Before discussing the final of the Partouche Poker Tour and its aftermath, and attack EPT Barcelona (starting Monday at noon) a quick post to do a little advertising for mates and get back on a few articles and pieces of news lately. I added some links in the right column, here:
Infinite Edge : A new blog launched by my Swedish friend Kim Lund, a brilliant mind who rode his boss for many years in the poker industry. Having recently left his post at Bwin (he had held since the glory days of PokerRoom / Ongame before the takeover by the Austrians, so), Kim is now free to express his forthright thoughts on the environment. His blog is that, while rare, an "insider", which addresses the whole side "business" of gambling online. It discusses liquidity, customer retention, rakeback, business model, this kind of thing for imbitable average player. While this aspect of online poker (which is also addressed by several specialized web sites very interesting, I will come back someday), I was myself a complete stranger until I am engaged by an operator. Since then I have daily discussions with my colleagues fascinating Winamax and other industry players on the ins and outs of the trade, but I rarely does the subject here, for fear of telling bullshit. This kind of blog, I recommend it to everyone, even those of you - the majority of my readers, I suppose - that are "only" customers online gaming sites. After all, it's not every day you can realize how we are viewed across the scenes, backstage, by the people who make the butter on your back, the bastards.
Slowrolled : There already are some links to news sites "poker" on the right hand column of this blog, here's a new leader to colleagues' Slowrolled. They are Swiss, but do not hold it against them, they are very good, and independent. Independent, that means less money that the sites affiliated with online poker sites, but also more imaginative resourcefulness, and true freedom of speech. Soon, we should I discuss in more detail about the poker media, but I would not have as nice things to say, both take time to put the forms.
Alexander J Bradley : There nothing to do with poker, so finally, a little: Alex Bradley officiating in recent months as a freelance cameraman for Poker News. The Anglo-Australian is simply one of the most endearing gus and most interesting I have come across on the circuit this year. A lover of travel and discovery, which took the chance to travel a lot the globe, from South America to Japan through the four corners of Europe. Alex is a true artist, his head buzzing with ideas all the time. I'll let you see her blog, her photos, travel stories, moods.
Anthony Roux - "Sitting Out" : A new me a little - a lot - chagrined, Anthony Roux Winamax leaving the team after three years of loyal service. Tallix having expressed his desire to no longer be tied to a sponsor (because of all the constraints that may be involved), I could see a little less often. Tallix, I hardly knew him when I landed in London in February 2008. And by dint of living under the same roof, to travel together, links have been created, we became very close to spend our vacation together twice (including the famous American road trip in summer 2009 ). Level poker is a guy who, in addition to being an outstanding player (fairly common today, finally), has mainly a mental strength. Never in three years I only saw him get angry after a loss. I never saw him take it out on his entourage after losing a pot of $ 30,000. I always remember that moment at the WSOP 2008, when at the middle of the night Tall had missed a final of a hair after eating a bad-beat to vomit. Ten minutes later we were in the parking lot, and he had already changed the subject. No tears, no wailing, no desire to spend his nerves on someone else. That, gentlemen, this is called having character, and should take much of the seed.
Winamax - Inside the mind of a pro : One of the constant problems when we cover poker tournaments online, is trying to create content that is not immediately perishable. Telling blows that have just occurred, producing a ranked player in the race at time T is cool, but it remains little more than a few interesting hours. My colleagues Regis, Paco and Junior, alongside whom I worked for three years now, have a similar problem when it comes to producing videos. The model "Yeah, uh, I 15.000 carpet, I played a nice shot with AK, I raise UTG ... "Shot in five minutes during the break somewhat experienced. Always so creative, Regis has proposed a very interesting idea: to film the entire tournament from a pro, since the arrival in the city until the last hand, and involve the pro in post production with a voiceover telling him everything that happens in the mind: the joys, sorrows, doubts and all the trimmings . After a first test in Monte Carlo last April, this thirty-minute video tour of Vienna is the first officially published by the trio on Winamax. The product is still not perfect, but I find the results quite interesting and promising. Other episodes will of course be rotated this season. I cross my fingers that the recent scandals of cheating (involving, you probably know, fake undercover reporters during tournaments) do not question the presence of media between poker tables, crucial to carry out such projects.
Peter Eastgate WSOP bracelet sells on Ebay : While Jonathan Duhamel newly crowned world champion of poker in Las Vegas two weeks ago, the 2008 winner Peter Eastgate is to sell the trophy Supreme every poker player, strap on the platform for online auction Ebay. The news comes a few months after qu'Eastage has expressed its intention to move away from the poker world. A decision he has met so far, and I had at the time warmly applauded. Here, as regards the bracelet, Danish explains that the charm was "taking the dust," and that's good because he wants to part with them: all the proceeds will be donated to UNICEF. Obviously, it took Tony G intervene with his customary finesse, history once again to make the pub for cheap, announcing he would try to win the auction to make a bracelet for his dog collar . Idiot!
Vicky Coren - "Let Their Heads Their Hearts rule" : The English player of the team PokerStars Pro publishes a column in which she believes professional poker player that is now a respectable activity for young people, even to argue that the world of professional poker is more stable than other sectors like banking. I have my opinion on the issue, it differs somewhat from that of Miss Coren. What interests me most with this article, these are the reactions it has aroused among readers, readers who are "big government" since the column was published in the respected British daily The Guardian (rather ranked left ). Scroll to the bottom, and read: almost all reactions are negative, if not downright hostile, with a cohort of people taking offense that we can consider poker as a profession like any other. And it is symptomatic when the mainstream press in France (Le Monde, Libération, 20 minutes, etc.), as elsewhere, is interested in poker, the comments section of their site is invaded by such reactions . This inspires me two things. 1 / People who hate poker because it is a game with negative effects on society are probably not wrong. 2 / These include people there still a lot of people (at least here in France). It will poison the good 24 hours out of 24 with advertising in each half of the match, on buses, subways, and poor quality programming by tens, they never change their minds. Again, I have more to say about it, but it deserves separate article.
Infinite Edge : A new blog launched by my Swedish friend Kim Lund, a brilliant mind who rode his boss for many years in the poker industry. Having recently left his post at Bwin (he had held since the glory days of PokerRoom / Ongame before the takeover by the Austrians, so), Kim is now free to express his forthright thoughts on the environment. His blog is that, while rare, an "insider", which addresses the whole side "business" of gambling online. It discusses liquidity, customer retention, rakeback, business model, this kind of thing for imbitable average player. While this aspect of online poker (which is also addressed by several specialized web sites very interesting, I will come back someday), I was myself a complete stranger until I am engaged by an operator. Since then I have daily discussions with my colleagues fascinating Winamax and other industry players on the ins and outs of the trade, but I rarely does the subject here, for fear of telling bullshit. This kind of blog, I recommend it to everyone, even those of you - the majority of my readers, I suppose - that are "only" customers online gaming sites. After all, it's not every day you can realize how we are viewed across the scenes, backstage, by the people who make the butter on your back, the bastards.
Slowrolled : There already are some links to news sites "poker" on the right hand column of this blog, here's a new leader to colleagues' Slowrolled. They are Swiss, but do not hold it against them, they are very good, and independent. Independent, that means less money that the sites affiliated with online poker sites, but also more imaginative resourcefulness, and true freedom of speech. Soon, we should I discuss in more detail about the poker media, but I would not have as nice things to say, both take time to put the forms.
Alexander J Bradley : There nothing to do with poker, so finally, a little: Alex Bradley officiating in recent months as a freelance cameraman for Poker News. The Anglo-Australian is simply one of the most endearing gus and most interesting I have come across on the circuit this year. A lover of travel and discovery, which took the chance to travel a lot the globe, from South America to Japan through the four corners of Europe. Alex is a true artist, his head buzzing with ideas all the time. I'll let you see her blog, her photos, travel stories, moods.
Anthony Roux - "Sitting Out" : A new me a little - a lot - chagrined, Anthony Roux Winamax leaving the team after three years of loyal service. Tallix having expressed his desire to no longer be tied to a sponsor (because of all the constraints that may be involved), I could see a little less often. Tallix, I hardly knew him when I landed in London in February 2008. And by dint of living under the same roof, to travel together, links have been created, we became very close to spend our vacation together twice (including the famous American road trip in summer 2009 ). Level poker is a guy who, in addition to being an outstanding player (fairly common today, finally), has mainly a mental strength. Never in three years I only saw him get angry after a loss. I never saw him take it out on his entourage after losing a pot of $ 30,000. I always remember that moment at the WSOP 2008, when at the middle of the night Tall had missed a final of a hair after eating a bad-beat to vomit. Ten minutes later we were in the parking lot, and he had already changed the subject. No tears, no wailing, no desire to spend his nerves on someone else. That, gentlemen, this is called having character, and should take much of the seed.
Winamax - Inside the mind of a pro : One of the constant problems when we cover poker tournaments online, is trying to create content that is not immediately perishable. Telling blows that have just occurred, producing a ranked player in the race at time T is cool, but it remains little more than a few interesting hours. My colleagues Regis, Paco and Junior, alongside whom I worked for three years now, have a similar problem when it comes to producing videos. The model "Yeah, uh, I 15.000 carpet, I played a nice shot with AK, I raise UTG ... "Shot in five minutes during the break somewhat experienced. Always so creative, Regis has proposed a very interesting idea: to film the entire tournament from a pro, since the arrival in the city until the last hand, and involve the pro in post production with a voiceover telling him everything that happens in the mind: the joys, sorrows, doubts and all the trimmings . After a first test in Monte Carlo last April, this thirty-minute video tour of Vienna is the first officially published by the trio on Winamax. The product is still not perfect, but I find the results quite interesting and promising. Other episodes will of course be rotated this season. I cross my fingers that the recent scandals of cheating (involving, you probably know, fake undercover reporters during tournaments) do not question the presence of media between poker tables, crucial to carry out such projects.
Peter Eastgate WSOP bracelet sells on Ebay : While Jonathan Duhamel newly crowned world champion of poker in Las Vegas two weeks ago, the 2008 winner Peter Eastgate is to sell the trophy Supreme every poker player, strap on the platform for online auction Ebay. The news comes a few months after qu'Eastage has expressed its intention to move away from the poker world. A decision he has met so far, and I had at the time warmly applauded. Here, as regards the bracelet, Danish explains that the charm was "taking the dust," and that's good because he wants to part with them: all the proceeds will be donated to UNICEF. Obviously, it took Tony G intervene with his customary finesse, history once again to make the pub for cheap, announcing he would try to win the auction to make a bracelet for his dog collar . Idiot!
Vicky Coren - "Let Their Heads Their Hearts rule" : The English player of the team PokerStars Pro publishes a column in which she believes professional poker player that is now a respectable activity for young people, even to argue that the world of professional poker is more stable than other sectors like banking. I have my opinion on the issue, it differs somewhat from that of Miss Coren. What interests me most with this article, these are the reactions it has aroused among readers, readers who are "big government" since the column was published in the respected British daily The Guardian (rather ranked left ). Scroll to the bottom, and read: almost all reactions are negative, if not downright hostile, with a cohort of people taking offense that we can consider poker as a profession like any other. And it is symptomatic when the mainstream press in France (Le Monde, Libération, 20 minutes, etc.), as elsewhere, is interested in poker, the comments section of their site is invaded by such reactions . This inspires me two things. 1 / People who hate poker because it is a game with negative effects on society are probably not wrong. 2 / These include people there still a lot of people (at least here in France). It will poison the good 24 hours out of 24 with advertising in each half of the match, on buses, subways, and poor quality programming by tens, they never change their minds. Again, I have more to say about it, but it deserves separate article.
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