"It's unlucky to be superstitious..."

For anyone who's been living in a mud hut out in the boonies for the last something years and doesn't actually know what a Blog is, allow me to be a bright and - erm - extremely condescending  candle of illumination and enlightenment in the darkness of your ignorant life (do you know what I mean when I use the word 'condescending' by the way? Would you like me to explain it to you?)

A Blog (short for Web Log) is an online diary (all you septics - read 'journal') which is updated regularly by the owner, often with photos and links as well as a personal commentary. It's instantly updatable, accessible to all and is also interactive, so the people reading it can communicate with the owner (read 'flame' the owner) as well as getting inside his/her head. There are, of course, blogs covering the whole spectrum of human behaviour, from working in a call-centre to 'being an escort in London' right through to trout-fishing in south-central Wisconsin.

With poker being as 'sexy' as it is right now its perhaps not surprising that poker blogs are one of the fastest growing areas on the internet today, with pros and  enthusiastic amateurs alike throwing out their thoughts and experiences online to share with the poker-hungry masses. The introduction of hole-card cams and pro commentaries on TV have both contributed to the growth of poker as a whole and blogging adds yet another dimension to this, giving enthusiasts the opportunity to gain an insight into the minds of the pros (and others, even perhaps people they play with regularly) and share their experiences of the game.  Through the blog you are able to get to know and even enter into dialogue with the author, sharing in his or her victories and failures and being able to berate, criticize or console him/her for making that raise in first position with the Beer Hand to begin with!

There are hundreds, possibly thousands of Poker blogs out there, and clearly the vast majority of these are (to use a High English term) just a load of old bollocks. Of course I have nothing better to do with my day than read all this crap so to save you from doing the same please find below for your amusement, information and convenience (in bloody alphabetical order no less) my top 36 Poker Blog picks. Enjoy, and stuff.

                         - "Behold the power of the Beer Hand!" -