Robbie Strazynski

Poker is a game enjoyed by players all over the world. Whereas gameplay is pretty much standard wherever you get dealt a hand of poker, there are, indeed, differences that come into play depending on where a particular poker event is being held. In particular, there are some stark differences between playing in poker events taking place in America versus in Europe.

Here, then, is our list of five ways in which European poker events differ from their American counterparts. Can you think of any we might’ve missed?

An interview with the “poker princess” Molly Bloom, who famously organized private poker games for celebrities and Hollywood elites.

Her bestseller autobiography was made into the hit Hollywood film “Molly’s Game,” directed by Aaron Sorkin.

We talk with Molly at the 2018 Unibet Open Bucharest about the dramatic changes in her life over the past few years, the state of her involvement with poker these days, and – of course – get her thoughts on the feature film.

While it’s of course a player’s responsibility to pay attention at the table, having to put up with a dealer who isn’t up to par can become pretty insufferable, especially if they keep on making mistakes that affect the outcome of the game.

In this month’s Ask the Poker Experts column, we polled four poker legends – Jan Fisher, Maria Ho, Matt Savage, and Mike Sexton – to see how they would deal with such a situation. It’s a tough question, but also not an uncommon situation that poker players have to deal with. Let’s see how our experts would respond.

As more online poker players give Twitch streaming a try, it’s worthwhile to take a look at how they can potentially monetize their Twitch streams. German online poker player neverfoldQ5 is just starting out as a Twitch streamer. This article looks at the lessons we can perhaps learn from his transition to live streaming his play.

In celebration of Daniel Negreanu’s 44th birthday, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 things we loved about his 2018 World Series of Poker vlog.

For 46 straight days, we were treated to entertaining videos giving us an inside look into the life and experiences of Kid Poker at the biggest poker event of the year. This list is our thank you to Daniel, for taking us along for the ride.

Longtime poker fans are likely very familiar with Pokerati.com, but perhaps less so with site founder Dan Michalski. I’m honored to have conducted this feature-length interview with Dan to learn about his career in the poker world and how the Pokerati site and brand developed from scratch into an industry powerhouse.

We hope you enjoy this unique look at a part of poker’s recent past, which will hopefully give you some additional appreciation for those who trailblazed the way for the current poker media corps.

During a recent visit to the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, I experienced a pretty surreal series of events. Being challenged to make the right moral decision in a somewhat tricky spot, I was fortunate enough to have good karma come back to reward me.

I hope you enjoy this story of positivity at the poker table.

For the first time ever, Israel has finally hosted its own large-scale charity poker tournament fundraiser. Spearheaded by local tennis legend Andy Ram, with the participation of the Israel Poker Academy, and attended by local celebs, business people, and other notables, the event succeeded in raising $180,000 for special needs children through the Variety Fund.

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

Playing in the WSOP Main Event is a bucket list item for legions of poker players and fans around the world. When the time comes to finally cross that item off and pony up the $10,000 buy-in, who better to take advice from than past champions who’ve won it all.

In this month’s Ask the Poker Experts column, we poll four past WSOP Main Event winners to see what tips they’d give people playing in the Main Event for the first time. Thanks to Scott Blumstein, Jamie Gold, Joe Hachem, and Chris Moneymaker for participating!

Attending the 2018 Women in Poker Hall of Fame ceremony was an honor and a privilege. Beyond the event’s beauty and pageantry, however, was an underlying message that the poker industry needs to take to heart.

It’s time for us all to stop lamenting that there aren’t more women in our game, and to step up and start doing something practical about it. Let’s start putting the time, effort, and resources into making “wishful thinking” a reality to create a second, sustained poker boom.

Doyle Brunson said goodbye to a lifelong career playing in WSOP tournaments, with a stellar sixth-place finish in the 2018 $10,000 2-7 Single Draw event. His performance was reminiscent of the swan song of another elite competitor, tennis’ Jimmy Connors.

And so, we offer up this humble tribute to the living legend, the Godfather of Poker, Big Papa, Texas Dolly, as he rides off into the sunset.

Major Wager is a lighthearted five-episode series featuring some of poker’s most popular players competing against one another in off-the-felt activities (i.e., who can do it better?). The losers of each wager face humiliating punishments.

Players featured include Daniel Negreanu, Samantha Abernathy, Antonio Esfandiari, Brian Rast, and Jeff Gross, and the show is hosted by Joey Ingram. A fun show that’s a nice addition to PokerGO’s lineup of original programming.