Jul 09 2008
Touring Pro Poker Players’ Blogs
Poker blogging isn’t just left to us amateurs; many of the top name poker players have their own blogs. While some are rather bland and boring, several are juicy and some even over-the-top. Take a tour of a few of the net’s best pro poker blogs.Daniel Negreanu’s Blog
Naturally I’ll start with my favorite poker player. Daniel Negreanu, the 30-something known as Kid Poker, has a syndicated blog that appears on several different sites. The easiest way for me to keep up with the blog is through the Official Daniel Negreanu MySpace page. His latest blog entry talks about his drinking escapades “So anyway, I dun been drinkin’. Four straight nights I had me some dranks but I’m all set now and ready to play.” What I like about Negreanu’s blog is that you’re pretty sure Negreanu, himself, is doing the updates. Just reading the quoted text sounds exactly like something he’d say.
The granddaddy of poker players, Doyle Brunson, maintains his own blog as well. Most of his blog entries feature a “Doylism of the Day.” Today’s Doylism is “Failure is caused more by lack of determination than lack of talent.” Damned insightful if you ask me. Here’s a quote from today’s entry “The worst day of the year is usually when you get knocked out of the Main Event. This year for me it was a relief to get it over with.”
Poker fans around the world know who I’m talking about – Phil Hellmuth, Jr – aka The Poker Brat. Knowing the importance of a blog, Hellmuth has added one to his site. His last entry was 7/6 and it detailed his General Patton-style entrance to the 2008 WSOP. “There will be thousands of people there watching this spectacle while ESPN and the poker press record every second of it. I LOVE it!!! Meanwhile I am hoping one thing: that I make it to the end of day one.”
Do you have a favorite poker pro blog you’d like to share? I know there are a bazillion out there but these three captivate me. Post a comment and let me know who your favorite poker pro blogger is.
