Robbie Strazynski

For just the second time, Israel played host to a large-scale charity poker tournament fundraiser. Attended by local celebs, business people, and other notables, the event succeeded in raising $300,000 for special needs children through the Variety Fund. Notably, the event’s profile was boosted by the participation of poker pros Melanie Weisner, Michael Mizrachi, and Patrik Antonius, who flew in from abroad to play and show their support for the charitable organization’s efforts.

Here’s our recap, which includes some videos and pictures that really capture the special feel of the night’s festivities.

Longtime poker media member Bernard Lee is proudly celebrating the 12th anniversary of his eponymous poker radio show. Having consistently delivered interesting, entertaining, excellent poker radio content to legions of fans all over the world, a dozen years on the air is certainly worthy of celebration.

To celebrate, Bernard will be having big name guests on the show throughout the summer and will be doing $1,200 worth of giveaways to his loyal listeners. Read on for more details, as well as for our words of tribute.

Why the fuck should anyone be drawing any attention to a photoshoot and video of a poker player surrounded by a dozen naked women in 2019?

The next generation of players and poker fans are watching us. This is what they’re seeing and learning. One day our kids will see this. What would you say to them?

Aren’t you a little embarrassed that this is the hot topic in poker right now?We’re better than this. Let’s grow a pair and act like it.

Seasoned cash game players Roy Cooke, Andrew Neeme, Brad Owen, and Tim “The Trooper97” Watts form our panel of poker experts this month to provide their best tips to players heading to Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker specifically to play cash games.

These veterans of the Las Vegas-based poker scene have a unique and expert perspective as locals and their tips to visiting players will certainly offer plenty of unparalleled value.

Longtime poker fans have a soft spot for the old Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker TV shows. One person who had a front row seat to almost all the action was Mary Gregorich, who dealt almost every season of those shows along with other high-profile TV poker shows.

In this exclusive interview, Mary reminisces about the good old days, sharing some fascinating behind-the-scenes stories. We also learn more about what she’s up to nowadays, running Ship It Poker Cruises.

Over my time at the 2019 European Poker Tour stop in Sochi, Russia, I made sure to have my cellphone handy at all times such that I could capture footage and document my experiences. These little clips and snippets have now all been weaved together into this video highlight clip, which I hope illustrates the entire experience was like.

I hope you enjoy experiencing the trip “through my eyes” and that it’ll perhaps convince you that making your way to Sochi sometime soon for some poker and for a genuinely fun vacation is a worthwhile proposition.

Unfortunately unable to attend the 2018 Global Poker Awards ceremony in Las Vegas at the PokerGO studios, I was given the opportunity to send in a video of my acceptance speech for having been honored with the Charitable Initiative of the Year distinction.

A shortened version of the video was aired during the awards broadcast. This post contains the full video along with a transcript and relevant links and images.

Game selection is a critical skill in poker, but occasionally there’s a lot to be gained by sitting in a game where you feel out of your comfort zone. So, too, in life, expanding your horizons beyond what you’re used to can often serve to benefit you as a person in the long term.

This lesson was something that manifested itself numerous times during my six-day visit to the 2019 European Poker Tour stop in Sochi. I hope you enjoy reading this feature article, which recaps my experiences in the Russian resort town.

It’s rare that we get a scoop here at Cardplayer Lifestyle, but today is one of those exceptional days. Our super sleuths have uncovered details of a huge deal that’s gone down in the poker industry, as 888poker has obtained exclusive sponsorship rights to all future EPT and MILLIONS events.

Read on for all the juicy details.

Jason Koon stand out as one of poker’s top high rollers, achieving massive success on the greatest of the game’s stages. Recently, he signed on to be an ambassador for the prestigious Triton Poker Series.

Jason kindly agreed to this interview, in which we ask him about the high roller circuit, his role as a brand ambassador, and more.

In order to learn a little bit more about Russia and have some fun along the way while at the 2019 EPT Sochi event, I spoke with PokerStars Team Online Pro Mikhail Shalamov, one of the country’s native sons.

In this quiz format, we discussed a number of Russian words and phrases, some history, and some of the country’s famed sports legends and personalities.

Rather than sleep while abroad on my poker trips, I usually opt to play cash games through the night. On this latest trip to Russia for the 2019 EPT Sochi, I played in two sessions on back-to-back nights, and for all intents and purposes they couldn’t have been more different.

Here’s the story.