Tue, 03/22/2011 – 16:36 – PokerPages Staff

This week there is a full program of exciting, tense and surprising poker shows on across Europe. German television has a whole evening of poker lined up each weeknight from Tuesday on Sport 1. The iconic show Poker After Dark will be shown at 06.00, 07.00 and again at 17.30. There will be a Director’s Cut showing the parts that were missed from the original programs and the line ups will feature plenty of poker players on TV including the likes of Patrik Antonius, Daniel Negreanu and John Juanda.

On Monday 28th March, German Channel Arte will show a documentary called “That’s Poker” which covers the WSOP in Las Vegas and all the excitement and action that goes along with poker players in the world’s biggest live tournament. The show follows the likes of Luca Pagano, Isabelle “No Mercy” Mercier and World Champion, Joe Hatchem.

In the UK, Channel 4 continues their excellent provision of poker programming for poker fans with the coverage of the PokerStars European Poker Tour from Barcelona. The episode starts at 00.50 on Tuesday March 22nd and features Bertrand Grospellier, Noah Boeken and the British Poker star Liv Boeree.

The CNBC Poker show will be covering highlights from the high stakes tournaments in the Bellagio, Las Vegas and the Bicycle Poker Room in LA. All the nosebleed fun starts at 02.00 on the March 26th.

Poland’s Sport Klub channel has plenty of poker coverage with episodes from Face the Pro and on Tuesday at 04.25 you can follow the Full Tilt Aussie Millions tournament in Melbourne from the start of the year.

Tue, 03/22/2011 – 02:53 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Chris Bjorin, $4,353,839
Chris Bjorin enters our list at number five with $4,353,839.  Chris was born in Sweden but moved to London, where he now resides.  Chris won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 1997 in a pot-limit Omaha event.  He took home $169,200.  He again struck gold in a $3K NLHE tournament at the 2000 World Series of Poker.  Chris has 14 first place finishes to his name.

#4 – Hoyt Corkins, $5,306,730
Hoyt Corkins is at number four in our list with $5,306,730.  Hoyt is from Glenwood, Alabama, United States.  Hoyt started playing poker professionally at the age of 19.  He has two World Series of Poker bracelets and has five first place finishes to his name.

#3 – Humberto Brenes, $5,431,748
Humberto Brenes with $5,431,748 is at the third rank in our list.  Humberto started playing poker at the age of 7, and today is one of the most charismatic players in the game.  In his career so far Humberto has won the World Series of Poker bracelet twice.  He has eleven astounding first place finishes under his belt.  Before entering in to the poker scene as a professional, Humberto did quite well in craps and baccarat tournaments in the Bahamas.

#2 – Men Nguyen, $8,646,988
The runner-up in our list of the top 5 seniors of poker is Men Nguyen with $8,646,988.  Men “The Master” Nguyen is known to helping others through charity donations in his home country, apart from his excellent skill at the card table.  Men has won the World Series of Poker bracelet an astonishing seven times.
 
#1 – TJ Cloutier, $9,469,136
With $9,469,136 TJ Cloutier tops our list of the top five seniors of poker.  He has finished first place an amazing 39 times.  TJ is regarded as one of the top players in the world.