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It's that time of year again. If you're reading this article, then you likely have a poker player on your list that you need to shop for this holiday season. Well, you've come to the right spot because the PokerNews Gift Guide has 10 great gifts.
1. Championship Poker Training Camp at Big Slick Poker Academy
Regular price $1,200, but receive 50% off if purchased by New Year's Day.
Poker Brat: Phil Hellmuth’s Autobiography is as billedthe story of arguably the greatest poker player of all time in his own words. In the book, we get to find out some of the things that. A poker player’s ideal Christmas Day would start with opening the stocking at the end of the bed. What would they find? Brilliant gifts that they probably wouldn’t buy for themselves, of course. Poker players and fans don’t always need a new deck of cards or chips to feel the love from a good gift. If you want to give them something a little more unique while still being affordable, a t-shirt offers a. There are some pretty badass Poker glasses in the market which you can buy in a decent budget. Any poker player will love poker glasses gift as they add style and productivity in the game.
Big Slick Poker Academy is a 4,000-square-foot brick-and-mortar live poker training facility just north of Dallas, Texas, and for the past two years, they have been steadily making their way onto the poker scene. With two full-time instructors and several guest pros, they've been offering classes and coaching to hundreds of poker enthusiasts since 2012. Their reviews on Google, Yelp, and Facebook all tell the tale — these guys know poker, and more importantly, they know how to teach it.
Their ultimate course, and this year's PokerNews choice for the ultimate poker gift, is their two-day training camp dedicated to live tournament poker.
'Championship Poker — Playing for the Win' is hosted by Team Big Slick captain and Triple Crown winner Gavin Griffin, and includes 16 hours of intense, modern live poker training curriculum designed to help you start binking more tourneys. The course will be hosted multiple times in 2015 out of their Dallas facility, and several stops nationwide are planned as well, including Florida, California, and Las Vegas. The regular price for the course is a chunky $1,200, but they're offering any advance purchase for 2015 for half off, if purchased by New Year's Day. This is an absolute steal in our opinion and a must for any poker player serious about taking their tournament game into beast mode.
Check them out at www.BigSlickPokerAcademy.com and www.TeamBigSlick.us.
2. Melin Brand Hats
Melin Brand is a luxury hat company that takes headwear to the next level. Everyone knows that poker players love style, especially when they are so many people around constantly eyeing them. It's important to play your best on the felt, but it's also important to look your best while seated at the table, and that's where Melin Brand hats come into play.
According to the company's website, they 'source the best materials from around the globe' and also 'aim to change the history of fashion forever.' With celebrities and athletes such as Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose, Reggie Bush, and many others sporting the goods, this is definitely a product any poker player will enjoy.
Hats start at $150 and go all the way up to $1,200, and you can start shopping by clicking here.
3. Advanced Poker Training Membership
Give the gift of winning poker — to your loved ones or to yourself!
AdvancedPokerTraining.com is the #1 poker training site, the only site with scientifically proven teaching methods. Train for full-ring, six-max, sit-n-go, or multi-table tournaments, learning while you play up to 500 hands an hour. Get real-time advice, take the unique “Beat the Pro” challenges, or study your training plan and reporting tools. But don’t just take our word for it.
According to AdvancedPokerTraining.com member Chris McCarthy, 'I just wanted to say that the MTT trainer was a great help in cashing at the World Series of Poker Circuit events this past weekend. Made back-to-back final tables. The goal is to win a WSOP bracelet or WSOP Circuit gold ring in 2015. I think I'll do it with training on APT. Being able to set the skills level of the players and parameters of the game is great.'
4. RunGoodGear Apparel
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Founded during the 2012 World Series of Poker, RunGoodGear.com has become poker’s premier online apparel store. Find shirts, hats, hoodies, and more for on and off the poker felt wear. They specialize in comfort and style, making anything RunGood a great gift for any player. The company can be recently seen on ESPN during the 2014 WSOP Main Event final table via Jorryt Van Hoof, Dan Sindelar, and William Tonking’s fan rail RunGood designed shirts.
RunGood up yourself or loved ones today. Items range from $20 to $75, and you can find all you need by clicking here. Be sure to follow them on Twitter (@RunGoodGear) and like them on Facebook for announcements, giveaways, and future RunGood Poker Series stops. #RunGoodHolidays
5. All-American Dave Meal Plan
If the poker player on your list has ever been to the WSOP, then he or she undoubtedly knows about All-American Dave and his meal service. Not only are these meals convenient and tasteful, but they're extremely healthy and geared towards keeping a poker player in peak condition for the long grind.
Over on All-American Dave's website, there are a couple different meal plans available for purchase. These are great of the poker player you're buying for is based in Las Vegas, and especially good if you're able to give this as a gift to use at the 2015 WSOP.
6. Laura Davidson Office Chair
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Not all poker players are live poker players. Many of them spend their hours grinding online behind a computer desk. When such long hours are being played, it's very important to have a good, quality chair that can go the distance with you. Our friends over at Laura Davidson Direct specialize in contemporary style office chairs that don't come with a massive price tag.
According to the company's website, 'Laura Davidson provides high-quality, stylish, and comfortable mid-century modern chairs for a fraction of prices found elsewhere. Our customers range from businesses looking to buy dozens of chairs for their company, to individual buyers looking to add a touch of style to their home or office. Every chair we sell comes standard with a one- or two-year warranty, and is BIFMA tested and certified. What is BIFMA you ask? The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association develops and publishes standards for office furniture products so you know you're not buying something that's going to fall apart in a few months.'
You can shop right on the website, and office chairs range from $125 to $195. We recommend either the Soho design or the Futura design. For an additional $10 off any order of $100 or more, enter the discount code 'POKERNEWS' when you make your purchase.
7. Tsovet Watch
Poker players love accessories, that's a fact. One of the best accessories a poker player can have is a quality watch, but not everyone wants to drop a large tournament buy-in or two on a timepiece. That's where Tsovet Watches comes in, offering quality watches that will no doubt make an impression, but without the need to drop thousands of dollars.
There are several collections available of Tsovet Watches, but our favorite is the Field Collection. There are several different colors available, different faces, and varying bands, but each with a unique style that will look great on the worst of a poker player as he or she riffles through some chips at the table. Prices within this collection range from $175 to $450, but all collections are comparable in cost and very affordable.
For more information, including an online shopping center, please click here.
8. Tournament Poker Edge Training Program
Tournament Poker Edge is the only poker training site that focuses exclusively on tournament poker. The site features over 1,000 training videos, as well as articles, free poker podcasts, blogs, and a strategy forum for members to discuss hands. Their instructors include Casey 'bigdogpckt5s' Jarzabek, Andrew 'foucault82' Brokos, Ben 'KidCardiff6' Warrington, and others.
For as little as $25 per month, members get full access to all of the content on the site, and their videos are DRM free and optimized for viewing on your iPad or other mobile device. Tournament Poker Edge is the perfect gift for any MTT player.
9. ProCaliber Custom Poker Table
ProCaliber custom poker tables are designed specifically to fit your game, your style, and your life.
You can customize your table with unique casino-style imprints and personal text can be added. ProCaliber poker tables are built to last, with only the best materials. Every option is available on our professional poker tables at ProCaliber.
Use the custom table builder app, and with a few clicks, you can choose your cloth, wood color, and leather. Professional gaming suede is used for the look and feel of a casino poker table.
ProCaliber's custom poker tables are made in the USA, using only the finest craftsmanship.
10. A Poker Player's Guide to Mixed Games
With the surge in non-hold'em events (including the popular 'dealer's choice') at this year's World Series of Poker, and the potential for further growth in 2015, it's no wonder so many hold'em players are adding 'learn mixed games' to their list of New Year's resolutions.
Thanks to the newly-released A Poker Player's Guide to Mixed Games, learning these games has never been easier. A comprehensive one-stop-shop introduction to the games of today's most popular mixes, this book covers key strategies for H.O.R.S.E., badugi, badeucy, triple draw, single draw, and others.
This is a must-have reference for any aspiring mixed-games player.
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Quick! If you haven't done your Christmas shopping yet you've only got a few days before the shutters go down. There's still time to buy the perfect Christmas gifts, though, and we've done all the hard work so you can carry on eating, drinking and being merry. There's something for every bankroll and every personality.
Red Dead Redemption 2
The game that's made the biggest impact in 2018 is basically GTA on horseback and it's a masterpiece. It should come with a warning though. With a single-player campaign that takes around 60 hours to complete, you won't see much of the person you buy this for.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Nintendo games focus on fun and that's been dialed up to the max in the latest Super Smash Bros. It's a fighting game where world's collide, letting you battle with characters like Street Fighter II's Ryu, Mario and Final Fantasy's Cloud. What the Switch was made for and a complete joy to play.
PS4 VR Mega Pack
Gimmick? Nope. Virtual reality might still be in its infancy but you'll be amazed at how good, and how cheap, it is. Look for the Mega Pack and you'll get five games thrown in too, including four crackers: Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Skyrim, Doom and Wipeout.
Beat Saber (Needs PS4 VR)
Got the VR pack? Add this game and your Christmas will be complete. Think Guitar Hero but with lightsabers you use to chop blocks in half as they hurtle towards you. It's immersive, the motion tracking is superb and it ticks almost every inner-geek box you have.
Monopoly: Fortnite Edition
The mash-up between Monopoly and Fortnite is nothing like either game but a load of fun regardless. You're not looking to be a property mogul here, but survive, and the games play way quicker than the traditional slogfest - think around 20-30 minutes of fun.
Razer Blade 15
The Razer Blade 15 is the world's most elegant gaming laptop, that packs an internal punch and mixes a beautiful, thin design with a gorgeous screen and a refresh rate that makes the toughest game look exceptionally smooth.
Secretlab Omega
Any online poker player needs a decent chair. Top of the pile is the OMEGA series from Secretlab, a gaming chair that lets you customise upholstery (fabric/leather) and colour, and ships with a head pillow and a memory foam lumbar pillow.
MasterClass
Give someone a $180 MasterClass annual subscription and you're effectively gift-wrapping some of the world's greatest minds. As well as Daniel Negreanu's Texas Hold'em tutorial, you'll be able to access classes from the likes of Gordon Ramsey (cooking), Annie Leibovitz (photography), Malcolm Gladwell (writing) and Helen Mirren (acting).
QuietComfort 35 Wireless Headphones
Part of the fun of playing live poker is interacting with your fellow players, but every now and again you want to block the world out and these BOSE headphones are as good as tech gets at the moment. No wires, fantastic, balanced sound and brilliant design.
Direct buy-in for 2019 PSPC
The 2019 PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship is set to be one of the most spectacular live events of all time. PokerStars have been busy giving away $25k tickets all year, with a staggering $9million contributed (including $1million to first place). You can buy-in online until the end of late registration on Day 2 (Monday 7th Jan) The deadline for wiring money to Atlantis is 24th Dec.
Smart Soccer Ball/Smart Basketball
These are super-neat - balls that connect to an app and track every movement with a Virtual Coach who'll let you know where you're going wrong. 50+ interactive workouts are included, along with a phone stand, and you can watch the results on your phone, tablet or TV.
Foooty
Looking for a brilliant and cheap Secret Santa gift? Foooty is a flat-pack football (or frisbee) that you can fit in your pocket and take wherever you go. So ingenious we can almost forgive it its name.
Indoor skydiving session
Jumping out of a plane with a parachute is pretty exhilarating. If you fancy gifting someone something a bit safer you can find indoor skydiving tunnels in pretty much every major city, from London to Las Vegas.
FIFA 19
The world's best sport is also one of the world's most popular video games, with over 260m copies of the FIFA franchise sold to date. Forget strapping your own shin pads on and take on the world with one of the best online communities around.
IEM Sydney - May 3-5
eSports are taking over the world and you'll find proof at the Intel Extreme Masters tournament. 16 of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams are ready to do battle with tickets from $59 up to $1,249 for a Global Elite package.
LG OLED65W8PLA Signature OLED
Why go to the cinema when you get bring a stunning big screen into your own home? LG are king of the OLEDs and their 65-inch Signature boasts dazzling picture quality and a screen so thin you can hardly see it from the side.
Google 3 Pixel XL
This is a big phone that boasts a beautiful big 6.3-inch OLED display, big battery life and hands-down the best camera on any smartphone you can currently buy. The only real downside is the big notch, the payoff for the camera.
HAY Sonos One
Danish design brand HAY and Sonos have teamed up to bring you five different flavours of the fantastic Sonos One speaker - yellow, green, red, pink and grey. For the ultimate in hip, look out for the Sonos Play: 5 Beastie Boys Edition. (**link: https://www.sonos.com/en/limited-edition/beastie-boys-play-5**)
Tile Mate
The Tile Mate is a brilliant gift, a tracker that clips to any item. Lose it and you can ring it from your phone if it's nearby. If it's not, you can find its location on a map. They've thought of everything - if you can't find your phone just double-tap your tile device to make it ring even if it's on silent.
Parrot Mambo Fly FPV
Take to the skies with the new Parrot Mambo, an affordable small drone that's easy to fly and comes with a 720p camera. Lots of fun and you can view its adventures on your smartphone or through the FPV headset that effectively turns it into an entry-level racer.
PokerStars & Hugo Boss
PokerStars has teamed up with the iconic Hugo Boss brand to deliver a superior range of poker apparel. It ranges from the $49 cap up to the $198 Hoodie, and it will ensure that if you're not the best, you'll be the best-dressed poker player.
Apple Watch Hermes Series 4
Accessorise the new Apple Watch with a bold, colourful leather band, described as adding 'a dash of sophisticated whimsy' to the newly designed face. Choices include the Double Tour that wraps twice round the wrist and the water resistant orange Sport Band.
Torro cases
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Spending hundreds on the latest smartphone and then wrapping it in a £/$10 case doesn't make much sense. Torro cases are made with genuine Italian leather and come in a range of shapes and sizes to fit all popular phones.