Bluff Magazine
Encyclopedia
Bluff Magazine is an American
magazine
specializing in the game of poker
. Separate editions are also published for Europe
, Latin America
, South Africa
and Australasia
.
The American edition began as a bimonthly in October 2004 and went monthly in August 2005.
In December 2006, Bluff Magazine purchased thepokerdb.com, an online tournament database. The site has since been integrated into the Bluff Magazine website.
The magazine annually names the "Poker Power 20," the 20 most important people in the poker industry. Howard Lederer
was at the top of the 2011 list.
Printed in the United Kingdom
and focusing more on the Europe
an poker circuit, regular contributors include professional players including Neil Channing
, Liv Boeree
, Tom Sambrook, Phil Laak
, Antonio Esfandiari
, and Mike Caro
.
The magazine was first published in March 2006.
Published by Maverick Publishing Corp., Bluff Magazine SA focuses mainly on the poker industry in Southern Africa. Ryan Dreyer, top South African poker player and winner of the 2008 Sun City Millions poker tournament, is the editor.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
specializing in the game of poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
. Separate editions are also published for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
.
The American edition began as a bimonthly in October 2004 and went monthly in August 2005.
In December 2006, Bluff Magazine purchased thepokerdb.com, an online tournament database. The site has since been integrated into the Bluff Magazine website.
The magazine annually names the "Poker Power 20," the 20 most important people in the poker industry. Howard Lederer
Howard Lederer
Howard Henry Lederer is an American professional poker player and brother of poker professional Annie Duke, and author and poet Katy Lederer. On September 20, 2011, the U.S...
was at the top of the 2011 list.
Bluff Europe Magazine
Bluff Europe Magazine is a monthly European sister title to Bluff Magazine.Printed in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and focusing more on the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an poker circuit, regular contributors include professional players including Neil Channing
Neil Channing
Neil Andrew Channing is an English professional poker player and author based in Maida Vale, London. He is the 2008 Irish Poker Open champion....
, Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree
Olivia “Liv” Boeree is a poker player, TV presenter and model from England who won the 2010 European Poker Tour in San Remo for €1,250,000...
, Tom Sambrook, Phil Laak
Phil Laak
Philip "Phil" C. Laak is a professional poker player, now residing in Los Angeles, California. Laak holds a World Poker Tour title, a World Series of Poker bracelet and has appeared on numerous nationally-aired television shows.-Early life:...
, Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari is a professional poker player, known for his elaborate chip tricks.-Early life:When he was 9 years old his family moved to San Jose, California...
, and Mike Caro
Mike Caro
Mike A. Caro is a professional poker player, pioneer poker theorist, author of poker books, and casino executive.-Author:...
.
The magazine was first published in March 2006.
Bluff Magazine South Africa
Bluff Magazine South Africa is an alternate monthly Southern African sister title to Bluff Magazine America.Published by Maverick Publishing Corp., Bluff Magazine SA focuses mainly on the poker industry in Southern Africa. Ryan Dreyer, top South African poker player and winner of the 2008 Sun City Millions poker tournament, is the editor.