Poker Magazines - Page 2

NickMPK · #11 09-09-2007, 10:08 AM

Cardplayer is still the best for me, but it has gone downhill.

All-In actually isn't bad if you have any interest in Blackjack. It is by far the best-designed poker magazine, and has some worthwhile content.

I can see why people say Bluff has gotten much better. It would probably be my favorite magazine were I a 19-year old internet player. It has some very good strategy article, but the lay-out of the magazine is horrible and some of the "lifestyle" articles are so juvenile they make me want to vomit.

Poker Pro (the other magazine I've seen enough issues of to comment on) is horrible and has nothing to recommend.

ReidDeCardes · #12 09-09-2007, 04:05 PM

Thanks for all the opinions. I decided on Cardplayer, although it seems that the Amazon $20 special is gone. I didn't realise that it was published twice a month, so that makes up for it being a slim magazine.

jimdo · #13 09-09-2007, 07:50 PM

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You can get it for $19.95 here: http://www.bonusmags.com/card_player.html

I expect other magazine sub sites have it for a similar price.

ReidDeCardes · #14 09-10-2007, 12:00 PM

Doh!

choccypie · #15 09-14-2007, 09:15 PM

I read WPT and Poker Player. These are probably only available in the UK though...

bknollenberg · #16 09-15-2007, 07:51 AM

bluff magazine is the most poorly written garbage i've ever read. seriously, if you look there are at LEAST 15 spelling / grammar errors per issue.

ras52 · #17 09-17-2007, 08:45 AM

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I read WPT and Poker Player. These are probably only available in the UK though...

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Hm, what do make of Poker Player? I find it's like a poker-themed lad mag, but it is incredibly cheap as they offer subscription deals as low as £5.

I think CardPlayer is worth the $99 per annum for UK subscribers (about £2 per issue). CardPlayer Europe I find very slim & probably only worth it if you want extra coverage of European tourneys. I occasionally pick up Bluff Europe from cardrooms and as mentioned by others, it's reasonably meaty.

dirty banana2007 · #18 09-17-2007, 01:54 PM

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I read WPT and Poker Player. These are probably only available in the UK though...

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Hm, what do make of Poker Player? I find it's like a poker-themed lad mag, but it is incredibly cheap as they offer subscription deals as low as £5.

I think CardPlayer is worth the $99 per annum for UK subscribers (about £2 per issue). CardPlayer Europe I find very slim & probably only worth it if you want extra coverage of European tourneys. I occasionally pick up Bluff Europe from cardrooms and as mentioned by others, it's reasonably meaty.

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I started reading poker player last year and yes it is a bit laddish (something i dont particularly like!) it had a nice section on road testing systems from various books which i enjoyed reading...but that seems to have stopped, and it has good articles on playing Horse etc! and i think the price is surprisingly cheap!

Occasionally i like to read inside edge too!

Lucere · #19 09-17-2007, 02:37 PM

Card Player, Poker Player, and Bluff are all available for free at the area casinos. Does anyone know if the Card Players are the same as what people get for a paid subscription? They always seem to be when I see them in stores, but I just want to make sure.

Eponymous · #20 09-17-2007, 06:58 PM

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Does anyone know if the Card Players are the same as what people get for a paid subscription? They always seem to be when I see them in stores, but I just want to make sure.

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The subscription version has about a dozen pages of full-page pictures of players from a recent poker tournament. Other than that, it's identical to the casino version.