‘Profiles’ Category

The 5 Biggest Winners in World Series of Poker History

Monday, July 13, 2009 2:00PM - By Joe Wertz

 The 5 Biggest Winners in World Series of Poker History

The World Series of Poker 2009 will come to an end this Wednesday, July 15th, awarding it’s winner a multi-million dollar paycheck.  Since the WSOP saw it’s emergence as a big-media event in this decade, the purse money has climbed upwards of $12 million for one winner.  So which savvy poker stars have taken home this swelling prize in recent years?  And in the competition’s history, who are it’s biggest winners?  Here is a list of the five poker stars who have taken home the most winnings from the biggest even in the world of poker.

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Great Men of History: David Carradine Dies at 72

Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:00AM - By Mike Payne

david carradine Great Men of History: David Carradine Dies at 72

David Carradine Dies at 72 – One of the silver screen’s original bad asses passed away today in Bangkok, Thaliand.  Actor David Carradine was reportedly found dead in his hotel room this morning, news that has spread quite quickly, details still coming in.  Carradine is most recently remembered for his portrayal of “Bill” in Quentin Taratineo’s Kill Bill films, in addition to a long history of Kung Fu films in which he starred.  We’re personally fond of David Carradine’s role as “Frankenstein” in Death Race 2000, a film every man must see before they can truly call themselves men.  Read more about David Carradine at BeatCrave.  To see Carradine as “Frankenstein”, hit the jump…

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