FTR Exclusive Interviews

This week the former interviewer becomes the interviewee as Danny Steinberg, known as “IowaSkinsFan” on these forums, steps on the other side of the pad and pen and into the hot seat to answer some questions.
Bigspenda73: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your poker history.
Danny Steinberg: Well I’m 20 years old, I […]

The game we play can often be a crazy one, with struggles, success, and everything else in between. Richard “nutsinho” Lyndaker has been on both sides of the fence, though these days, the struggles are few and far between, with tons of success grinding cash games online, and recently with a mammoth cash for his […]

The path to success is often different for everyone, whether it is because of time, circumstance, or choice. For some the path is easier, while for others the path can be much, much harder. However, for those that do endure the harder path, they are often more appreciative of the success that they attain in […]

We are pleased this week to have with us Johan “busto_soon” Van Til, one of the top online tournament players in the world. The 26 year old from the Netherlands has been playing professionally for 2 and a half years. Van Til has a fabulous resume of wins, including several in the $109 rebuy on […]

You hear a lot about the Phil Gordon, Phil Hellmuth, and Phil Ivey, but how about a young online stud named Phil D’Auteuil? Phil “takechip” D’Auteuil from Quebec, Canada recently burst onto the online poker scene, winning over $700,000 in the past 3 months, half a million of which came in February. I would give […]

Jonathan “JonnyCosmo” McGowan’s didn’t look like much a few years ago. The 22 year old journalism major was just plodding along at San Diego State University, and was only showing gradual improvement at his poker hobby as well. But with the help of fellow poker playing friends and hard work McGowan has catapulted into poker […]

When you read the title to this interview, you may have asked yourslef “Who is this Dr. Giggy guy, and why does he like Family Guy so much?” Well, Martin “Dr. Giggy” Giguere (it’s pronounced “Djiggy,” although he does love Family Guy!) is likely the biggest winner in the 2/4 No Limit 6 max games […]

If you want an example of a successful low and midstakes grinder, look no further than Thomas “Renton” L. Even though Thomas has been grinding 1/2 and 2/4 NL for over a year, he has profited a handsome $125k. He may not be flashy, but the one half Native American has been living off poker […]

Jesse “Spoonitnow” Eddlemen found poker 4 years ago during his freshman year in college, although he did not take it seriously until two years ago.  In light of UIGEA, Eddlemen withdrew his whole bankroll; he was only having marginal success anyways . However, when he realized the legislation had no teeth he put $200 on […]

Jerry Vanstrydonck has had an odd journey to poker success. After getting into poker in high school, Jerry confessed he was a losing poker player from 2004 to 2006. Any good poker player friend of Jerry’s probably would’ve told him to quit right there. Luckily no one did. In the beginning of 2007 Vanstrydonck won […]