Recently voted 'Blog of the Month' at Best Poker Blogs, 2 Hole Cards is the personal soapbox of Nick Momrik from whence he waxes poetic on poker, sony X-box games and anything else that comes to his mind.

"Mormonism: Nothing so hilarious could possibly be true. Or all bad." Such is the qoute gracing the web page of the Desert Dog, who hangs out in Moab, Utah and who writes several blogs in between rafting trips.

Her name is Angela, and this is her blog. Actually, it’s a combination of her poker blog (formerly angel-fish.blogspot.com) and her art site (formerly pixelbard.com). Angela ia a 32 year old certified medical assistant who lives in SoCal with he husband and two cats. Her hobbies include Texas hold’em (mostly online), digital art, reading and web design. She also designed and maintains a popular WoW guild website, GoodIntentionsGuild.info.

“NL Holdem is a suckers game designed to lower the skill level so that a monkey with a football can win buy pushing all in and getting lucky.” Such are the pearls of wisdom you may expect from 'ChaseNFold', the host of this blog about bad beats in texas holdem. A very good blog, as the posts are usually compete accounts of the game rather than just one bad beat hand out of context.

The BadBlood Blog – “Raising Poker and Schwartzenegger awareness to the next level”. This creative blog is the brainchild of Bad Blood, who plays poker in and around the Charlotte South Carolina area.

The poker blog of Olli Lehtola from Oulu, Finland, who started playing online poker late October 2005. He's a gaming enthusiast who enjoys board games, ccgs and computer games, and who works part time as a software designer. He decided to start this poker blog to promote himself, to record his thoughts and to polish his English writing skills.

This is the poker blog authored by 'The Hound”, aka 'Weirdrash' and sometimes 'Hornetsnest' in the poker rooms. The Hound is primarily interested in No Limit Holdem at the major online poker rooms, and his posts offer his experiences and some great advice about how to improve your play.

This site is the home of Bill Rini, a very successful blogger who began putting his thoughts on the web in order to make a connection with others and get some feedback on his current projects. A software programmer by trade, many of Bill's posts had to do with his vocation, but over time a lot of his attention has been focused on poker and related subjects. Definitely worth a look.

The Weblog of Bullajami, who plays mostly full ring limit holdem poker online - and he is almost always playing at a site that is offering a promotional bonus, as well (more about why is written at his “bullbetting.com” website). Sometimes he likes to play in tournaments, and he dabbles in Omaha from time to time - but his staple game is limit holdem. He offers good advice on how the bonuses work out in the long run.

JD, the host of this blog has been playing online poker since April 2003, and got drawn into the world of blogging in early '04. But he didn't truly get hooked until he listened to the host of the 'Love and Casino War' blog and downloaded the Syndirella newsreader. Since then he's spent as much time reading poker blogs as he has playing poker, and that's a lot of time. Although JD's tendency as a freelance writer and book editor is to over-analyze everything he writes, he succeeds in letting the poker musings and tales of low-limit thrills flow easily in this poker blog.

This blog is intended for the reading and posting pleasure of Chicago Poker enthusiasts. It is a rallying point for citizens of Chicago, and places nearby, to talk poker. The site has several hosts, and the posts are personal and well presented with photos and graphics. Very well presented and up to date site, it has caught the attention of local radio hosts who have mentioned the site on their programs.

The poker blog of Anna from Scottsdale, Arizona who mainly can be found at Pokerstars or Party Poker playing the MTT tourneys. A very interesting writing style, Anna refers to herself in the third person, and her stories have a raw sensual overtone that makes them read read more like a Calder Willingham novel than a poker blog. But it's a captivating style and well worth the time spent reading it.

This is the poker blog of Michael from Columbus Ohio – and his journal is about the life and times of a semi-pro Internet low limit Texas Hold'em poker player who is writing a book on how to improve your online low limit Texas Hold'em poker play.

Daniel Negreanu's Poker Blog is a mainstay of this sharp looking site which was launched by poker professional Daniel Negreanu, and has enjoyed tremendous growth largely based on Daniel's highly popular poker journal and lively chat room and forum. The site features online card rooms, strategy, and a contest to become Daniel's protege!

A poker blog by Scott McMillan who has been playing cards since I was 15. His regular game has been running for about 2 years now with a group of friends in Austin that have known each other since the pot smoking, blackout drinking college days. They meet most Tuesdays to call each other names, take each other’s money and make fun of each other’s lives. He's notorious for being extremely lazy so this thing might not be updated as often a you would like, but hey it's free so as Scott would tell you “go f#$# your self if it is not up to your liking”.

The Poker Blog of “Double A's” an anonymous poker player who is absolutely prolific in his writing about his poker experiences. A must see among poker blogs, he has been recognized by his peers on the Flop Poker Show at WWPR radio in Sarasota, FL, a program that has held live interviews with such poker greats as Phil Hellmuth, Phil Gordon and Mike Matusow.

Flatland Grinder is the poker blog of Drew Tait. Drew is very heavy into online poker and his postings are frequent. The strength of this blog is his continuous evaluation and refinement of his playing strategy with many references to poker publications now on the market. He does quote the pros a fair amount, but hey like they say – if someone else has already said it better just pass it on.

Flopilicious is the ramblings of an unknown poker hero who has been braving the online card rooms since January 2005. Normally prowling the Ohio Valley and playing in local online cardrooms he also takes frequent trips to Vegas and gives detailed reports on his success at Binions, Harrahs and other casinos.

This companion blog to the 'FreerollinPoker' website is authored by 'Freerollin Poker Player' - a student at SDSU (San Diego) who lives in a camper on the streets and plays poker on his laptop using verizon wireless broadband! This is one of the few blogs we have seen that is completely dedicated to freeroll poker tournaments at the online card rooms, and the writer does a commendable job of examining the strategy needed to do well in these types of events.

Martin Hylerstedt has been making posts to his 'Glued to the Seat' poker blog since September of 2003, and has resolved to begin every post with “I”. Why? Because as Martin will tell you - “Blogging is about me, me ME!! A resident of Sweden, Martin plays a lot of online poker as well as local tournaments at the poker clubs. He also makes plans to attend the WSOP main event in Las Vegas.

This is the poker blog of Shelly, who started out watching her boyfriend play online. These days, she studies poker books, comparing various theories and and building a style of her own and has started this blog so she'll have a written record of her progress. She enjoys reading the poker blogs of other players like Iggy's Guiness and Poker and Pauly's Tao of Poker, amongst others, and collecting tips and poker inspiration through their stories and posts.

Chip's Poker blog mainly contains observations made while trolling the internet. Some of it has to do with online card room action, but he also finds some pretty strange goings on. Check out his 'Save my Finger' post which has gained a lot of notoriety, and decide for yourself if 'Mr. Valentine' is really playing with a full deck.

Internet Poker Pro is the Blog of Big Dave D from Oldham, UK. These are the day to day writings and ramblings of a dedicated poker player and online addict...plus black and white "how I am doing" updates on the games around the Net.

Lowraise is a 34 year old father of one who is finally realizing that middle age is approaching and is settling in for the comfort years. A resident of the UK, lowraise regales us with stories of his online play and with visits to some of the brick & mortar clubs in his neighborhood. Many of his posts are reviews about the poker books he is reading, and he does believe in getting your hands on good reading material as a prelude to success in poker.

I reraise is the poker blog of Matt Milne. The author is a very consistent poster who shares the ups and downs of his online poker experiences. With good advice and perspective on tournament play, Matt is not overly analytical but instead captures the overal flow of the tournament game as a way to give his readers an edge.