Robbie Strazynski

An attitude of gratitude will take you far in life and enhance your every experience. There are a number of very special people who have impacted my 2019 poker year in exceptional ways, and for that I am supremely grateful.

This blog post is my way of expressing my thanks towards them, and for the good they’ve brought to this poker site and into my life in general this year.

Some holiday traditions are truly beautiful, none more so than glorious customs of giving. For the ninth straight year, Bernard Lee and his family have put together and distributed personalized gift packages to families in their local area of Boston affected by homelessness.

Reading about the efforts of this great poker player and generous-spirited human being will warm your hearts, and perhaps inspire you to spread some holiday cheer of your own to those less fortunate.

PokerGO’s new game show The Big Blind has debuted to much fanfare within the poker community. Fans and enthusiasts get to test their wits in the poker-themed trivia show alongside some of the game’s most notable names and personalities.

We caught up with the PokerGO team to learn more about how the show gets produced and hope you enjoy this exclusive look behind the scenes at how The Big Blind came together.

Tony G. is one of the “old school” poker personalities who rose to fame in the game’s golden era from his energetic TV appearances and outlandish outbursts of excitement. An accomplished businessman and former European parliamentarian, Tony spent a few years away from poker until only recently returning.

In this feature interview, we learn what sparked Tony’s return to the felt, and hear his thoughts on having the heart to succeed, whether at the poker tables, with one’s health, or at any other endeavor in life.

The venerable CardsChat.com poker forum just celebrated its 15th anniversary.

To mark the occasion, we speak with their Administrator and Forum Manager Debi O’Neill, who shares the story of how the site was founded as well as the behind-the-scenes efforts that have grown their community to number over 300,000 poker enthusiasts.

It’s hard to believe that a decade has passed since Cardplayer Lifestyle first debuted. In this post to mark our poker media site’s 10th anniversary, we celebrate the occasion by taking a numbers-driven look at some of the milestones we’ve passed along the way, as well as share some of our plans for the future.

Are your poker buddies having a rough time at the felt? Etiquette dictates that you have to resist the temptation to take it easy on them if you’re facing one another. You can help your buddies get better at poker though, and there are plenty of ways to do this.

Here’s our list of five ethically-approved ways to assist your poker playing buddies. Give ’em a shot next time you see they’re suffering through a tough stretch.

Looking for some bright ideas as to what to treat yourself to this holiday season? Are you searching for the perfect gift to get your significant other or a friend who absolutely loves poker?

We’ve compiled a list of great poker-themed holiday gift suggestions that we’re sure will bring you and your loved ones some joy and good cheer to mark the end of 2019.

Over the last couple of years, the poker world has been hearing the name Matthias Eibinger with increasing regularity. The Austrian 20-something has been recording one success after another at the felt and is a true force to be reckoned with. Moreover, he recently partnered up with Fedor Holz to release the Pokercode training course.

In this interview, Matthias shares his career story, as well as what drives him to continuously improve as a player and as a person. He also gives us some behind-the-scenes insight into what it took for him, Fedor, and their team to create Pokercode.

You’d never deal a hand of poker from an unshuffled deck, right? So, to what lengths must we go to ensure that the cards are shuffled well enough and 100% randomly?

In this exclusive feature interview, we’re joined by Rick Schultz, CEO of Shuffle Tech, who explains the importance and mechanics of automated shuffling and card randomization, as well as the fascinating history of his company.

Face it, folks. The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe was far more interesting this year than ever before, and we all have Daniel Negreanu to thank for it. Via his daily vlogs, the Poker Hall of Famer gave us his all, and an incredibly entertaining way to be involved in the proceedings of one of the biggest poker events of the year.

At the end of his 23-day vlogging run, we pay tribute to Negreanu’s content creation efforts with this list of the five things we’ll miss most about it.

After dipping their toes into poker for the first time via Ladies-only tournaments, many women might be interested into transitioning into cash game play.

In this latest installment of our ongoing Ask the Poker Experts series, poker veterans Marle Cordeiro, Vanessa Kade, Sofia Lovgren, and Jennifer Tilly share their advice, which surely has the potential to prove instructive.