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Smokin Steve Vladar

Who is “Smokin” Steve Vladar

“Smokin” Steve Vladar has been a poker professional since the mid 1990s. Over the last few years Steve has won the £750 no limit Hold’em event at the Grovesnor Grant Challenge in Luton, the €500 no limit Hold’em event at the World Heads-Up Poker Championship and the $1,000 no limit Hold’em event of the Caribbean Poker Classic.  So far his winnings total over $480,000.

He was nicknamed “Smokie” by his wife “Bad Girl” Xuyen Pham who is also a William Hill Poker Pro. As a result of his friendly personality and years of experience Steve was one of the first players to feature on the Late Night Poker television series.

“Smokin” Steve Vladar’s Poker Journal

Join Steve in his life in the professional poker world. Read his journal for a full range of articles, from tournament blogs to strategic tips. Learn from his articles on bluffing; understand the differences between cash games and tournament games and the different strategies they require. Also, read about all his tournament experiences, his highs and lows and the anecdotes he has to tell from each. Join him as he travels around the world playing with the top players and learn from all he has to say. Read more articles

Career Highlights

Look at the chart below for highlights of Steve’s career, the tournaments he played in, how well he did and how much he won!

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Connected Players: 15,562 Cash Table Players: 7,324 JACKPOTS Fort Knox : $60,000 , Rio : $135,000 , Maui : $36,000 , Dirty Dozen : $2,000