Robbie Strazynski

Phil Ivey has once again proven (as if he needs to?) that he’s the top poker player in the world. He just notched his 9th bracelet win in Event #3 at the WSOP Asia Pacific, the $2,200 buy-in 8-Game Mix. He becomes the first player ever to win bracelets on both U.S. and Australian soil. Read more about the thrilling details of his impressive victory.

With Passover in full swing, Jewish people the world over are celebrating their freedom. This freedom notwithstanding, for some reason it’s still illegal to play poker in Israel. In addition to summarizing the Jewish people’s and Israelis’ historical connections to the game of poker, this op-ed piece makes the case for finally legalizing poker in Israel.

This top 10 WWE superstars I’d hate to play poker with is the natural counterpart to my last post in which I listed the top 10 WWE superstars I’d love to play poker with. Here are the 10 wrestling personalities who I’d be very happy to never see playing across from me at a live poker table.

In this first-of-its-kind poker blog post, I list the 10 WWE Superstars, past and present, who I’d love to sit and play poker with in a live setting. A WWE and poker fan for upwards of 24 years, this would be an incredible experience to say the least. Read more to see who made my list, and then sound off in the comments or on our Facebook page with your thoughts.

It”s a banner day for poker in Cincinnati. The Horseshoe Casino has just opened, and there’s a brand new 31-table WSOP-branded poker room waiting in the wings. The namesake city of Steve McQueen’s legendary poker-playing Cincinnati Kid character, Cardplayer Lifestyle brings you all the details on what to expect when you enter the premises and try to become “the man” in Cinci.

Cardplayer Lifestyle is pleased to bring you an exclusive interview with Patty Landis, the personal assistant to world-renowned poker pro Daniel Negreanu. She opens up about what it’s like to have one of the most unique jobs in the poker world.

Here’s Cardplayer Lifestyle’s op-ed piece regarding the whole mess surrounding men playing in the WSOP Ladies Event (now it’ll cost them $10K to do so, versus “just” $1K for women). Fact is, the WSOP should be about poker; that’s it.

Every once in a while here on the Cardplayer Lifestyle poker blog, I share a personal story relating to my own poker exploits. Here’s the story of the first time I walked into a Las Vegas poker room, at the Excalibur, and proceeded to have my great plans, and confidence, decimated. I’m sure it’s something lots of our readers can probably identify with.

Cardplayer Lifestyle issues the call for you to join in the noble efforts of Daniel Negreanu and make a charity poker donation to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital. He is matching all contributions up to $50,000 with the goal of raising $100,000 by the end of the week towards research for new treatments for children’s cancers and other illnesses.

Stop costing yourself hundreds of dollars at the poker table by fixing your worst poker bad habits. Find the fixes in Cardplayer Lifestyle’s comprehensive list of poker leaks.

3-time WSOP bracelet winner Mike “The Mouth” Matusow has added another accolade to his impressive list of poker achievements: winner of the NBC Heads-Up Championship. Cardplayer Lifestyle brings you all the details of his incredible run though the field, and his final heads-up match-up with none other than longtime friend and nemesis Phil Hellmuth.

Momentum is a funny thing. When it comes to poker, momentum plays a very important role. There’s good momentum and the dreaded bad momentum. How important is poker momentum? Read this article to find out.