by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Nov 18, '08
… skills from his background in backgammon (in which he also is … more focused on the [live] tournament scene for the past year … doing all of the major backgammon tournaments. This guy taught me … also spoke with him] about backgammon positions or other hands with …
by Lizzy Harrison | Published: May 09, '08
… currently eighth on the lifetime tournament poker winnings list. When … your professional career as a backgammon player. When did poker … out to Vegas for a backgammon tournament, and while I was … it really changes what the tournament has historically been. I …
by Ola Brandborn | Published: Jul 27, '07
… amount of skill - thus making tournament poker legal. The key seems … skill games (like bridge and backgammon), which can be played for …
by Thor Henrykson | Published: Jan 30, '07
… the poker tournament circuit, and won the 1996 German Backgammon Open. Andreas qualified for the world's richest backgammon tournament online, and beat out 36-year-old Danish backgammon ace …
by Lee Munzer | Published: Aug 09, '06
… tournament Backgammon before the poker craze. With the advent of the Internet, Backgammon … tournament backgammon? If so, check out the daily tournament schedule. Gammon Empire Backgammon …
by Bob Pajich | Published: Jul 11, '06
… will receive $500,000. The tournament will be capped at 128 … . Qualifiers for the $10,000 tournament are now taking place. The … where the World Championships of Backgammon (WCOB) took place in the … WCOB by $400,000. The tournament will also be filmed for …
Published: Dec 01, '05
Poker and Backgammon share many interesting similarities. In fact, many of the top poker pros, like Gus Hansen and Erik Seidel, played tournament Backgammon before the poker craze.