Andrew Wiggins Discusses Future of CardRunners
At the 2010 CardRunners party in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Poker News Daily caught up with site co-founder Andrew “muddywater” Wiggins. The conversation, which took place at El Segundo Sol on the Las Vegas Strip, features a look at the future of the popular poker training site, which recently absorbed StoxPoker and saw longtime instructors Brian Townsend and Cole South depart.
Poker News Daily: Thanks for sitting down with us in this festive atmosphere. The margaritas are quite tasty, by the way. Anyway, given the completely revamped website and pro turnover, give our readers a glimpse into the future of CardRunners.
Andrew Wiggins: The new site came out really well and if you haven’t seen it, you should check it out. It’s easier to navigate and we’re offering a lot more content like podcasts and articles. It’s more user-friendly, has a good look to it, and we added a lot of new pros because all of the guys from StoxPoker came over. “JungleMan” just put out a video and the guy’s a stud, so things are good at CardRunners.
PND: Talk about the focus of CardRunners in the near future.
Andrew Wiggins: We’re rolling along trying to put out the best content possible. We put up a lot of content and I think people who are members of CardRunners get a lot of value for their membership. We’re just trying to make sure they get as much value as possible.
PND: How has your 2010 WSOP gone so far? We’re talking to you prior to the Main Event, so can you preview that for us as well?
Andrew Wiggins: I played three events and I think I made it about three hours. I’m playing the Main Event on Day 1C and, basically, I’m going to win that, retire, and never play poker again.
PND: What’s your mindset headed into Day 1 of the Main Event? Do you sit back and figure it’s a deep structure or do you try to be aggressive and exploit people trying to coast to Day 2?
Andrew Wiggins: Min-cash – $25,000 is sounding pretty good right now. I’ve never cashed in the Main Event, so it would feel pretty good to get in the money, but I don’t have any set game plan. It depends on the table and my experience so far at the World Series is hit or miss. You can either get a really good table – a lot of older people who really aren’t in tune with the poker world – or you can get a bunch of 22 year olds who are probably a lot better at poker than I am.
I’m crossing my fingers that I get a good table and I’ll go from there. I’m going to take it slow and hopefully the cards will be there and the situations will come up where I’ll get my money in good.
PND: What have the fields been like so far compared to past years?
Andrew Wiggins: I think they get harder every year. Three or four years ago, you could sit down and there’d be a bunch of people at your table giving chips away. I’ve seen a little bit of that, but more so than not, I’ve seen a lot of really good players. There isn’t as much value as there used to be, but that’s just the way it goes.
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Casino poker language:
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
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