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Stories highlighting the people, culture, and experiences that make poker more than just a game.

Shut Up and Deal

Poker by the Book: Shut Up and Deal

By Ben Saxton
3
September 12, 2016
Shut Up and Deal is Jesse May's 1998 novel that follows ramblin’ gamblin’ men to Atlantic City,…
Vojtěch Růžička

Interview with 2016 WSOP November Niner Vojtěch Růžička

By Liba Foord
0
September 05, 2016
With people from all over the world playing in the WSOP Main Event, among the people who make the N…
Robbie and Shimi

That Feeling You Get When Your Favorite Poker Show is Cancelled

By Robbie Strazynski
0
September 01, 2016
In this post I reflect back on one year in front of the cameras as a PokerUpdate video presenter. …
Lance Bradley

Get to Know the Poker Media: Lance Bradley

By Robbie Strazynski
0
August 29, 2016
Next up in our ongoing "Get to Know the Poker Media" series is Lance Bradley, former Editor-in-Chie…
Traci Szymanski

Interview with Poker’s #1 Celebrity Liaison Traci Szymanski

By Robbie Strazynski
1
August 19, 2016
We're happy to bring you an exclusive, very special interview with Traci Szymanski, the world's #1 …
Alex Weldon

Get to Know the Poker Media: Alex Weldon

By Robbie Strazynski
0
August 15, 2016
Next up in our ongoing "Get to Know the Poker Media" series is Alex Weldon, a Canadian poker writer…
Brian Saslavchik

Get to Know the Poker Media: Brian Saslavchik

By Robbie Strazynski
0
August 11, 2016
Poker is a universally appreciated game played all over the world. As such, the media coverage it g…
Lane Anderson

Get to Know the Poker Media: Lane Anderson

By Robbie Strazynski
0
August 03, 2016
While poker will always be an American game, our neighbors up in the Great White North have plenty …
Steve Ruddock

Get to Know the Poker Media: Steve Ruddock

By Robbie Strazynski
0
July 31, 2016
One of poker's great writers, Steve Ruddock, is the subject of our next "Get to Know the Poker Medi…
poker music

5 Top Poker Songs and What They Are Really About

By Robbie Strazynski
0
July 28, 2016
Next time you sit down to play a long poker session, be sure you have your poker song playlist read…
Lee Jones

Interview with PokerStars’ Director of Poker Communications Lee Jones

By Robbie Strazynski
0
July 26, 2016
Along with my Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast co-host Bruce Briggs, I recently interviewed Lee Jon…
Robbie WSOP

VIDEO: My First World Series of Poker

By Robbie Strazynski
0
July 21, 2016
During my first trip to the World Series of Poker, I filmed a number of clips, which I've compiled …