Everyone’s familiar with poker hotspots around the world, but – on the other side of the spectrum – there are a number of countries where playing poker is next to impossible.
In this post, we list five countries that severely restrict people’s ability to play poker. While a couple might be obvious, you might be surprised by one or two of the countries that make this list.
George Epstein’s day started out on the wrong foot in more ways than one. So he decided to take a trip to his local casino to play some poker and try to relax. Luckily, some run good came his way just in time.
A cute little poker story about how a solid run of good cards can help to completely turn a person’s day around.
It’s not unusual for people to plan poker trips to their favorite card room destinations. It IS unusual, however, to start planning for such a trip four-and-a-half years in advance!
Such is the mission of Heather and Paul Gearan, who intend to take a year-long sabbatical to play live poker while traveling across the United States. If you’re a poker fan, the story of these self-dubbed Poker Pilgrims is one you can’t help but love.
Remember those days when any half decent player could walk up to a poker table and pretty much start printing money? Some people had such an easy time winning that thought they were good enough to turn pro! Well, times change, and what might’ve seemed easy as pie poker-wise has gotten a lot harder to accomplish over the years.
Here’s a personal story that illustrates just how vivid a vision for poker success might seem, only to have it come crashing down. Indeed, sometimes man plans and the poker gods have a good laugh.
The Rio will be bustling with WSOP poker activity once again this summer, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only place to play poker in Las Vegas. In fact, almost all of the city’s poker rooms are packed to the gills during WSOP time and there are plenty of reasons to step away from the Rio and check them out.
While there’s nothing like winning a bracelet, there’s still plenty of poker to enjoy that doesn’t by necessity have to be WSOP-branded. Here, then, are our five top reasons to play non-WSOP poker events around Las Vegas during the summer.
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.