Robbie Strazynski

Even if online poker isn’t legal and regulated in your jurisdiction, you can still enjoy playing your favorite variants of the game online without money at stake. If you’ve always stuck to Texas Hold’em, perhaps it’s time to broaden your horizons a bit.

Here’s a primer on a number of other popular poker games you might wish to try next time you visit a land-based poker room or play online.

It is with tremendous joy that I’m happy to announce that I’ll be returning to attend the World Series of Poker for the second year in a row.

In this post, I reflect upon my experiences last summer during my first WSOP, including a memorable dinner with some poker legends, as well as upon the year that has transpired since that time.

I’ll be in attendance at the Rio and around Las Vegas meeting great people in poker and scouring for some of the best stories our game has to offer.

Hope to see you there!

Back in August of 2016, together with my Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast co-host Bruce Briggs, I had the opportunity to interview George Chao.

Longtime poker media member Bernard Lee is proudly celebrating the 10th anniversary of his eponymous poker radio show. He absolutely SHOULD be proud, having delivered a decade of awesome poker radio content to legions of fans all over the world.

To celebrate, Bernard will be doing bunches of giveaways over the next 10 months as well as have numerous special guests in his show, including poker legends and WSOP Main Event Champions.

Read on for more details, as well as for our words of tribute to a great poker lifer, Bernard Lee.

Just ahead of the release of his long-awaited autobioigraphy entitled Poker Brat: The Story of the World’s Greatest Poker Player, legendary Poker Hall of Famer Phil Hellmuth was kind enough to grant us an interview.

In this feature-length piece, Phil answered an immense variety of questions about everything from his early family life to how he handles his fame, and of course told over some fascinating poker stories as well.

Enjoy this in-depth look into the life of one of poker’s greatest champions.

While I was recently doing media coverage at the World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions in Florida, I got to meet a man named Tony Burns, Tournament Director at the Seminole Hard Rock poker room in Hollywood, Florida. Everyone—players, fellow poker media members—they only had kind words to say about him. He was always walking around with a smile on his face, he was really friendly, and at the time I said to him, “Hey, maybe we can collaborate together in the future?” and he was like, “Sure!”

Together with my Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast co-host Bruce Briggs, I recently had the opportunity to interview him.

Listen to the interview, which starts at the 10:48-minute mark. A transcript is also available.

With images worth 1,000 words, photo essays and video blogs are always fun to feast your eyes on. I was happy to put these together for you, so that you could see what it was like to have experienced the 2017 World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions in person.

Hope you enjoy!

The latest interviewee in our ongoing Get to Know the Poker Media series is Paul Oresteen. He was kind enough to open up to us about how he got his start in the poker industry and his work with Poker Central. As with anyone, however, what makes the story unique are the personal elements, and Paul’s story is truly one-of-a-kind.

We have no doubt you’ll enjoy getting to know him better, too.

We all know Vince Van Patten from his illustrious 15-year-long (and counting) career working as a commentator for the World Poker Tour. He’s also had a tremendously fascinating life prior to joining the poker world, having worked extensively in Hollywood as well as being a professional tennis player, and more.

Enjoy the video, with transcript also provided for your convenience.

Having had the opportunity to play in a few low-stakes cash game sessions at the Seminole Hard Rock – Hollywood, Florida poker room, I thought I’d write up a review.

Overall, I really enjoyed my playing experience, and it’s a well-run room. Read on to find out more details, and why you should visit.

There’s so much more to know and appreciate about World Poker Your anchor Lynn Gilmartin than her great on-camera work we’re all familiar with. We dug deep to learn more about her personal life and what she’s involved in off-camera.

We came to appreciate a unique and special individual who just genuinely aims to lead an inspiring life.

Enjoy watching the video, with transcript also provided for your convenience.

Over the last week, I spent a great deal of time getting to know the World Poker Tour Family at the Seminole Hard Rock – Hollywood, during the festivities surrounding Season XV’s Tournament of Champions.

What I encountered was an incredibly special group of people. A true family. This is their story.