Poker Player Interviews

Interview with Barry Greenstein.

When the owner of highstakesreport had his website unfairly and abruptly taken down, I was annoyed. The loss of traffic hurts both financially and emotionally to a site’s owner. So when the owner of the site asked me to contribute something to “get the site going again,” I felt both flattered and pressured. ...

Interview With Justin Smith, aka “Boosted J”

Justin Smith talks about online poker, tv donkaments, donating to charity, and players getting “booosted.”

Photo courtesy boostedj.com.
Let me say, when I first heard of this guy, Boosted J, I was skeptical. When I heard more about him, I was more skeptical. But when I watched him play, I knew he was special. And after spending ...

BlackMetalHead Interview

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Laaur2 Interview

Laaur2 on the right, his friend Christer Ronquist on the left.
Everyone who watch games on Prima have surely seen Laaur2 there, playing on $50/$100, $100/$200 and sometimes even $200/$400 No-Limit tables.
Laaur2
Staale Egenes AKA “Notorious, MrGoodies”
Age 21
Oslo, Akershus, Norway
Plays on: LadBrokes, NordicBet
High School, never worked
How did you start your poker career?
I wouldn’t exactly call it ...

High Stakes Poker Interview with iRockHoes

I did an interview with iRockHoes, a $50/$100 and $100/$200 No-Limit player. He has basically made his name on Full Tilt. He is currently student at the University of Notre Dame, a senior and majoring in Finance. Scott used to be a waiter, but now poker is his sole income. Well, enough of introductions, here ...

Biocid Interview

BIOCID’s INTERVIEW
If you have watched the higher cash-games on Prima–network, name “biocid” must be pretty familiar. His story is, how could I say, extraordinary. He went pro after only 2 weeks of playing, starting with $13 bankroll and $0.05/$0.10 NL tables. After he started, he has never had a losing month.
- I didn’t even know ...

Quick interview with JimPoker

Hey everyone!
I did an interview with “JimPoker”, a 24 year-old poker player from Finland. He’s the one who won for example LadBrokes $50,000 guaranteed on the other day which I reported here.
HSP: Why are you playing poker, and how long have you played?
JimPoker: I’ve played now about two years, mainly because I heard that there’s ...