

Doyle Brunson

Doyle Brunson is the back to back champion of the first two world series of poker. Born in Texas in 1933, Brunson was always competitive as he was drafted to the Minneapolis, now the Los Angeles, Lakers. Although a knee injury ended his basketball career the NBA would not be the way Doyle would provide food for his family. Brunson graduated with a Master’s Degree in Education and hung up his basketball jersey for good, replacing that passion with another - poker. Read more

Johnny Chan

The Silent Sniper A.K.A. The Orient Express
Aside from Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan is the most well-known poker name in the world. Just like his predecessor Doyle, Chan holds currently ten World Series of Poker bracelets. As well just like Brunson Chan became famous for winning two back to back championship events in 87 and 88. Nicknamed the Orient Express Chan can be found in the most famous poker movie of current times “rounders”. In this movie there is footage of Johnny Chan’s victory over Eric Seidel in the 1988 World Series of Poker. Also note that Chan finished second in 89 loosing to another famous name Phil Helmuth.

Chris “Jesus” Ferguson

One of the most recognizable poker faces in the world this long haired bearded figure is always accompanied with sunglasses and a cowboy hat. The nickname Jesus arose from his looks and has stuck with him at the table. Beating out TJ Cloutier at the 2000 World Series of Poker was a memorable event for Chris. The hand was A 9 and TJ held a AQ, Chris caught his lucky nine on the river and the rest is history. Read more