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Robbie Strazynski

Robbie founded Cardplayerlifestyle.com in 2009.

A veteran member of the poker media corps, in addition to writing and video presenting, Robbie has hosted multiple poker podcasts over the years, including Top Pair, the Red Chip Poker Podcast, The Orbit, and the CardsChat Podcast.

In 2019, Robbie translated the autobiography of Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra (Pulling the Trigger) from Hebrew into English.

Robbie’s “Running Well” challenge won the 2018 Global Poker Award for Charitable Initiative of the Year, and he was also recognized by the Women’s Poker Association (WPA) as their 2020 Media Support Person of the Year.

Born in Los Angeles in 1981, Robbie moved to Israel in 1998, where he resides with his wife and three children.