Gary Wise

Gary Wise

Poker | Poker Edge

Gary Wise has contributed to ESPN.com since 2007. He is well-studied in the history of poker and presents a unique tableside view of the goings-on in the poker community.

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Timoshenko surges, Dwan drops in rankings

Andrew Feldman and Lance Bradley

...best players of the moment. Our panel includes ESPN.com's trio of poker contributors (myself, Gary Wise and Bernard Lee), Bluff magazine editor in chief Lance Bradley and senior writer Jessica Welman, PokerNews...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 9, 2010

Mercier and Baldwin share the honor

Gary Wise, ESPN.com

Jason Mercier and Eric Baldwin share Player of the Year honors, but what system do they believe is best suited moving forward?

Story | Conversation | February 8, 2010

Time to Party again

Gary Wise, ESPN.com

With recent acquisitions and signings, Party Poker continues to make moves to position itself for a return to the top of the poker industry.

Story | Conversation | February 1, 2010

Only the strong survive

Gary Wise

When I fully immersed myself in the poker world six years ago, T.J. Cloutier loomed larger than life. A man whose former football-playing frame perfec...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2010

Feeling the Rush

Gary Wise

The further along an industry gets, the more it all seems to blend together. I've been in the poker industry for some six years now. When I first ente...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2010

Kara Scott signs with Party Poker

Gary Wise

Norman Chad falls in love with alarming regularity, so it shouldn't have been a shock when he was suddenly infatuated with Kara Scott during the 2008 ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 19, 2010

Baldwin, Alaei make debuts in The Nuts

Andrew Feldman and Lance Bradley

...players of the current moment. Our panel includes ESPN.com's trio of poker contributors (myself, Gary Wise and Bernard Lee), Bluff magazine's editor in chief Lance Bradley and contributor Jessica Welman, PokerNews...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 11, 2010

Amir Vahedi dies at 48

Gary Wise

Amir Vahedi passed away at the age of 48 on January 8.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2010

Branding more than the tournament

Gary Wise and Andrew Feldman

You'd think the whole world-economy-decline thing, the exhaustion-after-Christmas-and New Years thing and even the buying-a-plane-ticket-for-right-aft...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 8, 2010

Boris Becker is still serving up aces

Gary Wise, ESPN.com

Ten years after his dominant tennis career, Boris Becker has found competition once again at the poker felt.

Story | Conversation | January 6, 2010

NAPT announced and PCA sets record

Andrew Feldman and Gary Wise

Welcome to the North American Poker Tour On Wednesday, PokerStars did the smart thing by offering a free breakfast that the assembled media could fin...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 6, 2010

2010 begins in the Bahamas

Gary Wise, ESPN.com

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is the perfect venue to start a poker journey in 2010.

Story | Conversation | January 4, 2010

PCA ready to begin

Andrew Feldman

...or have arrived in the Bahamas to be part of the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. As Gary Wise noted today, it's a big party and from all accounts I've heard, this is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 4, 2010

Moments to remember from 2009

Gary Wise, ESPN.com

Gary Wise recaps the top moments in the poker industry throughout 2009.

Story | Conversation | December 29, 2009

A look ahead to 2010

Andrew Feldman

In his last article of the year, Gary Wise wrote about what stories shaped the industry in 2009. Now, it's my turn, but instead...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 29, 2009