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Discussions and opinions on the world of poker

• The Explosion of Poker Tours Worldwide: Good or Bad for Poker?

  August 27, 2009,

  Every few months it seems as if there is another poker tour bursting onto the scene. A few years back, we had the WSOP Circuit, the WPT, and a fledgling PokerStars EPT. While the incarnation of so many tours seems to be creating plenty of...

   

• PokerNews Op-Ed: Recognizing When You Need to Change Your Patterns

  August 26, 2009,

  According to a recent NYTimes.com article, researchers have discovered that the sensation of being highly stressed can rewire the brain in ways that force people to live lives filled with anxiety and frustration. This theory begs the question as to...

   

• ESPN's World Series of Poker Coverage: Buy or Sell?

  August 20, 2009,

  This years World Series of Poker coverage on ESPN has changed dramatically. Instead of featuring multiple WSOP preliminary event final tables, some of which were games other than hold'em, ESPN decided to shift their focus to more Main Event time and...

   

• PokerNews Op-Ed: Poker Needs More Ambassadors

  August 20, 2009,

  Today's poker world seems to have some players that have little respect for the game that has made them wealthy. Outside of their individual achievements, they could care less about how their actions impact the game and if there wasn't a paycheck at...

   

• Energy Drinks: To Drink 'Em or Not?

  August 14, 2009,

  Poker is a game that requires plenty of stamina and it is often difficult for players to make it through several long sessions. In order to stay alert, many players have turned to energy drinks as a way to stay focused on the task at hand. During...

   

• The PokerNews Top 10: Significant WSOP Innovations

  July 22, 2009,

  After that final, exciting rush of eliminations last Wednesday night, the first seven weeks of the 2009 World Series of Poker came to a dramatic...

   

• Dare2Dream Brings Mental Fitness Regimen to Poker Lifestyle

  July 03, 2009,

  The mental side of poker is the overlooked aspect of the game, and getting one’s self into mental shape can spell the difference between...

   

• Politics and Poker: Fed Crackdown an Ominous Sign?

  June 13, 2009,

  Two weeks ago I visited with attorneys and staff of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee (where the real legislative drafting...

   

• Cigital Inc. Study Argues Player Choices Dominant Texas Hold'em Factor

  March 28, 2009,

  A new study conducted by Cigital, Inc., a company specializing in software security and development, was released on Friday that its authors argue 'provides compelling statistics' that in Texas hold'em 'the outcomes of games...

   

• Politics and Poker: Are You Feeling Stimulated?

  February 22, 2009,

  Good, you should be. In a remarkable move, the President got the newly elected Congress moving and together they passed a massive $787.5 billion piece of legislation in just 26 days. This stimulus package is but the first...

   

• Opinion: The WSOP and the 'Big Four-Oh' Tourney -- A One-Time Affair?

  February 03, 2009,

  This year's World Series of Poker will be as big as ever, with the surprise announcement of a special $40,000 no-limit hold'em event to commemorate 40 years of the WSOP. This high-stakes bracelet event will be Event #2...

   

• Politics and Poker: So Much for 'Take out the Trash' Fridays

  January 26, 2009,

  Fridays are typically the news world's trash-dump days. Important announcements are rarely made on Fridays as folks rush home or out of town, and any news one wants buried in a weekend's two-day news cycle is tossed out late...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 10

  January 10, 2009,

  Can you think of something that doesn't really exist in the poker world today that will be a given five years from now? Jeffrey Pollack: I think in the United States there will be interactive television components...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 9

  January 09, 2009,

  Could a brand new online poker room storm to life in 2009 and somehow capture a major share of that market? It depends on how you define major; I think the answer is that it takes time to gain that player equity...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 8

  January 08, 2009,

  Today's question: If there was one change that you would like to see specifically made to the online game or by major online sites in the coming year, what would it be? One thing that I'd really like to see happen would be...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 7

  January 07, 2009,

  Today's question: Will poker grow overall in 2009? If so, what area is likely to show the greatest growth? I think there will be a slight increase again [due to poker's main populace being very young]. In the markets where...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 6

  January 06, 2009,

  Today's question: Compared to the 2008 WSOP Main Event, will there be more or fewer participants in this year's Main Event, and why? I think it will be less just because of the economic climate. Personally, I think the economic...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 5

  January 05, 2009,

  Today's question: If you could enact one change to the 2009 WSOP - what would it be? I'd really love to see ways to make it really easy for people to register. I'm going to say online, but I don't mean truly online; not like...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 4

  January 04, 2009,

  Today's question: What group within the poker world do you believe to be most affected by the global financial crisis? The immediate answer would be the average, everyday player because it's the average Joes that are really...

   

• The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 3

  January 03, 2009,

  Today's question: Will 2009 bring a formal regulation of online poker at the United States federal level? No, that will not happen in 2009. I'd be shocked out of my mind if that happened...

   

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