Originally Victor Ashkenazi is from Moscow. Once he was 25, he moved to New York City where he lives today and serves at Goldman Sachs as a Vice President. He was named No. 1 Backgammon Player in America by his peers in 2016. He brings to the game not only...
David Benefiel - one of the bes regs of NL Holdem during golden era of online poker. He is also known by the name "raptop517" and "aaron73." Up until 2009 he was a regular in the nosebleed action but chose to take a break from the game to continue his...
Tom was considered one of the best high stakes online poker players in the world until he was crushed by Viktor “Isildur1” Blom (up around 5$ million) and Daniel "jungleman12" Cates (up around 1.2$ million). Dwan has made over $10 million in poker since learning the game at 17, when...
Jean-Robert Bellande is among the high stakes poker community's most beloved participants. Bellande's fame exploded as a contestant on Survivor's fifteenth season: Survivor China. He talks here about playing the highest stakes without a bankroll, his history and life purpose. See more: The legends of online high stakes poker: David Benefield
Archie Karas, a gambler who started with $50 in 1995 and made it into $40 million in three years, only to lose it all in three weeks. Man with one of the most outstanding streaks in gambling history tells his life story. See more: Archie Karas: $40 million streak
Interview and portrait of Don, a gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada. Don shares his life experiences. Don was born in Hortonville, Wisconsin, in 1949, and spent the first five years of his life in a closet in the farmhouse. His mother's husband was imprisoned for raping two of his brothers,...
In this gripping interview video, we hear from a former NBA referee who admits to fixing games for the mob. The video delves into the shocking revelations made by this referee, as he explains how he was lured into a web of corruption and deceit. Through candid and revealing discussions, viewers...
Frank Cullotta was an American mobster who lived from december 14, 1938 to august 20, 2020. With friend and mobster Tony Spilotro(Nicky Santoro), he operated for the Chicago Outfit and was a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang robbery ring in Las Vegas. After his arrest in 1982, he...
Michael Franzese (born May 27, 1951) is the son of former underboss John "Sonny" Franzese, a former New York mobster and caporegime of the Colombo crime family. After his father was sentenced to 50 years in prison for bank robbery in 1967, Franzese dropped out of Hofstra University's pre-med program...
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow is one of poker's most controversial figures. Some find his outbursts, antics, and frequent talking at the tables amusing, while others find it incredibly bothersome. But, whether you like him or despise him, Matusow is one-of-a-kind. Mike has established quite a poker career over the years, becoming fairly...
Interview and photograph of Daniel, a compulsive gambler in New York City, by Soft White Underbelly. Compulsive gambling, often known as gambling disorder, is the uncontrolled need to continue gambling despite the negative consequences. Gambling involves putting something valuable at risk in the expectation of gaining something even more valuable. Interviewer:...
Daniel Negreanu is a professional poker player from Canada who has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets as well as two World Poker Tour (WPT) championships. Negreanu was named the best poker player of the decade by the independent poker ranking service Global Poker Index in 2014. As of...
