Ivan Potocki

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Joined PokerTube June 2014

Ivan Potocki is the editor in chief and one of the lead news writers for PokerTube.

His natural flair and enthusiasm for journalism combined with a deep poker knowledge make him an exciting contributor for PokerTube.

The experience garnered playing poker professionally for several years and the knowledge of the poker world picked up from a variety of sources help him understand and tell the stories from all spheres of poker and casino life and industry.

Ivan holds a degree in English language and literature from the University of Sarajevo.

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Articles by Ivan Potocki

Weekly Highstakes Report: Swingy Week for Isildur1, SanIker Loses Big

Big:T;he last week was, sadly, a quiet one at the highstakes tables. However, one player who can never seemingly get enough of the adrenaline rush is Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom, and where there is a

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

EPT London 2014: 368 Players Advance to Day 2 of the Main Event

Two of the first flights for the EPT London 2014 Main Event are now in the books and the total number of survivors amounts to 368. After Day 1A saw a turnout of 224 players, 123 of whom advanced to

Betfair Site Down – Work of Hackers or Something Else? (Now Back)

The official site of the Betfair Poker has gone down a few hours ago without a clear explanation. The page only states that they are ‘currently experiencing technical problems’ and ‘doing

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

Anatoly Filatov Bags the Chip Lead in EPT London Main Event

The Day 1A of the EPT London Main Event concluded last night, with Anatoly Filatov bagging the chip lead. The Russian pro ended the day with the stack of 173,900, which gives him a significant

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

EPT London 2014: The Main Event is Looming

Season 11 of European Poker Tour has found its way to England’s capital. Action went underway on October 8 with the Day 1A of the £770 UKIPT Main Event. That one attracted 1,089 players many of

Players Raising Their Voice Against Spin & Go's on PokerStars

The introduction of PokerStars Spin & Go's have raised a lot of questions and controversy within the community - specifically within the 2+2 community.

Business & Industry, 11 years ago

Amaya Continues Grey Market Withdrawal: Ongame Network Follows in PokerStars Footsteps

The withdrawal of PokerStars from numerous grey markets was big news last week, as many players were denied the ability to play on the world’s largest room in a clean-up process that happened

Phil Ivey Loses His Lawsuit Against Crockfords – Judge Deems Ivey ‘Truthful Witness’

Absence of Phil Ivey at this year’s WSOP APAC has been noticed by many, but great Phil had a good reason for his absence as his £7.7 million lawsuit against Crockfords Casino, owned and operated

Weekly Highstakes Report: Half a Mil Profit for 'Isildur1'; Heinecker Making a Comeback

Past week did not see too much action at the nosebleeds, which must have been disappointing for numerous railbirds, but there were still enough big pots flying around to keep us all entertained.

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

PokerStars Founder Claims a Victory: High Roller Title for Isai Scheinberg

To anyone with bare minimum of knowledge about online poker, the name of Isai Scheinberg rings a bell. It would be quite hard to miss the man who only founded the largest online poker room in the

Online Casinos - Great Place for Poker Newbies

You read stories about poker players like Annette Obrestad (also known in poker circles as Annette_15) who learnt to play poker online and now not only make their living from poker, but are right at

Promos, 11 years ago

PokerTube Weekly: Baggers59 Showing Class, Run for Caribbean Underway

Another week of PokerTube fun is gone (rhyme is accidental) but only to be substituted with even more excitement in the following period. Some of our promotions have come to an end for the time

Promos, 11 years ago

Carbon Poker Giveaway Bonanza

Poker Tube and Carbon Poker are back again, bringing you more of the same – the same being some free tournament entries. Following on our last promotion, which found really good reception with our

Poker Players Refusing to Fold – Legal Battle in a Cash Seizure Case Continues

An article from Des Moines Register describes a case of two poker players who have been victims of an alleged unlawful funds’ seizure. William ‘Bart’ Davis and John Newmerzhycky were stopped by

Business & Industry, 11 years ago

Poker Stars Launch Casino Games in Spain

Casino games are the latest addition to the PokerStars.es client. According to the press release from the company, residents of Spain will now be able to indulge Black Jack and Roulette on the