The best reads of 2017 (Part IV.)

The last part of our 2017 recap is here, with some pretty insane reads from last year, including Doug Polk, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Gus Hansen amongst others.

Back in August, Partypoker ambassador, Patrick Leonard tried to gain some information about his opponent's hand strength using some questionable techniques. Some of the community thought it was a clear angle shoot while others believed it was completely innocent.
Check out the hand in question here.


Doug Polk surely knows how to make headlines. His big move from September was challenging his nemesis, Tom "durrrr" Dwan to a $5,000,000 heads-up match. You can read about the crazy bet here.

Leon Tsoukernik lives the life. The owner of King's Casino Rozvadov, flies by a private jet, plays the biggest cash games around and is surrounded by the most famous poker players in the world. He got some really bad publicity earlier this year, when another high stakes player, Matt Kirk sued him over a $2 million debt issue. However, Leon pulled the rabbit out of the hat shortly after. Read the details here.

Gus Hansen was one of the first big tv pros, who got worldwide recognition. In spite of being so famous, he has been MIA for the past few years. Good news for the fans, he discloses some of the reasons behind this in a recent interview. Read about Gus here.