contributors

Tim Lavalli: Tim holds a Ph.D. in Psychology. He is known to many in the professional poker playing ranks as the “Poker Shrink”. He has written a weekly column under that byline. Tim provides a unique brand of sports psychology counseling that he has modified to the demands and stresses of professional poker. He has been using his psychology background researching and writing on poker topics for several years and has presented papers at academic conferences, as well as doing articles and tournament reports for several online sites, including Cardplayer.com, PokerPages.com, PokerNews.com and PokerBlog.com.

Christopher Cosenza: Chris handles the editorial operations for Ante Up Publishing LLC, including writing, editing and design. He has nearly 20 years of professional media experience, including 13 years as an award-winning designer at the St. Petersburg Times. Before that he served as sports editor for the Middletown (Conn.) Press and sports writer for the New Haven (Conn.) Register.
Chris is also the co-host of the Ante Up Podcast, a weekly award-winning Internet audio show. Combining poker news, strategy and humor, the Ante Up Podcast has loyal listeners known as “the Ante Up Nation” in more than 30 countries on six continents.

Scott Long: Scott handles the business operations for Ante Up Publishing LLC, including advertising, marketing and distribution. He has more than 20 years of professional media experience, including editing and management roles at the St. Petersburg Times and Pensacola News Journal. He previously was the author of the “Bet On It” gambling column for tbt*, a daily product of the Times.
Scott is also the co-host of the Ante Up Podcast, a weekly award-winning Internet audio show. Combining poker news, strategy and humor, the Ante Up Podcast has loyal listeners known as “the Ante Up Nation” in more than 30 countries on six continents.