The 2012 edition of the PokerFest Bucharest tour was held between February 27th – March 3rd at Howard Johnson Hotel in the capital. This is the biggest poker tour organized in Romania, and the title belonged to the last year’s edition of PokerFest Bucharest, but this spring’s Main Event in Bucharest has a record number of participants: 294 The first day, the first remarkable eliminations If the day 1A of the November 11th edution attracted 130 participants at a buy-in of €800, now the number was beaten by 2 registrations, but at a €1000 entrance fee. The first day of […]

In this issue, Casino Inside proudly presents you a special cover story: six of the most prolific Romanian poker players! TONI JUDET Before its debut in the live poker world, the pro player Toni Judet graduated the Polytechnics University of Bucharest. He was also the national champion at billiards, gathering a few other important titles in national and international competitions. He started to play poker in Romanian casinos back in 2005, and, since then, he has constantly evolved up the boards, becoming one of the most prolific Romanian players. Toni obtained his first victory in 2008, within the Grand Final […]

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The step to glory, one click distance only! The step from an amateur status to an acclaimed champion has never been so short. The best and most dramatic amateur poker players’ tournament in Central and Eastern Europe FullTiltPoker.net’s Face the Pro 2010 has reached its end. We saw a lot of action and fantastic games, unpredictable results and a lot of prize money got handed out to players.  We could keep fingers crossed for Romanian players and pros like Mihai Manole during the TV shows. Due to the great success of the first season, Face the Pro the show of […]

Considering his great records and the most recent success at WSOP Las Vegas, Mihai Manole deserves the title for the best poker player in Romania. Moreover, he has just concluded a promising partnership with one of the most important international poker sites, Full Tilt Poker. In the exclusive interview below he offers poker tips, describes his attitude during the game, as well as the great desire of reaching the most important and the highest level of the professional poker. This year you have participated to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. What did this experience mean to […]

When he is not engaged in journalistic projects, “the boy from Pitesti” finds the time to talk about the years in college, impressions on the gambling world, but especially about realities like “journalist career” and “the courage of the Romanians to defeat hypocrisy”. He is a character with at least one trump – honesty. How much luck and how much passion there have been in your journalist career in Romania? Before answering punctually, I have to confess a dilemma: I have no idea about what a career means or if the 17 years that I have spent within the press […]

What may appear as an equation with many unknown variables for some, is a fairly easy one for a professional player like Liviu Ignat, who can conveniently offer an immediate and practical solution. That’s the way he likes it! How did you end up in this poker world? What made you chose poker? At the end of 2007, I registered on the website of PokerStars, after I had heard from some of my friends, that money can be easily earned this way, so I thought to give it a try. What attracted me?! I simply like live games of strategy, […]