Years ago at the start of the poker boom, I had an idea and outlined a yet unfinished novel about a huge-prize-money televised poker tournament where the hole-card feed was compromised and a player won through cheating. My message was that it wasn’t inconceivable that this could occur and tournament organizers and TV producers needed to […]
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The Moss Game
Old-time Vegas poker players will remember different games they played over the years: the infamous razz at the Stardust in the ’70s, 7-stud at Caesars and later the Mirage, and PLO at the Golden Nugget in the ’80s. Personally, I spent untold hours at the 4-8 limit Omaha straight high game at the Nugget, before […]
The Main Event Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog, I discussed the WSOP Main Event (ME) from an observer’s point of view. Now I want to look at the ME, as well as the entire WSOP experience, from my perspective as a player. As a kid, the anticipation for Christmas started at least a month before. As a […]
The Main Event
The WSOP Main Event (ME) is the pinnacle of the poker world and has been since its inception. It was the first-ever freezeout poker tournament and in the modern poker universe that features many thousands of tournaments every year, it still maintains a stature far above any other. It’s also been a huge part of […]
World Series of Poker: Old Guys Rule!
[Editor’s Note: This post is penned by Blair Rodman, co-author of our tournament-poker strategy book Kill Phil and our upcoming book All About Sports Betting. Blair has blogged about the WSOP in years past and we welcome him back from his self-imposed hiatus.] I hadn’t played a poker tournament for about five years, for a […]
Dr Nick and The Hot Aussie Chick ask poker auth...
Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick interview renowned poker author and PhD psychologist Dr. Alan Schoonmaker. They discuss limit vs no limit, profiling players and whether or not you would want to play poker with Donald Trump. Here we discuss some of Alan’s books and playing strategies.
Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick: Would You Pl...
Dr. Nick and the Hot Aussie Chick interview long time Poker Author and psychologist Dr. Alan Schoonmaker. We discuss several aspects of poker psychology including profile players and some player tells. We evaluate the vital aspects of psychology and talk abut why certain players are so successful and ask the question would you play poker […]
Gardena Poker Clubs: A High-Stakes History by M...
I was raised in Gardena, California, which is about 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. We lived just north and west of Vermont and 135th Street. The nearest card clubs were five blocks south, at Vermont and 140th. I was born in 1947, and the clubs were “always there” when I was a kid. […]
We Have a Winner!
The Main Event is over, played out live on ESPN. When I get knocked out of the ME, I always tell myself I’m sick of poker and don’t care about the ME. After a day or so I find myself glued to the screen. For poker fans, it’s a great show! Several years ago the […]
My WSOP in the Books
The WSOP is over, at least for me. I went out early on Day 3 with AK vs KQ. It’s extremely painful to get knocked out of the ME, and I always say I’m done with poker for a while. Then, after a day or so, I get interested in seeing it play out. I […]
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