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Simply click on the “Magazine” link on the left side of the homepage, and you’ll be able to check out recent issues, which include in-depth features on poker’s breakout stars, columns from some of the game’s brightest minds, and even more poker strategy from the pros themselves.
The latest issue takes an in-depth look at Phil Laak and his eventful 2010 — from playing 115 straight hours of poker, to his severe ATV accident, and to finally winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet in Europe.
Laak discusses his new commitment to good health and how he believes it helped him when he had his serious ATV accident in Oregon.
“I would not have fared this well in the accident if I wasn’t in the best shape I have been in since college. I hit that earth, and a lot of bad stuff happened to me, but it would have been a lot worse. If I had gotten into the accident a year ago, I can’t even imagine how gross it would have been.”
And in a way, he credits his 115 straight hours of poker as being a key factor in his first WSOP bracelet win.
“There’s not a chance that I win the bracelet otherwise, no way. I’m a better poker player now; I really believe so. The patience card is the new effortless thing from that endurance session. I thought my ability to make decisions was always really strong, and now my patience is much better.
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