Charles Rettmuller

Articles 904

Joined PokerTube June 2014

Charles is a Chicago native and long time poker player who dusted off his journalism degree and began writing about poker following the events of Black Friday in 2011.

He has written for a number of leading poker websites, offering his insights and expertise on subjects ranging from online poker legislative efforts in the U.S. to poker vlogger reviews.


Articles by Charles Rettmuller

Phil Ivey Claims Borgata Gains Edge with Booze and Babes

Phil Ivey claims Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino aims for an advantage on profits in whatever way possible including flirty waitresses and alcohol.

She Bangs: American Idol's William Hung Keeps Winning

American Idol's William Hung sees poker success raking in over $24,000 in winnings this year. Read more about his victories on PokerTube.

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom Up $1 Million in One Session

Sweden's Wunderkind of Poker Crushes the PLO tables at Pokerstars

Live Poker Events, 10 years ago

Greg Jennings Tops HPT Field to Win $118,560

Greg Jennings took down the HPT Main Event at Ameristar Casino in Kansas City for a first place prize of $118,560.

Raping the Bubble: A Chad Batista Specialty

Online poker legend Chad Batista is remembered by many, as players flood online forums with their favorite poker stories.

Poker Pro Chad 'lilholdem954' Batista Passes Away

Poker pro Chad 'iliholdem954' Batista, an online poker legend dating back to the glory days, passed away suddenly.

DraftKings Partners with Dan Bilzerian

A DFS contest at DraftKings allows winners to party with Instagram playboy and self-proclaimed poker pro Dan Bilzerian.

Brian Hastings Signs with Multi Action Poker

Poker pro Brian Hastings is a new sponsor of Multi Action Poker, which allows for the play of two live games of poker simultaneously.

PokerStars' Approval in NJ Expected

Senator Ray Lesniak expects PokerStars to be approved and operating in New Jersey soon, but was reluctant to admit it due to being wrong previously.

Evidence Mucked in Phil Ivey Edge Sorting Case

The Borgata Casino admitted that disposing used casino playing cards is standard procedure and did so with regard to the Gemaco decks in the Phil Ivey edge sorting case.

WPN to Host Freebuy Super Series II

The Winning Poker Network will host Freebuy Super Series II from Aug. 28 - Sept. 6 that features 57 events that are free to enter.

Live Poker Events, 10 years ago

Miikka Toikka Outlasts 4,120 Entries to Win GUKPT Goliath

Miikka Toikka won the GUKPT Goliath, outlasting a whopping 4,120 total entries to take home first place prize money of $109,733.

Dan "Jungleman" Cates Loses $5 Million in Manila

Dan "Jungleman" Cates lost $5 million at a high stakes cash game at the Solaire Poker Room in Manila.

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

"StarsDraft" Announced as Amaya's Entry into DFS Market

PokerStars is set to enter the DFS market as parent company Amaya announced the acquisition of current DFS site Victiv.com.

Full Tilt Falls to 10th Place in Player Traffic

Full Tilt has fallen to 10th place in worldwide player traffic, a temporary decrease that is the result of its shift toward favoring casual players.