Michael Kaplan is a journalist based in New York City. He has written extensively on gambling for publications such as Wired, Playboy, Cigar Aficionado, New York Post and New York Times. He is the author of four books including Aces and Kings: Inside Stories and Million-Dollar Strategies from Poker’s Greatest Players.
He’s been known to do a bit of gambling when the timing seems right.
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The next time your winner turns into a loser, remember it happens to the best of us! Read all about these brutal bad beats and nightmare scenarios in poker.
We catalogue wild and crazy tales from the early days of the World Series of Poker – from Stu Ungar’s record-setting wins to murder to a final table chop!
Chris Moneymaker nearly gets arrested for running an alleged illegal poker club in Paducah, Kentucky. 888poker investigates the Moneymaker Social Club!
Many professional players are making a fortune in online poker. Learn how they use state-of-the-art strategies to crush the virtual card game successfully.
