Robbie Strazynski

Just a few weeks remain until the 2018 WSOP gets underway. With the clock ticking down, poker players around the world are starting to feel their collective excitement build and grow until it will hit a crescendo when the Rio’s hallways once again start bustling with their annual summer activity.

With that in mind, I decided to put together a list of the five top reasons I’m excited for the 2018 World Series of Poker.

Just when you thought you’ve seen everything when it comes to prop bets, here comes another doozy, courtesy of Bill Perkins. He’s challenged the Staples brothers to pull off yet another incredible feat, and they’ve got one year to try and win another $150,000 off him.

Cardplayer Lifestyle has obtained the exclusive details of the double or nothing prop bet, which you simply have to see to believe.

Poker lore is full of stories of pros going broke. It happens to the best of us. However, by planning appropriately and following some wise guidelines, you’ll be able to enjoy the game of poker as a hobby without it breaking your bank.

In this article we present three tips that ought to help players not go broke at the poker table. Stick to them and you’ll be able to have fun playing poker without worrying about the worst case scenario.

If you ever get the chance to sit and chat with an older poker player, I highly recommend the experience. I imagine that in all likelihood you’ll find yourself being able to connect strongly, with poker as your common bond.

I recently had such an opportunity, meeting Cardplayer Lifestyle’s Senior contributor, the nonagenarian George Epstein, in Los Angeles. It was a highly enjoyable experience, to say the least.

The thousand-mile journey starts out with the first steps. If you are enchanted with poker but have never played before, don’t be discouraged by how much about the game there is to learn. Start out with the basics and then keep on improving. Even the top pros are still learning and getting better, so take heart in the fact that they, too, were once beginners.

Here, then, are three basic poker tips that will help get you started on the road to poker success.

For the first time ever, there’s a grassroots push to officially lobby Israel’s government to legalize poker. With the game enjoying record levels of popularity countrywide, Israel Poker Academy co-founder Stas Tishkevich is leading the charge to advocate for poker’s legalization in Israel.

Enjoying support from poker luminaries like Eli Elezra, funds are currently being raised via the I LOVE POKER – ISRAEL campaign that will be used towards lobbying the Knesset and Israeli government officials to legally allow Israelis to play poker without having to fly abroad.

A post in which I reflect upon my decision to leave my job as employee and begin doing poker media work and living the Cardplayer Lifestyle full-time. It has been a year since I’ve made the decision, and it’s one I’ll never regret making.

Thankfully, year #1 was a resounding success, and we’ll be moving on to year #2 with a positive outlook and big goals for the future.

In many ways, 2017 was “the year of Doug Polk” as far as poker was concerned. Nonetheless, that story didn’t necessary play itself out at the American Poker Awards, where Polk ended the night emptyhanded.

This appeared to serve as some sort of wake-up call, however, with Doug releasing a video heralding a “face turn” and that it’s time for him to change his tone. What follows is our analysis, and some speculation on what to expect from Doug in the future.

While there’s a 100+-person panel that determines each year’s American Poker Awards nominees, a much smaller group or jurors determines which of those nominees go on to win the yearly awards.

Having had the honor of being on the 2018 jury, I wanted to share with you a behind-the-scenes look at the entire process.

While Texas Hold’em might get all the TV time, mixed games are also enjoying boosted popularity in poker. From Razz to Stud and every poker variant in between, H.O.R.S.E. and mixed games are the true test for poker’s greatest champions.

Learn more about mixed games in this article.

The orthopedic ward of a hospital isn’t often the scene of smiles and laughs, but for a few special hours on a Saturday night, a group of home game poker players were able to spread some positive vibes.

When your fellow poker buddy is laid out in a hospital bed, the cavalry comes to the rescue with chips, chairs, and good cheer.

Poker vlogging superstar Andrew Neeme is beloved by tens of thousands of fans the world over. He does the poker world a great service by continuing to draw more and more people to the game with passion and enthusiasm that’s effervescent in his incredible videos.

In tribute to Andrew, then here is a list of the top 10 things we love about his poker vlog.