Tag Archives: Jonas Odman

Jonas Odman talks New Venture, Recreational Poker Model 2.0
January 25, 2016
In this interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Rebecca Liggero, Jonas Odman, the godfather of the recreational poker model, talked about his new venture and his plans for a recreational poker model 2.0. Are you ready for a recreational poker model 2.0? Jonas Odman, the godfather of the poker recreational model, revealed that...
PokerStars Outline Plan to Preserve Poker as a Battle of Wits and a Test of Heart
November 3, 2015
PokerStars has outlined a plan to make significant changes to the way it does business in an attempt to attract and retain more recreational players, with wholesale changes scheduled for 2016. Online poker can be very Darwinian at times. What started out as a game played for fun, quickly evolved...
EiG 2015 Day 2 Recap
October 22, 2015
Day two of EiG was a success, with the expo floor just as busy as day one, but today the focus for CalvinAyre.com was on the sessions. Over at the Think 2025 track there was a big focus on disruptive technology today, including topics such as virtual reality, augmented reality,...
A Recreational Model for Daily Fantasy Sports
September 29, 2015
This is a guest contribution by Jonas Odman, former Bodog Poker President. If you would like to submit a contribution please contact Bill Beatty for submission details. Thank you. There are many similarities between Daily Fantasy Sports and poker, in particular poker tournaments. Both are peer-to-peer games with a mix of skill...
MPN will allow regular screen name changes soon
September 10, 2015
Poker network MPN has a band-aid solution to prevent sharks from exploiting weaker players. Starting on Sept. 22, all players will be allowed to change their screen name on all MPN skins, Pokerfuse reported. Once the new feature is implemented, players can immediately modify their screen names, and again after...
Bodog Anonymous Poker Software Blocking New Threats to Recreational Players
April 29, 2015
I woke up this morning to a Facebook message from a Chinese application developer offering to sell me a new automatic seating script. “I am a Chinese developer in Changchun city of China. I think you have a rich experience in online cash poker game. So you already knew about...