Ken Krouner WSOP TV Appearance

by News | posted at 2010-08-14 01:45:00
tagged: MTG, Magic, Magic the Gathering, Poker, World Series of Poker, WSOP, Ken Krouner, TV

UPDATE: Through our forums, Ken Krouner has passed on the link for the second part of the episode. Check it out:

World Series of Poker WSOP 2010 Ep.06 - 2 cardplayertube.com

Former Magic pro Ken Krouner moved on from one game to another in order to become a professional poker player. His performance at the 2010 World Series of Poker managed to earn him a TV appearance as he battled at the feature table on the first day of competition.

Seated at his table were Gavin Smith, a World Series of Poker champion, and Ivan Demidov, a runner-up in 2008.

Krouner was popular as a player in part because of his outspoken nature that led to a column on StarCityGames.com (read Ken's StarCity archive). True Pro Tour stardom eluded him, but his breakthrough performance came at the 2002 World Championships. Despite starting off on a losing streak, losing so many rounds he literally had to win all those remaining in the tournament in order to make the Sunday round of play. But after a pep talk and a bathroom break, Krouner did exactly that.

The video clip shows Krouner bantering with the table, then later going up against Gavin Smith before cutting out just as the two are betting pre-flop.

Stay tuned to TheStarkingtonPost.com for more WSOP video updates in the coming weeks.

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