March 2012
Las Vegas Memories
SIN CITY IS TILLY’S KIND OF TOWN The first few times I went to Las Vegas, I didn’t like it much. I’d go with my ex-husband, Sam. When I was packing for the trip, I’d always try to dress “Las Vegasy.” I’d wear a lot of Cindy Lauper jewelry, and Michael Jackson hats and glittery [...]
Amarillo Slim
1928-2012 Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston, 1972 World Series of Poker Main Event champion and four-time WSOP bracelet winner, died Sunday, April 29 after a battle with cancer. He was 83. In mid-April, Preston was admitted to a hospice care facility in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas. His family released a brief statement shortly after the [...]
Power. Shift.
Each year BLUFF asks the poker industry to tell us who they think are the real movers and shakers shaping the game today. The result is the annual BLUFF Power 20, a ranking of the game’s most powerful and influential individuals. This year’s list — the seventh annual — is a real sign of some [...]
Reader’s Choice Awards
It’s election year, but the BLUFF Reader’s Choice Awards have nothing to do with health care, tax rates or whether or not the nominees can pronounce the name of a country in the Middle East. The BLUFF RCA is about fun and giving poker fans the chance to have their voice heard. The votes have [...]
The Power 20 2012
The last year has seen the poker industry undergo a massive shift. When the United States government stepped in and shut down the three largest poker sites it sent shockwaves through the poker world, the effects of which are still being felt today. The Power 20, BLUFF’s annual list of the most powerful and influential [...]
You Can't Keep Gus Down
DOWN UNDER MAYBE… AND DEFINITELY IN MACAU, BUT NOT DOWN Gus Hansen is back. After taking some time away from poker in late 2011, Hansen has returned to big time tournament poker and even more importantly, to the biggest cash games in the world. The Danish poker sensation has always been a popular target for [...]
Down Under/ On Top
ONCE AGAIN, THE AUSSIE MILLIONS PROVES WHY IT’S AMONG THE BEST The center of the poker universe is undoubtedly Las Vegas, so traveling 8,168 miles away for a poker tournament might seem a little out of the ordinary. But for some of the game’s biggest names making the trip to Melbourne, Australia for the Aussie [...]
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