Hyacinth Swanson is a writer and editor who has spent the last 10 years creating content for the poker industry. For several years she lived in New York and worked in the financial sector. After moving to Connecticut, Hyacinth made a living as a freelancer and also played live semi-pro poker at Foxwoods Casino. She has also played millions of hands online (more PLO than Hold’em), giving her a broad, in-depth knowledge of the game itself.
Having moved back the UK in 2010, she has continued to play both live and online as well as creating entertaining and informative content for various online sites under her company name PurpleGob.com.
The 2018 888pokerLive Barcelona event was a roaring success with guarantees easily exceeded in most events and players enjoying the location, the action and over €850K in guarantees.
The 888pokerLive Barcelona Opening Event crushed all numbers in previous events with 829 entries creating a massive prize pool that obliterated the €100K GTD.
From 10 May to 20 May 2018, 888poker will be hosting the second of the new XL Inferno. With a $1,000,000 Main Event and 34 tournaments, this is one not to be missed!
The 888poker 8-Team is back to represent their respective countries in the 2018 WSOP Main Event with the best team each receiving a 2019 WSOP ME package.
Hyacinth Swanson is a writer and editor who has spent the last 10 years creating content for the poker industry. For several years she lived in New York and worked in the financial sector. After moving to Connecticut, Hyacinth made a living as a freelancer and also played live semi-pro poker at Foxwoods Casino. She has also played millions of hands online (more PLO than Hold’em), giving her a broad, in-depth knowledge of the game itself.
Having moved back the UK in 2010, she has continued to play both live and online as well as creating entertaining and informative content for various online sites under her company name PurpleGob.com.
