High On Poker

Psst. Did you hear? Dr. Pauly has written a book! And it’s only $22 with free shipping in the US!

Now, most fellow bloggers and longtime readers know Dr. Pauly and his new book, Lost Vegas, but for those of you who’ve started reading my online diary recently, allow me a moment to steal an idea from Woffles and tell about how I first ‘met’ Pauly.

When I first started blogging, my main influences were a now-defunct blog and Tao of Poker. I found Tao of Poker accidentally, but I took to it immediately. When I decided to start my blog, I took a risk and emailed Dr. Pauly, author of Tao of Poker, to ask for some advice. He gave me some of the best advice I’d ever received regarding blogging. First, build content for about a month before you tell anyone about the site. Second, post every day.

Those two instructions taught me that Content is King. A blog is nothing if its content is non-existent.

Now, I’ve definitely moved away from the daily posts, more out of necessity than anything, but the axiom still holds water, Content is King, and Pauly has the best content around. He writes like a modern-day Charles Bukowski with a hefty sprinkle of gonzo journalism, ala Hunter S. Thompson mixed in. And probably most important to my poker playing readers, he’s become a part of the poker tapestry. He is not only in the scene, but of the scene and through his writer’s eye, he can share the realities of poker, Vegas and the WSOP better than anyone else I’ve read.

I don’t usually pimp things here, but this one is a standout. After reading a few pages of the preview on Lulu, I literally forced myself to stop reading. It was too good and I wanted to enjoy it all when the book actually reached my hands.

So, go take a look for yourself. Poker literature at its best.

This is NOT a paid endorsement.

Until next time, make mine poker!