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

Phil Hellmuth Dresses Like a Baby

Somehow this story slipped under the radar, but we caught up with it. Apparently, Phil Hellmuth lost a prop-bet to Jessica Dawley which resulted in an interesting development. First out of "Poker

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

Poker Stars Announce WCOOP Schedule

While FTOPS is nicely underway, online tournament players are already planning ahead for their future schedule. There is no doubt that many of them will be spending a lot of time on Poker Stars in

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

First Three Days of FTOPS: One for Moorman1!

One of the best known tournament series in online poker environment, Full Tilt Series of Poker, started on Sunday, and five events have already been concluded, meaning that quite a few players padded

Promos, 11 years ago

PokerTube Weekly: Willy Hill August Hunt Begins, Rory Sits One Out

Yet another week of great value added tournaments is behind us, and we made couple more PokerTubers happy (or at least we hope so). There was a lot of money to go around, and quite a few players got

Weekly High Stakes Report: Trueteller Wins a Cool Million, Isildur1 Drops a Lot

High stakes action is not subsiding, especially on Full Tilt where the group of players just keeps coming back for more adrenaline rushes. We concluded that last week's report with Saturday action,

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

FTOPS XXVI Kicks Off Today

The new edition of Full Tilt Online Series of Poker is scheduled to start today, and no doubt that all online MTT grinders are ecstatic. Although Full Tilt may have lost some of its former fame,

Three More Defendants in the World Cup Betting Case Released on Bail

After Paul Phua and his son Darren were finally released from custody thanks to $2.5 million bail posted by Phil Ivey and Andrew Robl, a court session on Thursday saw three more defendants set free

Business & Industry, 11 years ago

Acquisition of Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars by Amaya Now Complete

Earlier today (August 1), Amaya Group announced the completion of the deal to acquire 100% of issued and outstanding shares of Oldford Group Limited, the parent company of Rational Group Ltd. In the

First One Billion Play Chips Pot Won on Full Tilt

It may not be as impressive as the crazy high-stakes action that takes place nearly daily on Full Tilt Poker, but one billion of anything is still an impressive number, even if it is only play chips.

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

Bad Beat of the Decade: Aces Fall to Aces in the Big One for One Drop

Playing in the Big One for One Drop tournament is a dream for many poker players. Not only that you get to play against the best in the world, but you have a shot at truly life-changing money. In

Phuas Saga Continues: ICE Finally Releases Father-Son Duo

The story of wealthy businessman and high-stakes player Paul Phua and his alleged involvement in organizing illegal betting for recently ended football World Cup continues to develop. After eight

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

Winamax Switching Gears: GO FAST Now!

The latest addition to selection of games on Winamax poker is certain to get your blood pumping through your veins. Although the speed poker has become somewhat standard these days, Winamax brings

Promos, 11 years ago

PokerTube Weekly: First Play Station Awarded, Ladbrokes League Heating Up

Summer days are quickly passing and although the weather may be so-so in majority of countries, there is certainly no heat lacking on the felt. PokerTube exclusive tournaments are in full swing,

Live Poker Events, 11 years ago

Conqueror of Panama: Fabian Ortiz Now Two-Time LAPT Champion

Panama stop of the seventh season of Latin American Poker Tour gathered a very respectable number of entries. Across the two first day flights, players paid the buyin of $1,650 total of 550 times.

Weekly Highstakes Report: SanIker Wins a Million, Blom Going Strong

Highstakes online tables were packed with action last week. With not much happening in terms of tournaments these days, players are passing some time passing six-figure pots across the felt and