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Question of the day – who do you trust in the Poker Industry?

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:12:03 +0000

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The poker community is, for all intents and purposes, a close-knit group that looks out for one another. But while there’s a certain level of trust that permeates in the industry, it’s still in somebody’s best interest to have a select few people who they can unequivocally say they can rely on, especially when it comes to finances.

Our very own Tatjana Pasalic recently caught up with a few poker pros to ask them an interesting question: who do you trust in the poker industry? Not surprisingly, the answers varied depending on who Pasalic asked.

Pros like Matt Waxman, Galen Hall, and Joseph Cheong said that they keep a close group of people that they are comfortable borrowing large sums of money from and doing it vice versa. “There are some friends I trust with a lot of money,” Cheong said. “We always trade money, borrow money, lend money…it doesn’t even feel like real money anymore.“

Other pros like Josh Brikis opt for a different approach, preferring to keep their accounting as clean as a spotless kitchen counter. “I don’t like to have a list of IOUs,” Brikis said.

On the opposite end of Brikis are pros like Jennifer Harman, who, for better or worse, trusts everybody she borrows or lends money to. For Harman, it’s not so much about the money as it is the reputations being cultivated if somebody screws one over. “The poker world is very small so if somebody screws you over, it gets back to everybody in the poker world really fast,” she said. “When that happens, you’ll know not to loan that person any money.”

Meanwhile, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Faraz Jaka use reputation as a key factor in trusting someone in the industry. “Anyone that has had a lot of success and has a good reputation is a person to trust,” said Timoshenko. Jaka further expands on that, saying that reputable players who make a living out of poker and you’ve already established a personal reputation with them are the kind of players that you don’t have to worry about from a trust standpoint. Since the poker community is, according to Harman, “trusting and open“, it’s easy to establish a close group of friends that you can feel comfortable with when it comes to financial matters. But that also comes at the expense of tainting one’s image and reputation whenever that person goes back on his or her word and doesn’t pay up.

Other pros, on the other hand, aren’t as forthcoming and trusting, particularly those that been left out to dry on some debts they’ve yet to collect. “I’ve been burned many times in the past,” said Sorel Mizzi. “So I try not to get involved in the whole borrowing money thing.” And then there’s the always affable Daniel Negreanu, who pretty much broke it down to the crux of the question.

“I trust me,” he said, referring to the one person all pros should be trusting at all times: themselves.

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Question of the Day – what will the 2012 WSOP Main Event be?

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:25:47 +0000

Tatjana Pasalic asks couple of professional poker players about their predictions and expectations of this year’s WSOP Main Event. Let’s hear from Josh Brikis, Galen Hall, Will Failla, Matt Waxman, Scott Seiver, Sorel Mizzi, Matt Savage, Tom Marchese, Joseph Cheong, Faraz Jaka, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Daniel Negreanu. How about your opinion?

According to most of them, Black Friday has some effects on WSOP 2012.

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Question of the Day – Poker pros’ life on the road

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:00:51 +0000

Poker pro Tatjana Pasalic asks some of her colleagues in the gaming industry about their life on the road as professional poker players. Discover the pros and cons of being always on the road from Arnaud Mattern, McLean Karr, John Eames, Max Silver, Matt Waxman, Tony G, Chris Moorman, Liv Boeree and Jake Cody.

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Question of the Day – Must-have gadgets at the poker table

admin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:00:59 +0000

We always see a poker player who always use a gadget while at the poker table. To find out what gadgets are must-haves at the poker table, Tatjana Pasalic asks some of the best poker players who participated in the recent WSOP Europe.

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Question of the Day – Who’s the Next and Upcoming Poker Pro?

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:09:14 +0000

CalvinAyre.com poker reporter and Bodog Poker Pro Tatjana Pasalic interviews the Pros on WHO might be the next poker pro. Checkout previous Question of the Day videos here.

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Question of the Day: Where should American Poker Pros move?

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:53:29 +0000

Obviously, American poker players have to move to another location if they want to play online. So in this episode of our Question of the Day series, CalvinAyre.com asks well-known professional players in the poker business what country they recommend American players can go to. Interviews done by Tatjana Pasalic.

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Question of the Day – State of Economy Affecting Business

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:12:03 +0000

Becky ask gambling industry professionals on how the state of economy on various nations affects the land-based and online gaming industry business.

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Question of the Day – Your favorite online poker site and why

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:28:57 +0000

Pro poker player Tatjani Pasalic asks other poker players what their favorite online poker sites are as well as the reasons why they chose them.

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Question of the Day – Strategies to penetrate the Asian market

Joey — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:08:23 +0000

Becky Liggero asks some of the gaming industry leaders what strategies they are using to penetrate the Asian market. Let’s hear from Wouter Slejffers (Skrill), Olaf Schimpf (edict eGaming GmbH), Neils Aarts (sports-consultancy.com), Jennifer Smith (Greentube), Paul Davis (Counting House), Paul Bougnoux (Largillière Finance) and Rudy Nite (No Deposits).

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Question of the Day – What is the ultimate fate of Full Tilt Poker?

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:07:56 +0000

In today’s Question of the Day episode, Becky Liggero asks the gaming industry professionals regarding the ultimate fate of Full Tilt Poker after the US DOJ recently called FTP as a “Global Ponzi Scheme.” Hear their opinions.

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Question of the Day – Famous Poker Pro to Sit at Your Table?

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:11:45 +0000

During Poker in the Park 2011, Tatjana Pasalic asks the poker players on famous poker pro’s would they like to sit at their table. How about YOU? Let us know in the comments.

View past Question of the Day videos. Follow/Stalk Tatjana (@tattytats) on Twitter!

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Question of the Day – Bracelet or Money?

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:35:17 +0000

During Poker in the Park 2011, Tatjana Pasalic asks the poker players about what’s more important to them, winning the bracelet or the money. Let’s hear their thoughts.

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Question of the Day – What will be the next, merger or acquisition?

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:06:15 +0000

Becky Liggero asks gaming industry professional and executives on what they think about the next BIG merger or acquisition.

Submit your question and we may use it in an upcoming episode of Question of the Day.

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Question of the Day – Odds of the US Passing iGaming Legislation

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:31:23 +0000

Becky Liggero asks gaming industry professional and executives on what they think about the probability and odds of passing the US online gambling legislation and regulation.

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Question of the Day – Attraction over the Australian Market

admin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:45:49 +0000

Becky Liggero asks gaming industry professional and executives on what they think about is the big attraction on the Australian market and more insights.

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Question of the Day – Hottest Market in Europe and Why?

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:25:35 +0000

Becky Liggero asks gaming industry professional and executives on what they think the hottest European market is and future predictions.

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Question of the Day – What does the future hold for sponsored poker pros?

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:35:17 +0000

Becky Liggero asks the experts in the gambling industry such as Mark Jones (Plus Five Gaming), Patrik Selin (Bodog Europe), Sarah Wolde Gabriel (Income Access), Andy Stubley (GTech G2) and Benjie Cherniak (Don Best Sports) about their predictions regarding the future of online sponsored poker pros.

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Question of the Day – Affiliate Networks or in-house Affiliate Program?

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:45:55 +0000

Find out what gaming industry professionals and igaming affiliates are saying on their preferences between an in-house Affiliate or Affiliate Networks. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

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Question of the Day – How will US regulation affect affiliates?

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:40:39 +0000

If regulation in the good US of A comes to fruition how will it affect igaming affiliates? View previous question of the day videos.

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QOTD – How French Regulation affects the Online Poker Industry?

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 05:00:17 +0000

Find out what the gambling industry experts say about how French regulation is affecting the Online Poker Industry.

Check out the articles and videos about the igaming in France here.

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