http://thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Sun, 27 May 2012 04:09:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/21/qampa-you-gotta-hand-it-to-chris-klodnicki-winner-of-the-third-epl-main-event/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/21/qampa-you-gotta-hand-it-to-chris-klodnicki-winner-of-the-third-epl-main-event/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:03:15 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=146805
Last week, the top 10 players in the world squared off for the third Epic Poker League Main Event in Las Vegas. At the end of the five-day tournament, Chris Klodnicki emerged victorious, taking $801,680 and the champion's ring. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/21/qampa-you-gotta-hand-it-to-chris-klodnicki-winner-of-the-third-epl-main-event/feed/ 2 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/doyle-brunson-gets-lifetime-honor-from-epic-poker-league/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/doyle-brunson-gets-lifetime-honor-from-epic-poker-league/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:15:48 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=145019
Doyle Brunson, a legend in the world of poker with more than 50 years of playing the game, has another honor to add to his collection: the Epic Poker League has awarded him its first Lifetime Card.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/15/doyle-brunson-gets-lifetime-honor-from-epic-poker-league/feed/ 1 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/29/raising-the-stakes-poker-strategy-is-evolving/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/29/raising-the-stakes-poker-strategy-is-evolving/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:24:19 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=140863
Blog By Annie Duke I have been thinking a lot lately about how much Poker has evolved since I started playing. In a lot of ways, the evolution of the game itself mimics the evolution of the individual player. ]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/29/raising-the-stakes-poker-strategy-is-evolving/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/11/professional-poker-from-dark-rooms-to-the-bright-lights/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/11/professional-poker-from-dark-rooms-to-the-bright-lights/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:07:09 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=136794
SPONSORED BY EPIC POKER LEAGUE When I first started playing poker back in 1992, I suspected I was choosing a life of guaranteed anonymity. Back then no one really understood that playing poker could be an actual profession. Blog By Annie Duke]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/11/professional-poker-from-dark-rooms-to-the-bright-lights/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/01/poker-takes-me-back-to-the-future/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/01/poker-takes-me-back-to-the-future/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:05:19 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=133961
I was interviewed recently by The Daily Pennsylvanian, the school newspaper of one of my alma maters, the University of Pennsylvania, which got me thinking about how far poker has come, and how much this sport has evolved in the nearly two decades since I started playing. By Annie Duke]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/01/poker-takes-me-back-to-the-future/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/18/behind-the-gpi-phil-hellmuth-is-back-on-his-feet/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/18/behind-the-gpi-phil-hellmuth-is-back-on-his-feet/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:39:17 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=130549
Although his trio of runner-up finishes at the 2011 World Series of Poker have quieted his critics, the bigger questions remain: How good was Phil Hellmuth in his prime? How good is he now?]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/18/behind-the-gpi-phil-hellmuth-is-back-on-his-feet/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/08/epl-putting-the-pro-and-grow-in-professional-poker/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/08/epl-putting-the-pro-and-grow-in-professional-poker/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:00:03 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=128135
Poker has been an anomaly among televised sports because it has operated on the somewhat odd premise that if anyone can play poker then televised tournaments should be open to anyone. That, of course, is just some strange logic. Blog By Annie Duke]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/08/epl-putting-the-pro-and-grow-in-professional-poker/feed/ 0 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/qampa-annie-duke-holds-the-cards-as-commissioner-of-the-epic-poker-league/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/qampa-annie-duke-holds-the-cards-as-commissioner-of-the-epic-poker-league/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:27:42 +0000 Barry Janoff http://thebiglead.com/?p=127884
Annie Duke may be famous for her world-class play at the poker table, but in business and life she is much more than that. A graduate of Columbia University (majoring in English and Psychology), she attended graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania for Cognitive Study. However, Duke left in 1991 to try her hand at poker and has never looked back.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/qampa-annie-duke-holds-the-cards-as-commissioner-of-the-epic-poker-league/feed/ 3 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/epic-poker-league-brings-new-cards-top-players-to-the-table/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/epic-poker-league-brings-new-cards-top-players-to-the-table/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:34:01 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=127765
Beginning tonight on Velocity and Saturday on CBS, the Epic Poker League is seeking to boldly go where no other poker competition has gone before.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/07/epic-poker-league-brings-new-cards-top-players-to-the-table/feed/ 3 http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/05/high-velocity-launch-for-cable-channel/ http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/05/high-velocity-launch-for-cable-channel/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:50:14 +0000 BigLeadSports http://thebiglead.com/?p=127283
With the launch of Velocity, it's new cable network, Discovery Communications is putting high stakes poker and upscale entertainment into the living rooms of more than 40 million homes. And with Epic Poker and Commissioner Annie Duke leading the way, viewers can be assured that they'll be seeing some of the best programming available for guys.]]> http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/05/high-velocity-launch-for-cable-channel/feed/ 0