For an activity that is often erroneously regarded as gambling, poker appears regularly in popular culture, whether it’s a televised game broadcast around the world, or in the parallels it has with other sports and endeavours that tap in to the same qualities required to succeed. Jamie Kimber is one such example. The British fencer, […]
To those without a full time interest in golf, Watson is something of an exception in the golfing world. A left hander, he rejected golf lessons as a boy and has a style of play considered unconventional when compared to the top pros, who analyse every aspect of their game with mathematical precision. The sporting […]
For spectators prepared to stay up until past 3am at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas last Friday, there was a treat for purists as Event #3 concluded after three days of play. A field of 622 players had taken part but as Thursday night became Friday morning just two remained to contest the Seven […]
Poker can prove an invaluable learning tool was the sentiment raised in an article in the Wall Street Journal this week, which detailed the experience of a Lower East Side high school in Manhattan which stages a weekly poker tournament, one that has since impressed both education staff and poker advocates across the country. As the article […]