Paddy's Corner

Changing of the guard We were recently in one of our favourite venues, the Borgata in Atlantic City during its World Poker Tour event, when I finally witnessed what people, especially the young kids on the block, are talking about. I was playing a tournament and was involved after midnight, which...

Tuesday Nov 28, 2006

published about 1 year ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 23
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 11

Paddy's Corner

Editor's note: This column appeared in the December 2006 issue of Card Player Europe. I have just come back from playing in and commentating on the 888.com UK Poker Open. As usual, it turned out to be one of the highlights of the year. Maybe it's because all the celebrities, pros,...

Wednesday Oct 25, 2006

published about 1 year ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 21

There is a Life After the World Series of Poker

Covering your tracks Sometimes it seems you can learn more about poker by observing life than by watching a poker game. Or maybe I'm just dumber than I thought. The end of the World Series of Poker coincided with a major terror alert in the UK, which left thousands of people stranded in...

Tuesday Jun 13, 2006

published over 2 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 11

Paddy's Corner

John Duthie Mirrors and Things I'm not sure whether poker mirrors life or life mirrors poker, but I do know that you can learn about one by studying the other. Try this on for size. The Duthie family, of John Duthie, fame decided a couple of years ago that it would be nice to buy a summer...

Tuesday May 16, 2006

published over 2 years ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 19, Number 9

Paddy's Corner

Teams and Broken DreamsTeam poker is cool right now. It's fun, both for the players and the TV viewers. I have a TV. If I turn it on and see six stiffs I barely know playing, or nine stiffs I definitely don't know playing a final table, I turn to the weather channel. People want to watch...

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