Charles Rettmuller

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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

Winning Poker Network Set to Launch Jackpot SitnGos

A recent announcement from the U.S.-friendly Winning Poker Network (WPN) has revealed that jackpot-style SitnGos will be launched next month."Jackpot Poker" will make its debut on April 13 at buy-ins

2015 WSOP Colossus Event Prepares for Record Number of Entries

If you're heading to the 2015 WSOP in Las Vegas this summer, odds are you have your eye on entering "The Colossus" event that features a buy-in of $565 and a guaranteed prize pool of $5 million.You

Lovely Liliya “Liay5” Novikova Added to Team PokerStars Online

Big:P;okerStars added another star to their team of online pros, a young poker talent from Moscow who has achieved Supernova status and is eyeing the Supernova Elite level.Liliya Novikova, a

$10m Prize Pool Paid at PokerStars 9th Anniversary Sunday Million

PokerStars offered $9 million in guaranteed prize money yesterday in the 9th Anniversary Sunday Million and 50,432 turned out to take a shot at that massive prize pool.The result was that the

Daniel Negreanu Lets Loose on Excessive Tanking

BIG:I;n the latest blog post at Full Contact Poker by Daniel Negreanu, the Poker Hall of Famer delves into the issue of tanking, and how a certain player, Jordan Cristos, can't seem to see the big

RAWA Hearing Rescheduled to March 26

The congressional subcommittee hearing on the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) that was set for March 5 and subsequently postponed due to a winter storm has been rescheduled for Thursday,

Partypoker NJ Requests Player Feedback for NJCOP II

The second running of the New Jersey Championship of Online Poker (NJCOP) has been announced by Partypoker for April 16-26, 2015.A total of 32 events are on the schedule with prize pools collectively

Suspect Arrested in $420K Theft of Poker Chips from Pro

A Los Angeles apartment was the scene of a crime in late January in which poker pro Matt Kirk was robbed of some $420,000 in chips from casinos and cardrooms in Nevada and California.The alleged

WPN Acquires Drag the Bar Coaching Site

BIG:T;he U.S.-friendly Winning Poker Network (WPN) has acquired the poker coaching and training website Drag the Bar (DTB) and has gone ahead with plans to provide the valuable content at no cost to

Pokerfest 2015 Set for March 29-April 14 at Partypoker

Online poker players who love exciting tournament action will want to mark their calendars for 15 days beginning later this month and extending into April when Partypoker's Pokerfest 2015 will offer

WSOP Circuit Stop in Cincinnati Canceled

Last month it was reported that the Horseshoe Cincinnati would be canceling events on the tour of the WSOP Circuit series set for March 19-30 due to "logistical and scheduling difficulties."Digging

Dan Bilzerian Banned from Snapchat

Dan Bilzerian, sometime poker player and all the time attention seeker, was banned from 'Snapchat' after posting nude photos and videos that were found to be in violation of the app's policy. Known

RAWA Hearing Canceled Due to Inclement Weather

BIG:O;nline poker activists have found a new ally! Mother Nature has sided with the pro-online gambling crowd by forcing the cancellation of a March 5 congressional subcommittee hearing that was set

Zynga Ends Real-Money Gaming Partnership with bwin.party

ZyngaPlus poker and casino products for real-money will no longer be offered, per an announcement from the company that effectively terminates a partnership with bwin.party.Based in San Francisco,

Underdogs at UFC Fight Night Crush Bookmaker

A rarity occurred in Porto Alegre, Brazil a few nights ago when the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held Fight Night 61 and the favorite heading into each match won only once out of 11