Also in 1984, Ciaffone published “Robert’s Rules of Poker.” This book was a precursor to what the goals of the Tournament Directors Association (TDA) are today, including unified rules for all poker tournaments, and proper etiquette guidelines. The book is also believed to be the first publication to document the rules of every type of poker and to be available to the general public. Ciaffone applauded the work of the TDA, and has since joined forces with them. “Robert’s Rules of Poker” was originally available to purchase, but now the entire rulebook is available for free. Since the book was first published 25 years ago, nearly all major casinos, including the World Series of Poker, follow the rules that were originally set forth in this breakthrough publication.easy cards tricks
Ciaffone also has a handful of great tournament results to his resume, including finishing third in the 1987 WSOP Main Event for $125,000. Ciaffone has finished in the money of six WSOP events, but his students have finished in the money of countless more. Perhaps his most famous pupil, Dr. Bruce Van Horn, finished second in the 1996 Main Event, earning himself $600,000.marked cards lenses
On top of his books and poker playing, Ciaffone is arguably the number one authority on poker laws in the United States. Ciaffone founded the Fair Laws of Poker, or FLOP (naturally). The purpose of FLOP is to bring awareness to citizens about just how out of date some poker laws are. Many of the laws date back to the 1800s when poker was seen as a cheaters and conmen game. It is Ciaffone’s hope that FLOP will push state legislatures to make poker laws both up to date and fair. To date, Ciaffone still feels that not one single state has a proper set of rules on file.
While it may have taken a while for Ciaffone to finally come to poker, it took him barely any time at all to make it a better game for all. That is why it took Pokerology.com even less time to make him our newest inductee into our Hall of Fame.
