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.

LaB: Lots of players are big into "prop" bets, what about you? If so, what is the craziest bet you have taken?

Clonie Gowen: I will prop bet with someone that doesn't have a clue, I try to avoid most of the good prop betters out there because they usually don't make a bet without some sort of knowledge in which you don't have.

The sickest prop bet I ever made was on square footage of a friends home, I was actually set up on this bet, the guy that was betting me already had asked the own the square footage. We bet $10,000, I won the bet by 16 square feet.

LaB: Who today do you consider to be the best female player in the world? Male?

Clonie Gowen: This question should be what male player do you think plays like a girl and what female player plays like a man. That is a question that I think everyone wants to know.

LaB: Ok, What male player plays like a girl? :)

Clonie Gowen: Lots of them!

LaB: ;)

LaB: Could you beat Daniel Negreanu one on one in basketball?

Clonie Gowen: I am not sure if Daniel ever played basketball in Canada, but I am pretty sure I could take him down.

 

LaB: We know good looks can work to a players advantage... but what about the ugly players. They have some edge too don't they??

Clonie Gowen: I think stinky, non-bathing players have the biggest edge…I once sat next to this guy that had not showered in at least a week…I played almost every pot, thank goodness they ended up breaking our table, so then I could play a regular game.

 

LaB: Do you believe in superstition in relation to poker? If so, do you have any pre tournament rituals?

Clonie Gowen: I believe in good positive thinking, so if you have something that makes you think you will play better with it…well then it is just stupid to not have it.

 

LaB: If you had to change one rule in tournament poker, what would it be?

Clonie Gowen: I would change the F bomb rule…this rule is dumb…even though I’ve never gotten a penalty for saying it cause it is just not a word I use. You can call a woman the C word and not get a penalty. I saw last year at the WSOP, a guy told another player, that he would hunt down his family and killed them…but he didn’t get a penalty because he say the F bomb.

LaB: Should poker be part of the Olympics?

Clonie Gowen: It could be both a winter and summer game….so of course.

 

 

LaB: 5 Websites you visit most often?

Clonie Gowen: Myspace, orbitz.com, Full Tilt Poker, Buff Magazine, and Lifes a Bluff.

 

Clonie’s question for the next Life’s A Bluff 'Random Questions' interview,

Who is the sickest gambler ever?

 

READ DANIEL NEGREANU'S ANSWER.

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Thank you to Clonie for taking the time to answer our questions. If you would like to know more about her, please visit www.cloniegowen.com

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