- The British Daily Telegraph newspaper has carried an article of poker advice from PokerStars Pro Alexander “Kanu7” Millar.
- The Telegraph is one of the largest circulation “broadsheet” papers in the UK.
- Millar, who, three weeks ago, was named Best Online Cash Player and Player of the Year at the British Poker Awards, offers five tips to aspiring players.
The British Daily Telegraph newspaper has carried an article of poker advice from PokerStars Pro Alexander “Kanu7” Millar. The Telegraph is one of the largest circulation “broadsheet” papers in the UK.
Millar, who, three weeks ago, was named Best Online Cash Player and Player of the Year at the British Poker Awards, offers five tips to aspiring players:
- Be sensible about what stakes you play
- Don’t try to put your opponent on a specific hand
- Be consistent with your bets
- Every bet counts – don’t lose your head
- Learn from losing – channel your frustrations
The article is in the Men’s lifestyle section of the paper. There is usually little mainstream media coverage of online poker players, and what there is rarely includes strategy advice.
The print news media sector has found difficulty adjusting to the internet, and sales of physical newspapers have collapsed in the last decade. Newspapers have had to search for new revenue streams, and affiliate revenue from gambling sites is one income stream that some have embraced.
The “serious” newspapers in the UK, like the Daily Telegraph, have not travelled this route. This focus article on a PokerStars Team Pro could prompt them to revisit the world of online poker—the potential for a regular poker strategy column is obvious.
The immense marketing budgets of the online poker rooms—888 Holdings spend $140m a year, Betfair over $100m, may make the idea even more attractive.
