by Van Williams | Jul 12, 2026 | Cover Story, Poker
Jacob Thibodeau’s week-long run at the World Series of Poker Main Event ended on Sunday after his good fortune wasn’t in the cards. The 2015 Juneau-Douglas graduate went all-in with an ace high against a pair of 6s and couldn’t win the flop as the...
by Van Williams | Jul 14, 2025 | Cover Story, Poker
The third-largest field in the 55-year history of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event has been whittled down to nine players, and Anchorage’s Adam Hendrix is among them. The 32-year-old veteran of the pro tournament circuit is gunning for his first WSOP...
by Van Williams | Sep 24, 2024 | Cover Story, Poker
Juneau’s Jeremy Hamey has gone from making jumpers to making a living at the poker table. The former Alaska high school basketball star is having a career year as a professional poker player based in Los Angeles, where this week he won back-to-back tournaments...
by Doyle Woody | Jul 18, 2024 | Cover Story, Poker
With the nearly two-month-long, 55th annual World Series of Poker all but a wrap – a couple of online events remain this weekend – Anchorage pro Adam Hendrix continued to lead Alaskans who competed in Las Vegas. Hendrix earlier this week racked his second fourth-place...
by Doyle Woody | Jul 7, 2024 | Cover Story, Poker
Anchorage pro Adam Hendrix remains Alaska’s most prominent poker player, but don’t sleep on Juneau stalwarts Jacob Thibodeau and Mario Fata, who have been cashing in regularly at the ongoing 55th annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Thibodeau has already cashed...
by Doyle Woody | Jun 16, 2024 | Cover Story, Poker
Adam Hendrix has been Alaska’s most prosperous poker player for years now, and he continued his roll Saturday, when he finished fourth in a World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas to pocket $125,074. Hendrix, of Anchorage, made it to the final table of nine players...
