I\’m about to head over to the Rio — I think I might actually play a bit today — but before I shut my computer lid (about as difficult for me as stepping away from a table when I\’m still up) I wanted to share with you some blogs other than Pauly, LVV, and Wicked Chops that make for good reading during the WSOP. Most of these folks have real jobs here in the poker media, but that doesn\’t mean they still don\’t have interesting things to say:
Poker Shrink — he runs the show now at my old PokerBlog stomping grounds, and though I haven\’t yet seen his shiny orb around these parts, he always has something informative to say, and a cutting way to say it.
Change100 — A friend with weed is a friend indeed … and this PokerNews reporter always has the good Hollywood insight to share.
Benjo — aka the Angry Frenchman; I have no idea what his blog says, but it\’s often fun to read the Google translation of it.
Gary Wise — Gary knows everything about poker (just ask him) … but really, the Bluff/ESPN correspondo does know a lot, and has better player connections than anyone else in media row.
Snoopy — This limey mate has a great take on the game, and new hair to boot — capable of fourth-level thinking and comes up with hedlines like \”Throw Juanda down the Well.\”
Michele Lewis — Wicked Chops probably got the best of it in our trade of Fresh Princess and a blogger to be named later for, um, nothing … but that doesn\’t mean we don\’t still love her sassy-mom takes on the game.
Pokerfolio — Steve Hall doesn\’t need a big camera to scope out the WSOP hotties, but he may need a new webhost.
Spaceman — Jason Kirk can\’t seem to leave the poker world no matter how hard he tries, and while he\’s not blogging for PokerListings this year, he occasionally keeps us posted on real life.
Hardboiled Poker — Short-stacked Shamus is an absolute must-read; he\’s a rookie on the PokerNews WSOP reporting scene, but as he\’s proved with his own blog since getting on the blogging train late in the game, sometimes new=fresh, and he gives more to really think about per word than just about anyone else out there.
Haley — The managing editrix of PokerNews is 0-and-1 on prop bets with Dan this year, but that doesn\’t mean she\’s still not a smartaholic; heck, she even knows who The Batfaces are.
Mean Gene — The most celebrated poker blogger in all of Pittsburgh makes the annual pilgrimage to the WSOP again, and nobody knows how to have more All-American fun while doing a top-quality job than this PokerNews tourney reporter.
I\’m sure I\’m missing a few — apologize for that — so send me an email and I will update accordingly. But these are the ones I have been checking out with the most semi-regularity, and often giving thought to.
And for a list of players who are also blogging their experiences, check out Up for Poker\’s WSOP blog-guide.
That\’s all for now. I\’ll be back eventually. But this should keep you informed/entertained/busy for at least a little while.