Remko Rinkema

Remko Rinkema

iGaming.org Interviewer
Remko Rinkema has covered the biggest poker tournaments in the world since 2008, including many WSOP, EPT, Aussie Millions, APPT, MCOP and Unibet Open events. As an in-depth interview and story enthusiast he tries to do things a little differently. Besides the usual writings Rinkema grabs every chance to appear on podcasts, live streams and in the occasional video.

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Remko's latest articles

WSOP Bracelets: The True Trophies of Poker and How Josh Arieh Recovered His

“Monumental,” that’s what Josh Arieh called the feeling his World Series of Poker gold bracelets awoke in him when he found the trophies he thought were lost forever Arieh, the proud owner of two gold bracelets, showed us, by telling how much these irreplaceable pieces of material mean, that the WSOP’s top prize is still..
12 years ago

Billionaire Investor Marc Lasry Gives Up His Dream but Purchases NBA Franchise

It’s safe to say poker players like to gamble a bit here and there Some do it on the felt, some do it off, but in the end they all like the thrill of putting all their money on the line Someone who’s put lots of money on the line, over his highly successful career, is avid poker fan Marc Lasry, who will become the new co-owner of the NBA..
12 years ago

Caesars Entertainment Puts The ‘New’ in New Jersey

Today Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) announced a ton of new features, games and promotions for their fully legal US based online gaming sites The new features and changes are the important next step in the process of WSOPcom, CaesarsCasinocom and HarrahsCasinocom becoming the biggest and best platform for online gaming platform in the..
12 years ago

The Dan Smith Story – Beach House, Lucky Beers and The Year of Spice

This is the second and final part of an in-depth interview with Dan Smith, one of the biggest winners and still youngest players on the international poker circuit Read the first part here, in which Smith talks about learning the game, playing chess and his magical 2012 where he put on one of the most impressive stretches of good results ever In..
12 years ago

The Dan Smith Story – One Of The Best and Youngest

Dan Smith found poker at the right time and the game has been very kind to him Smith sits near the top of nearly every leader board, and he’s not looking to slow down any time soon Whether he wants it or not, Smith is one of the biggest stars in today’s game and he was kind enough to grant us some of his time for an in-depth..
12 years ago

Bitcoin Matters More Than Its Creator

Now that it’s secretive origins are being uncovered, the world is paying more attention to Bitcoin than ever before The epic yet disturbing manhunt sparked by Newsweeks’ claim of the identity of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is not over yet and brings with it the realization of the importance of cryptocurrencies in our society In a..
12 years ago

Daniel ‘Jungleman12’ Cates: “Online poker is dying”

Last week a staggering amount of money was wired to US players with funds stuck on Full Tilt Poker and super star Daniel ‘Jungleman12’ Cates was one of them We managed to get a hold of Cates, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions, and some of his answers might come as a shock “I received my balance in full, and..
12 years ago

The Mike McDonald Story: Staring Down Ivey and Coaching a WSOP Champ

This is the second and final part of an interview series with Canadian poker professional Mike McDonald You can read the first part here, in which McDonald speaks about how he got into poker, the role of his parents and buying a Lamborghini with his winnings In this part McDonald speaks about investing in both poker and stocks, why staking is..
12 years ago

The Mike McDonald Story: $10 Million Won At Just 24-Years Old

Mike McDonald was the third player in Canada to eclipse the $10-million mark, after Daniel Negreanu and Jonathan Duhamel preceded him Worldwide just 23 players have cashed for over $10 million in live tournaments, and while some might argue those numbers don’t mean much anymore with the introduction of Super High Roller events, it still shows to..
12 years ago

More Than $1 Million For Sunday Million Winner

It was a long and hard fought battle, but DrUPSWING from Germany managed to take down the 8th Anniversary Sunday Million event on PokerStars No less than nine players notched up a six-figure cash on Sunday and the eventually winner collected an amazing $1,038,54031 The Sunday Million had a $215 buy-in like always, but this time they created a..
12 years ago

Pros Respond To Full Tilt Balances Being Refunded

After a little less than three years the wait is finally over for most US based poker players who had money stuck on Full Tilt Poker On January 23rd the news broke that players were going to get repaid on TwoPlusTwo, where PPA Executive Director John Pappas said the following: “I spoke with AFMLS/DoJ staff today and they informed me that they..
12 years ago

Ryan Daut: “PartyPoker’s Screwing over Its Customers”

If you asked a poker player in 2002 the following question, “Which online poker website will host multiple live poker tournaments a year with over a million-dollar first place prize” there’s a good chance their answer would’ve been ‘Party Poker’ The poker landscape however, has changed so much that partypoker, the biggest online..
12 years ago

WSOP Confirms $10 Million Main Event First Place Prize and More

The official World Series of Poker schedule was announced on February 11th 2014 and the rumors have been confirmed: The 2014 WSOP Main Event will have a $10,000,000 guaranteed first-place prize In total the WSOP will host 65 events from May 27th until July 14th with the Main Event starting on July 5th At the beginning of this month iGamingorg..
12 years ago

Jeff Gross – Prop Betting and Playing One Drop

This is the second and final part of an in-depth interview series with poker professional Jeff Gross In the first part Gross spoke about high stakes cash games in Houston, his family and how he made it to the highest stakes In the second part Gross speaks about the relaxed atmosphere during Super High Roller events, how winning a tournament..
12 years ago

Jeff Gross – High Stakes in Houston

“It’s been a crazy last couple of weeks; I’ve been bouncing around and I’m leaving Houston in the morning tomorrow,” is the first thing Jeff Gross says after he picked up the phone and we asked how he’s doing The life of Jeff Gross, for someone with somewhat of a normal lifestyle, can be considered crazy The things he does, the..
12 years ago

2014 WSOP Main Event Guarantees $10,000,000 First Prize

It was just for a few minutes, but the official World Series of Poker website accidentally published a draft of their 2014 schedule Friday afternoon We managed to get there in time for a screenshot and laid our eyes on a big scoop; the 2014 WSOP Main Event will guarantee a $10,000,000 first-place prize Seth Palansky, Vice President of Corporate..
12 years ago

High Hopes For New SealsWithClubs Software

For a relatively new poker site, like SealsWithClubs, it’s not uncommon discover that new features and upgraded software are what the customer needs The SealsWithClubs software development team, know as Seal Team 6, has been working hard to implement changes and upgrade For now though, it seems like Bitcoin poker enthusiasts will have to wait..
12 years ago

SealsWithClubs Recovers From DDOS Attack

While there have not been many mentions of poker websites dealing with DDOS Attacks, it recently happened to SealsWithClubs The Bitcoin poker room endured some serious downtime, but eventually prevailed against the attack A DDOS attack, or distributed-denial-of-service attack, is something many websites have to deal with from time to time Among..
12 years ago

Daniel Cates Says it All – The Jungleman Story Part 2

In the first part of this series we've got to know Daniel Cates, a high stakes poker player who started his career out as a loner in school Today, in the second and final part, Cates tells us about some of the more frustrating and shocking things he had to go through as a poker player The man known online as Jungleman was left unpaid by another..
12 years ago

Daniel Cates Says it All – The Jungleman Story

Daniel Cates’ last few years can be summarized as a giant rollercoaster The poker phenomenon is one of the biggest winners in online history, but most of that money is still locked up on Full Tilt Poker Cates has been involved in some more negative news with regards to the Girah scandal, while on the other hand he’s being owed several millions..
12 years ago
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