Introduced himself to poker at the same time as the casinos went into gambling zones, so instead of the capital's Blizzards and Corona, he had to master traps and check-raises in the katrana. He worked as a journalist and taught political science, but put his international studies degree aside for the life of a professional poker player and, a few years later, joined the GipsyTeam.
Olga Lermolcheva spoke to Daniel Cates about her plans, new opportunities as an ambassador, travels, and also how easy it is to be a woman in the very male poker world.
For over a month, almost all the top highstakes regulars have been battling it out at NL10k. The strongest was the English prodigy Owen "PR0DIGY" Messere.
More gold from the 2 Card Confidence channel. In this video, two online poker giants clashed, long before solvers built strategies. Without that knowledge, how well did they both play?