poker magazines

curly · Feb 13, 2011

I am looking to subscribe to a poker magazine, does anyone have any suggestions as to which one I should chose?

I kind of narrowed it down to two different ones but I just can't decide on which one, Card Player or bluff magazine.

LarkMarlow · Feb 14, 2011

I couldn't decide between the two either, and so I subscribed to both! To my way of thinking, CP and Bluff complement one another.

I also subscribe to Poker Pro, which I like a lot too.

All three have equally valuable different perspectives and "feels". CP tends to be more objective, very journalistic, while the other two come from more of a human interest orientation.

If I were forced to pick, however, I would have to choose Card Player because I think that magazine corners the market for strategy and technique.

Debi · Feb 14, 2011

WPT is also good - and easier to read imo.

absoluthamm · Feb 14, 2011

I've been subscribing to Bluff for a while but I won a subscription to Bluff last year and I like it but I feel like there really isn't any strategy in it most of the time, just a bunch of articles about what poker players are up to(like Phil Laak's articles always seem like he is just trying to crank through it just to make a deadline filling up with random stuff just to fill space.)

I think once my free subscription to Bluff is over I will start up with CP or PP, will have to check again once the time comes.

pol_92121 · Feb 15, 2011

there are many good poker magazine but probably the best is bluff...also i think if you search on the net you can find that magazine online so you haven't to subscribe and spend money....

wagon596 · Feb 15, 2011

may i ask ,,,what is a does is cost per year??

nc_royals · Feb 15, 2011

I subscribe to both Bluff and Cardsplayer. For the longest time I would of told you that I preferred Bluff. But it seems like in the past year or so that CardPlayer has been more helpful with strategies and theory.

Bluff I believe is more entertaining and seems to give you more of the lifestyle and glamour of poker.

To be honest I like both and will continue to get both.

I believe that their cost is somewhere between $20 to $30 for a years subscrition.

pokerman27 · Feb 15, 2011

I subscribe to Poker Player magazine (UK). Lots of strategy and inetersting articles.

CSuave · Feb 16, 2011

dakota-xx said:
WPT is also good - and easier to read imo.

Dakota, I haven't actually picked up the WPT mag. I figured it mainly dealt with just WPT events and related issues. Does it deal with the whole field of poker?

Debi · Feb 16, 2011

CSuave said:
Dakota, I haven't actually picked up the WPT mag. I figured it mainly dealt with just WPT events and related issues. Does it deal with the whole field of poker?

Oh yea - they have strategy articles, etc as well.

CSuave · Feb 16, 2011

wagon596 said:
may i ask ,,,what is a does is cost per year??

Wagon, I just renewed my CardPlayer subscription and it was only $13 for one year. I do not recall what my initial subscription was though.

wislim · Feb 16, 2011

cardplayer magazine is on cardplayer.com. About 88 pages or so every two weeks for free.

ckickenking · Feb 16, 2011

wislim said:
cardplayer magazine is on cardplayer.com. About 88 pages or so every two weeks for free.

What do you mean by free? Is Cardplayer magazine free?

Jeight · Feb 16, 2011

Ive read cardplayer for many years...not as good lately but still better than alot of the others Ive seen.

absoluthamm · Feb 16, 2011

ckickenking said:
What do you mean by free? Is Cardplayer magazine free?

I used to get Cardplayer College for free at my fraternity like 5 years ago...lol

CSuave · Feb 17, 2011

ckickenking said:
What do you mean by free? Is Cardplayer magazine free?

chickenking, they were referring to being able to read most of the magazine content online at cardplayer.com for free.

rugby0 · Feb 17, 2011

You may be able to get these at your local casino in the card room for free. The casinos in kansas city have them in a mgazine racks at the door.

kevkojak · Feb 17, 2011

I've got a subscription to WPT and pick up Bluff now and again.

Is PokerPlayer still going? Had a subscription to that which ran out and I never renewed. Good mag, but just doubling up on what I'd already read in WPT...

My WPT subscription is £12 - £1 per issue. Not bad since its £3 a go in the shops!

MediaBLITZ · Feb 17, 2011

If $$ is an issue check their websites to see how much content you get off there without paying a dime. You might be surprised.
You also might be surprised about how many issues of each are published each year. Card Player might cost more but it's every two weeks

http://www.bluffmagazine.com/

http://www.pokerpromagazine.com/

http://www.cardplayer.com/

http://www.pokerplayer.co.uk/

http://www.womanpokerplayer.com/

http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/

absoluthamm · Feb 17, 2011

Also, if you're going to get a subscription, I highly suggest going through a discount mag site. For example, 1 year through cardplayer.com is $40, going through http://www.discountmags.com/product/4433/card-player it is $20. I get all of my mags through discount sites.

LarkMarlow · Feb 17, 2011

MediaBLITZ said:
If $$ is an issue check their websites to see how much content you get off there without paying a dime. You might be surprised.
You also might be surprised about how many issues of each are published each year. Card Player might cost more but it's every two weeks

http://www.bluffmagazine.com/

http://www.pokerpromagazine.com/

http://www.cardplayer.com/

http://www.pokerplayer.co.uk/

http://www.womanpokerplayer.com/

http://www.pokerplayernewspaper.com/

Woman Poker Player magazine was sold to Bluff a couple of years ago. There is still an online presence, however.

Tom1559 · Feb 19, 2011

I subscribe to Poker Player in the UK. Great value and usually full of great articles and good tips.

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