Female poker geek anonymous

A few weeks ago, I posted what poker podcasts I keep up with and got a great response. Weird that there was so much demand for it, but it does take a while to really know differentiate the gold from just plain tomfoolery or advertising.

Today I thought I would present you with some poker blogs I follow. Now this list is going to be a little less complete for many reasons.

First, I follow a lot of blogs, mostly of friends, that have nothing to do with poker at all. But also of professional things, where I do like to keep up with what is happening one step closer to the public beyond the papers on the arXiv.

Second, a lot of what is on my Google Reader is not really a blog at all, but rather a newsfeed, such as the Pokernews Feed:. While with those you truly keep up with what is happening around poker, you don’t get the personal blog experience that you probably are looking for.

Third, poker players are procrastinators and not the best when it comes to updating their blogs. A lot of times they don’t want to talk about poker. I totally understand that, if you already are working on the field, talk to your friends about poker, have students, go to casinos, etc. you get sick of poker and it’s surroundings and everything that comes with it and don’t really wanna talk about it anymore. You really wanna share the other stuff in your life with people like this cool book you’ve been reading and so on.

But there are still really blogs just about poker that I follow and that I would definitely recommend to anyone. These are people passionate about the game and they still post about it, either as introspection or to write about it. Here they are in no particular order.

I’ll start with the ones that can “break the news”, but with a personal touch.

Tao of Poker: Ah Dr. Pauly. The degen that can talk up a good drunkern excess story. Hookers and blow? You got it! Staring into the soul of the pure gutter in Vegas? You got it! Another addict leaving his lievlihood at the tables or pits? You got it! Pauly has been there since the early days of tournament reporting and has seen it all.

Hard Boiled Poker: Another day, another plug for my friend Shamus! :) No really, this guy can write! If there’s one blog I look forward to reading every weekday, it’s this one.

Daniel Negreanu’s Blog: Daniel keeps us entertained with what everybody’s talking about in the poker world. This guy is a PR machine!

AimlesslyChasingAmy: She doesn’t write that much about poker anymore, kind of moved on to the world of finance. But she has that knack knowing how poker players and gamblers think. And she’s a great writer!

Riding the F Train: Another tournament reporter on the scene. Very smart and well researched, but at the same time personal. A bit formal at times.

Pokerati: Similar to the newsfeed above, except that it gets updated in a more “personal” manner. Dan Michalski, Kevin Mathers (kevmath on 2p2) + others REALLY know their stuff and break stories.

Some that sometimes have poker content or are very specific in content and I would always recommend based on the person writing them, their personal experience over the newsworthyness they bring :

Tommy Angelo’s Blog: The ZenMaster of poker. Nuff’ said.

RealLife: MicroLimit Grinder: Yay, Pygmyhero!

GiantBuddha’s blog: Loved his Grindathon a month back

Hood’s blog: HUHU LHE anyone?

The Poker Grump: Somebody living off playing 1/2 live NL, wow!

And last, but not least, blogs that are more personal in nature:

OnTheRail15: Rugby!

Lysistrata: From a girl’s perspective. Somebody that plays poker for fun. Nice!

Joe Tall: Gotta keep up with Boston area sports, right?

DeathDonkey: This one actually sometimes has some poker content, but he updates it way too seldomly, hehe.

LiquidQuik: What it do DC?

Boomer: Quirky fun facts.

Pot Commited: I like the American Idol references and the blogs about the places she’s travelling to for tournament reporting.

With that said, I don’t read every post to the last letter. A lot I just browse, look at the headlines, but I do keep you on my mind. Keep writing, you’ve got an audience, thanks for sharing!