Robbie Strazynski

One of the things I love being able to do with this poker blog is turn the mic around on those who produce poker content. Though he’s not “officially” a member of the poker media, “Chicago” Joey Ingram has built a tremendous following over the years amongst hard core poker fans who love listening to and watching his interviews and conversations with the world’s top online poker pros and other behind-the-scenes people in the poker community.

His face and voice are familiar to practically everyone, but it’s ultra rare for Joey to “give up the host’s seat” and allow someone else to ask the questions. So, big shout out and thank-you to Joey for graciously allowing me to “conversate” with him. I hope everyone out there enjoys what he has to say.

Today marks the last day of my life as an outsider in the poker media world. After years of working hard to carve out a niche and an audience for my work, tomorrow, for the first time, I finally get to step into the poker world for real. Tomorrow, as I land in the Bahamas to cover the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, my perspective on poker changes forever. Here’s to special opportunities and making the most of them.

Many successful poker players set goals for themselves at the start of each year, and I have done so as well for the past couple of years. I believe that doing so helps me focus on concrete things to accomplish over the course of the following 12 months, so I try to aim high. With that in mind, I invite you to have a look at my list of five poker and poker blog goals that I hope to achieve in 2016. I’d be happy to hear what you think about it and to have your support.

At the outset of 2015, I set 10 poker and poker blog goals for myself. While I’ve achieved some of them and have failed with others, my experience throughout the year striving to reach those goals I set has only been positive and has led to some successes I couldn’t have dared to imagine. Setting the poker and poker blog goals has helped me focus on concrete things to accomplish in 2015. In this post I honestly assess how I did over the last year and try to learn from the experiences I’ve had.

Joe McKeehen burst onto the poker scene with a dominating win at the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. With a huge chip lead going into the November Nine, McKeehen was pretty much unstoppable on his way to claiming the title. He sat down with us for a short interview so we could learn a little bit more about his prowess at the table as well as his plans for the future.

When people talk about regulated vs. unregulated online poker rooms, do you understand the differences between them? We break it down for you in simple terms, so that you can have a better understanding of the online poker landscape.

Not every published poker article has to be a strategy piece, infographic, op-ed, or interview. Once in a while, you just need to wax poetic about the lifestyle of a card player. This is the story of how I got to meet poker superstar Antonio Esfandiari and what it was like to spend some quality time with him away from the poker table. I hope you enjoy.

Your poker bankroll is the tool you use to both have a great time while playing poker as well as to invest in winning more money at the tables. It’s incumbent upon you to preserve your poker bankroll as best you can and to ensure you get the most value out of it. Don’t know the basic rules for doing that? Have a look at our list for some guidance.

Interviewing Daniel Negreanu is something that hundreds of people have done. That’s precisely why preparing to interview him is something that takes a lot of time and effort. In this blog post, I detail the months of preparation I did leading up to interviewing the world’s most well-known poker player.

We’re absolutely thrilled to bring to you an exclusive video Q&A interview with Daniel Negreanu. The Poker Hall of Famer needs no introduction, as he’s quite simply the best-known poker player on the planet. Daniel was overwhelmingly generous with his time, giving me 1.5 hours to ask him all manner of questions relating to his poker lifestyle. our conversation including: doing interviews, Daniel’s past, the Poker Hall of Fame, Israel and Israelis, poker media, his “Questions of the Day”, being a poker ambassador in general and for PokerStars in particular, the new PokerStars anti-HUD stance and VIP rewards scheme, charity and giving, Daniel’s bucket list, being an introvert, TV and movie acting, Daniel’s love of dogs, and much, much more.

Though Daniel has given countless interviews in the past, we’ve compiled an eclectic variety of questions that for the most part he’s never answered before in a public setting. Simpy put, the man is a poker champion in every way. So sit back, relax, and prepare to learn a whole lot about Kid Poker that you’ve never learned before.

On episode 246 of the Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast, my co-host, Bruce Briggs, and I interviewed Mark Hoke. Mark is a well-known, very prolific producer over poker content, having hosted over 700 poker radio shows. He spoke with us about how he started out in the poker world, told us some stories about his home poker game history, and took us on his journey through poker media. If you’ve ever been curious as to how the poker media folks you know and love and listen to on a regular basis got to where they currently are, this is certainly an interview you won’t want to miss.

The bubble has burst – and not the good kind, where if you’re still in the tournament you’ll make money. Use any imagery you want, but the fact of the matter is that there’s nowhere left to hide: vicious Odlanor malware now allows attackers to see your hole cards at PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. If operators don’t want everyone fleeing, they better act fast.