World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars.com Sets New Record: Norwegian Edgar Skjervold Becomes Third-Annual WCOOP Champion

When you think of the world's biggest poker events, well-known tournaments like the World Series of Poker, World Poker Open, and L.A. Poker Classic immediately come to mind. Now, based on the numbers, add the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), hosted by PokerStars.com, to the list....

Friday Aug 13, 2004

published 1440 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 17, Number 17

The Evolution of a Game Illustrated by One Man's Story - Six Years Later

Let's dispose of all the platitudes about poker's explosion, expansion, eruption, and escalation. You really know the game has achieved mainstream acceptance when it's featured on three major television networks and is watched by millions of viewers. Poker is not only more popular...

Friday Jul 30, 2004

published 1454 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 17, Number 16

Death of a Pundit: Andrew N.S. Glazer (1955-2004)

Of all the labels Andy Glazer could have used to describe his profession, it's revealing that he chose the word "pundit." A pundit is defined as a "specialist" or an "authority." Glazer was certainly both a specialist and an authority, and a lot more - much more....

Friday Jul 16, 2004

published 1468 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 17, Number 15
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 1, Number 2

Chasing Dreams: Player Goals and Expectations at the World Series of Poker - Poll Results

This is a follow-up column with results of the poll questions that were posted at the Card Player website back in May. Question 1: If you won a World Series of Poker satellite and collected $10,000 in cash, if given the opportunity - would you rather keep the cash (and not play) or take your...

Friday May 07, 2004

published 1538 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 17, Number 10

The Ethics of Poker Players

There was a time in America when poker players were considered social deviants. Poker players were lumped together with petty thieves, drunks, prostitutes, and other degenerates. In Mississippi during the mid-19th century, poker players were shot if caught plying their trade. In an effort to...

Friday Apr 23, 2004

published 1552 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 17, Number 9

Chasing Dreams: Player Goals and Expectations at the World Series of Poker

When the famous catchphrase "Shuffle up and deal" is pronounced at the Horseshoe in Downtown Las Vegas later this month, the dreams of every poker player come alive. Every player who enters the World Series of Poker shares the ultimate goal of winning the greatest prize in poker -...

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