Player Profile: ‘Miami’ John Cernuto

‘Miami’ John Cernuto
The poker pro known as “Miami” John Cernuto shows this little smile, explaining, yes, it’s true, things couldn’t have happened the way they did without Ronald Reagan growling and flexing his presidential muscles.

That’s the way it was during thesummer of ‘81.

Cernuto was living and working in the Miami, Fla., area, an air traffic […]

First, Get Clear on Your Goals

John Carlisle
Dear Poker Counselor, I am a great poker player who consistently wins money. Over the past year I am probably up over $30,000 playing poker, but my problem is leaving the casino. After every winning session, instead of getting into my car, I find myself blowing my winnings at the craps table. I now […]

‘J’ is for Jackal

A Poker Player Murder Mystery by Robert Arabella
TheFBI Agent says, “Paulo, Don Giuseppe’s son, has started a Mob War over the death of his father. He believes the assassin who shotgunned Don Giuseppe and Gyp and is now after him. “You’re the only one who’s seen the killer.” I’m shown a sketch of a Frankenstein’s […]