Crossing the Line
Jon Katkin OP-ED Spend enough time around the professional poker circuit and you\’ll quickly realize that it\’s a very small and incestuous group. Players and media members spend hours, days […]
Off to a Slow Start
Jon Katkin OP-ED Glitz. Glamor. Excitement. So far, the 2011 WSOP has had none of these things, and honestly, I\’m finding the whole thing kind of sad. It\’s not the
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OP-ED: ZyngaPoker Pro or Con Assessing the impact of a Facebook game\’s arrival in Las Vegas
Jon Katkin The Poker Economy A lot of things have changed in the poker world since the Zynga PokerCon ended here in Las Vegas last Saturday. Partnerships have been approved
Too Many Tourneys PCA, Aussie Millions, LAPC … all before February; where do we go from here?
Jon Katkin OP-ED We\’re a month into 2011 and already, the poker season has revved itself into high gear. Since January 1, we\’ve seen major multi-tournament events in the Bahamas,
Where\’d They All Come From? Online sites, satellites don\’t explain bigger numbers in 2010
Jon Katkin The Poker Economy OP-ED For 99.99987 percent of the players in this year\’s events, the 2010 WSOP has come to a close. Some were winners and many more
Finding Value Outside the Rio Alt-WSOP tourneys may be better bet for low-stakes players
Jon Katkin The Poker Economy OP-ED Brand names serve an important purpose in our society. For consumers, they offer a simple shorthand that let\’s you know about a product\’s quality
Finding Value Outside the Rio Alt-WSOP tourneys may be better bet for low-stakes players
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Too Much of a Good Thing? Believe it or not, less could be more at the WSOP
Jon Katkin The Poker Economy OP-ED We\’re just two weeks into the 2010 WSOP and the Amazon Room is already filled with people walking around like zombies. Don\’t believe me?
Too Much of a Good Thing? Believe it or not, less could be more at the WSOP
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Op-Ed
If You Throw It, Will They Come? Big buy-in events don\’t automatically bring big fields
The poker economy isn\’t what it used to be. Players who wouldn\’t have thought twice about dropping $50K two years ago are now looking at the cost of entry the same way many of us look at $1,500, $2,500 or $5,000 events.
RE: What can be done about prohibited data mining?
Full Tilt suspends Townsend
It seems like Beanie from Bluff (the website, not the magazine) isn\’t the only one with data mining on his mind these days. Joining Paul in expressing their dismay over
RE: What can be done about prohibited data mining?Full Tilt suspends Townsend
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