At the start of the day Glen Witmer held the chip lead, but wasn’t getting a lot of respect as people around the tournament made predictions of the likely final table outcome.  With pros Gavin Smith, Marc “Myst” Karam, Ryan “Gotskillz” Fisler, and Kathy Liebert all in the field of 6, Witmer was assumed to [...]

Aptly considered to be one of the most dangerous players in the game, Marc “Myst” Karam found himself at his second North American Poker Championship final table in 3 years. Two years ago Karam’s final table appearance came up short with a 6th place finish. He cashed the tournament the next year, and [...]

Gavin Smith was able to pick up pots and build his chip stack, taking the chip lead after winning a decent pot against Ryan “Gotskillz” Fisler.  Ryan raised from early position to 85k and Smith called.  The blinds folded and on the A84 flop Ryan led for 165k and Smith again called.
The action slowed with [...]

Gavin Smith makes it a point to have fun doing whatever it is he may be doing.  In an interview last night Gavin said he had fun back when he was broke, had fun driving a cab, and has fun playing poker.  He is living up to that statement today, being chatty at the table [...]

After almost a complete level with no bustouts, the last three ended up not taking that long. Marc “Myst” Karam (pictured below right) and Ryan “Gotskillz” Fisler (left) both survived and prospered on the way to the final table and will be joined by well known pros Gavin Smith and Kathy Liebert, along with [...]