
On the Button: John Pappas of the PPA
Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas appeared on Poker Action Line, a weekly radio show that agreed to let Ante Up be the exclusive

Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas appeared on Poker Action Line, a weekly radio show that agreed to let Ante Up be the exclusive

By Randall Kasper For those who read my article in last month’s issue (Help Poker Emerge From Wild West,) you may be thinking my statements that poker was so close the being legislated on a national level were inconsistent with what occurred on Black Friday. I submit it’s precisely because we were on the verge […]

I’m not one of those players who proudly announces, “I’ve never read a poker book in my life!” as if it’s some badge of honor to play poker on pure talent while never utilizing the libraries of poker knowledge that exist. It’s just plain silly. Poker authors learned the hard lessons for you. Why not […]



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