Author Archives: Janifer

About Janifer

Janifer is a singer, satirical blogger, card dealer, and tech junkie. Her personal website is janifer.org, twitter/instagram/about.me/soundcloud @janifer, and fb.com/janifer.music. She's also a writer for the pop culture blogzine TheMassInvasion.com. You can occasionally find her at a karaoke spot singing her face off, or dealing cards as a WPT dealer, when she's not working for a television network, or a record company, or traveling.
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Gambling in the Age of COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the way we’re presently living in the United States. It has affected our way of life, our economy, and the health of our citizens. Many citizens have either become temporarily unemployed, permanently unemployed or…

Gambling: Anime Style (Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler)

In this post, I’m going to discuss the Japanese anime Kakegurui, which seasons 1 and 2 are now available on Netflix. If you’re a watcher of anime, you are more than likely aware of their hyper, over the top characters,…

Playing Newbies Like Pros

In the last couple of tournaments I’ve dealt, I’ve heard the same complaint by studied players: “How can I play with these people, they’re playing the game all wrong”?!? Generally, I cannot respond when I deal.  Which is why I’m…

Time for Some Payback – Prep Your Taxes

Happy new year, folks! I want to personally thank all of you for following us last year hope we are able to help you out this year. We wanted to launch into something folks tend to forget about: taxes. If you…

Blind Play – Traditional Straddle and Mississippi Straddle Bets

If you’ve ever played a Texas Holdem cash game, you probably know that there are several variations.  We’ve spoken about bounty before, however today we’re going to be discussing two other betting practices that you can try.  Note – neither…

How Real Poker isn’t Like Rounders

I get this question a lot: Is poker like the movie Rounders? When it comes to the rise and fall of bankrolls, yes, it can be.  Professional poker players can be several millions up one year and be filing bankruptcy…