Mark Twain Poker HOF Campaign Archive

  • By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer Betting and bluffing had to be a major part of Mark Twain’s life. He sprinkled poker terms and terminology throughout his writing and we continue...

    PT ORIGINAL: Twain for Poker Hall of Fame – Case #3: Literary tells – poker in his works

    By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer Betting and bluffing had to be a major part of Mark Twain’s life. He sprinkled poker terms and terminology throughout his writing and we continue...

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  • PokerTraditions Editor Sean Chaffin and the site’s Mark Twain-Poker Hall of Fame campaign featured last week on the House of Cards radio show, hosted by poker pro Ashley Adams. “It...

    PokerTraditions Mark Twain campaign & editor featured on House of Cards radio; Click here to listen

    PokerTraditions Editor Sean Chaffin and the site’s Mark Twain-Poker Hall of Fame campaign featured last week on the House of Cards radio show, hosted by poker pro Ashley Adams. “It...

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  • By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer When reviewing Mark Twain’s life, many references can be found to him actually playing quite often at the poker table. In the 1850s and 1860s,...

    PT ORIGINAL: Twain for Poker Hall of Fame – Case #2: At the felt

    By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer When reviewing Mark Twain’s life, many references can be found to him actually playing quite often at the poker table. In the 1850s and 1860s,...

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  • By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer Today we focus on direct evidence that Twain knew plenty about the game – not merely an observer, but someone with a deep understanding of poker...

    PT ORIGINAL: Mark Twain for Poker Hall of Fame – Case #1: Table talk

    By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer Today we focus on direct evidence that Twain knew plenty about the game – not merely an observer, but someone with a deep understanding of poker...

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  • By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer America’s best-known author, riverboat pilot, cigar smoker, pool player, and poker player. All these terms describe the great Mark Twain, creator of such great characters...

    PT CAMPAIGN: PokerTraditions kicks off campaign for Mark Twain’s inclusion into the Poker Hall of Fame

    By SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer America’s best-known author, riverboat pilot, cigar smoker, pool player, and poker player. All these terms describe the great Mark Twain, creator of such great characters...

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