Florian Gheorghe

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Joined PokerTube September 2015

Florian is a freelance journalist and avid poker player with a strong passion to create unique and appealing stories.

He is an experienced researcher on various topics, from business and the financial markets to psychology and the gambling industry.

He blogs at Florianghe.com.


Articles by Florian Gheorghe

Poker Pro Missing For a Full Month

​He came to Las Vegas to have some good old fun at the World Series of Poker. He even started the grind pretty well cashing in two out of three events played. But a change of heart and a serious mental health issue made him reconsider his options and called it quits.

Online Poker , 7 years ago

WSOP Breaks Record For Biggest Online Poker Event In History

For this year, the WSOP made a few minor tweaks. Those tweaks were a game-changer setting, new heights, and rewriting U.S. regulated online poker history.

Is NL500 Zoom the Toughest Poker Game in the World?

​Many poker players came and went and only some chosen few survived and became regulars at these stakes.

Does Nanonoko Still Crush Online Poker?

What happened with his online cash legacy that made him famous throughout the world? Is he still grinding the cash tables?

Brian Hastings Thinks Bracelet Bets Are Too Risky

As opposed to Jason Mercier’s challenge who simply offered 3-to-1 and 2.7-to-1 odds to win a gold bracelet, Hastings had a different idea last summer. He proposed a Daily Fantasy Sports point system for the whole WSOP and whoever performed better would win the bet.

Mercier Is Not The Only Pro On A Bracelet Streak

When Ian Johns decides to register for a tourney, he usually leaves his mark and walks away with a hefty profit. That’s what happened ten years ago when Johns won his first WSOP bracelet and that’s what has happened in this year’s WSOP so far.

Amateurs Who Killed It At The WSOP

​Who says amateur poker players can’t compete head-to-head with the professionals? This year’s World Series of Poker is a living proof that indeed amateurs can cash in big too and surprise their much more experienced foes on the green felt.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

The Most Casually Won Million Dollars Ever

When you already have $1 million guaranteed no matter the outcome, you can finally sit back, relax, and play as though you have nothing to lose.

Vanessa Selbst Is Having Serious Regrets About Her Massive Prop Bet

Selbst made mistakes. Both involved massive prop bets against two poker players and the possibility to win three WSOP bracelets in one summer. And now, having the sweat of her life, she regrets them.

Poker Through The Eyes of A Champion

How are the latest WSOP gold bracelet winners look at the game they love most? Is playing poker for a living a full-time grind or a lifetime vacation?

Mercier Sees Chance To Cash In On Huge Prop Bets

The stakes got a lot higher though when Vanessa Selbst joined the sweat party. She gave 180-to-1 odds to win three WSOP bracelets this summer. If Mercier takes down three events, he will get $1.8 million.

What happened to Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies

Ilari Sahamies aka ‘Ziigmund’ is under the radar being mentioned only sporadically by the poker community and all we have left are a couple of poker videos to remind us about how the game was played back when Sahamies was still crushing.

Looking for a New Game?

​The World Series of Poker is not just about Texas Holdem, it’s about other less known poker games too. Forget about Omaha, Stud and Lowball, do you know anything about Badacy? How about Baducy?

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

WSOP Bracelet Grants Player Right To Name Baby

The 47th annual World Series of Poker is underway and already three gold bracelets have been handed out.

Live Poker Events, 7 years ago

Colossus II Not Quite As Colossal

Did this year’s Colossus defeat its own alter ego from 2015? Unfortunately, it did not! Colossus II couldn’t surpass the 22,374 mark and recorded a total of 21,613 entries, 761 entries less than in 2015.