Fedor Holz wins....AGAIN
We round-up some stories you may have missed, including Aaron Paul's GPL debut and 360 degree poker.
Fedor wins again
The key to poker success seems to be work ethic, as no sooner does prolific German pro Fedor 'crownupguy' Holz have the biggest cash of his career, than he goes and wins a High Roller.
Last week he came second in the Super High Roller Bowl for $3.5 million, and right after, at the same venue, he chopped the $50,000 High Roller for $637,392.
The man he did the deal with was none other than fellow young German Dominik 'aceontheriver' Nitsche, who won $629,808 and who you will hear about more in a second.
Dominik Nitsche in 360 degrees
We live in an age where we can document everything we do online, and in poker we can stream our games on Twitch or even Periscope.
888poker Pro Dominik Nitsche has taken things to the next level, as he showed the world what life was like as Dominik Nitsche, with this special camera he recently used at the 888 Live event in London:
Watch Aaron Paul's GPL debut
Last night an unusual piece of poker history was made, as Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul played for the LA Sunset in the Global Poker League, in a best-of-three match against Fabrice Soulier of the Paris Aviators.
No spoilers, you can watch the battle right here:
Wise advice for the WSOP
The World Series of Poker is where the recreational players meet the professionals, and it should be incumbent on all of us to make the game fun. As this excellent advice from Mike Leah confirms:
And we're off-1st event of the year! @WSOP
Reminders 4 myself & everyone else this summer:
-Be nice to everyone
-bet even amounts
-Play fast— Mike Leah (@GoLeafsGoEh) June 2, 2016
Of course, there are always special circumstances that merit exceptions in some people's eyes.....
Maybe a tad childish but definitely deserved #FeelingBetter pic.twitter.com/LEj5YHaJ8y
— shawn daniels (@STANobv) June 5, 2016
