On Phil Hellmuth’s 13 Bracelets and the 13 People He Follows on Twitter

Every poker site out there in the world has spilled gallons of virtual ink waxing poetic on the accomplishments, antics, and experiences of Phil Hellmuth, the all-time leader in WSOP bracelets won, with 13. This poker writer noticed that that number was the same as the number of accounts the Poker Brat followed on Twitter. This article goes into depth to examine whether that’s just a coincidence or if there’s an underlying reason why Hellmuth’s chosen to follow exactly that same number of accounts. Read this article for an insightful, eye-opening look at one of the undisputed kings of poker.

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How Long Until Online Poker is Legal Throughout the U.S.

What’s preventing online poker from becoming legalized nationwide in the United States? This post examine online poker’s legality on a state and federal level. Specifically, increased tax revenues seem to be the impetus for some states to get moving towards legalization, while puzzlingly those same potential tax revenues are failing to set the federal government in motion. Find out why in this blog post.

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Legal Online U.S. Poker Finally Begins, in Nevada

This is an article I’ve been wanting to write for over two years now. Finally the day has come when we can legally play online poker in America. There are plenty of details, to be sure, and this article’s got all of them covered like felt on a virtual table. Read more to learn how the first day of legal online poker in the U.S. unfolded and what we can expect in the near future from the newly open U.S. online poker market.

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Three Other Kinds of Online Poker That Are Worth a Try

Online poker doesn’t only have to be played against other poker players. Plenty of great online poker games can be played against the house. Here are three alternative games to “traditional” online poker that you could try next time you get the itch to gamble it up but feel like changing things up a little.

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Will The Poker World Suffer from WSOP Overkill?

In this guest poker blog post from Marcus Harmon, editor of sunshine-poker.com, the author asks if perhaps the WSOP is now giving out too many bracelets and if they’re losing their value as a result. His opinion may surprise you.

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The 2013 WSOP APAC Main Event Champion: Daniel Negreanu

Poker Superstar Daniel Negreanu has just won the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) Main Event for his 5th bracelet. His poker legend keeps growing. We at Cardplayer Lifestyle watched most of the Main Event final table’s live stream and invite you to relive the magic via our event recap. It was truly a show that treated poker fans, the poker media (that’s us), and essentially everyone in the poker world to something truly special.

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