Clonie is a favorite of ours here at the site. She has been very kind to us over the last few months and we very much appreciate the time she took to do this.

This is our first installment of player interviews with more on the way. All readers are encouraged to submit questions and we will get them asked whenever possible!

Upcoming pros; Joe Sebok, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, Bart Hanson, Kenna James, Shannon Shore, & others!

I wanted to do something different and add some more content to the site on our non-comic days. Now if you look to the top of the website you can see our header image. It has the direct links to each area of the site. We just added the ‘Articles‘ section. If you have not yet seen it. Please take a look. This area will host all of our exclusive interviews and articles. Right now it is a little rough around the edges but I am currently working on a stand alone page for it. It will look better over the next few days.. check back.

“Random Questions” will be done Jon Stewart style. That is probably the best way to describe it. They will be laid back and easy going. Hopefully we can add a humorous twist to the plethora of pro interviews that are done. The questioning will come from various sources such as myself, the forum, and email submissions. The last question asked will be from the pro his/herself and will be presented to the next person we interview. A ‘pro to pro’…if you will.

That said… Some of our interviews such as the Bart Hanson (coming this week) are conducted by individual LaB staff members and will be approached as they see fit.

This is just the tip of the iceberg folks. I wish I could let you know what we have planned but it is a secret right now. sooooon.

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Life’s A Bluff - Random Questions -
Clonie Gowen

LaB: You have probably had your share of rude behavior from men at the table. Do you have any stories you can share where you might have had the last word?

Clonie Gowen: I was playing in Shreveport LA, and I hit a straight flush on this guy on the river. He gets up and kicked me. It wasn’t a joke, he seriously kicked me. About 9 guys jump up and deck this guy. The casino threw him out. He got the last kick, but I got the last word and a bruise

LaB: Are there “cliques” in the industry? Are there any known rivalries between them?

Clonie Gowen: Poker player are ultra competitive people, so on any given night, if you are sitting at the poker table with me, you are my enemy. With that said, I have a lot in common with the same people I play with everyday, and so we are also friends. Even though we sit across from each other and really want to bust each other on a daily basis, that is exactly what makes us friends. I respect people that respect me and so fourth. If a good friend plays me hard at the table.. that is a respectable thing…they are bringing their A game….which gives me so much pleasure when I crush them, and I get to reminded them of their stupid play…until the next game.

LaB: What is it like working inside the Team Full Tilt family? Do they have a New World Order manifesto yet?

Clonie Gowen: I remember the first time I ever had dinner with the team. It was Howard, Ivey, Ferguson, John Juanda, Sidel, Bloch and Lindgren, I was so nervous. Howard and Ivey we discussing a ridiculous math equation, and everyone looked at me…like I had an answer. I just said..”huh…I agree with Chris.” It is hard being part of a team, when you are surrounded by geniuses…I am not a genius I will admit that. But I’ve always been a nerd. I played dungeons and dragons in high school, 4 times a week so I fit in with that group pretty well. They are all nerds…yes NERDS…but they are the ultimate REVENGE OF THE NERDS! Full Tilt is the number one site that everyone wants to be a part of.

To read the rest of the interview, including Clonie claming she can beat Daniel Negreanu HEADS UP, click here.

- Frank Frisina

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