Michael Wiesenberg is a
technical writer, author, and former poker player.
Career
Wiesenberg played poker professionally for 10 years before becoming a technical writer. He contributed for many years to the original ''Gambling Times'' magazine, writing about
keno and poker. He had a biweekly column in the original ''Poker Player'' for five years and in ''Pan Player +'' for two (a defunct magazine for
panguingue
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players). He had a monthly column for three years in
Dr. Dobb's Journal
''Dr. Dobb's Journal'' (''DDJ'') was a monthly magazine published in the United States by UBM Technology Group, part of UBM plc, UBM. It covered topics aimed at computer programmers. When launched in 1976, DDJ was the first regular periodical focu ...
, a
computer magazine, and a monthly column for two years in ''A+,'' a magazine for
Apple Computer
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users. He has contributed articles to ''PC Publishing'', ''MicroTimes'', ''Gambling Times'', ''InfoWorld'', ''Gaming & Wagering Business'', ''Casino & Sports'', and was an occasional contributor of articles to ''inCider'', The San Jose Mercury, The San Francisco Chronicle, ''Science '84'', and ''Desktop Publishing''. He has also constructed
crosswords for national crossword puzzle magazines and newspapers. His puzzles appeared monthly for five years in ''LA Direct'', and seven years online at Poker Pages and Puzzle Planet, and has had puzzles in the New York Times. In 2011, he contributed a crossword puzzle to the Los Angeles Times that contained no instances of the letter E. He was also the editor for four years of two newsletters sent twice-monthly through Card Player's website and the content editor of the site.
He wrote the rules and games descriptions sections for
online poker cardrooms
Full Tilt Poker and
Planet Poker
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External links
Card Player articles
American poker players
American technology writers
American male journalists
American gambling writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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