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Posted by on Jun 9, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews, World Series of Poker | 3 comments

The Best Dinner I’ll Have During the Entire WSOP

 

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I’m lucky.

I get to dine out with some really amazing people.  Names that you would certainly recognize.  Even the names you don’t know are often just as interesting, if not more so.

This is all taken for granted, of course.  Every night is a potential feast, not only for the food and drink — but for the fresher garnishment of fond memories, provocative ideas, good fun, and plenty of laughs.

Still, I must say this.  My favorite dinner companion remains the one person I never get tired of being with or listening to.  She’s full of more memories, ideas, fun, and laughs than anyone I know, or could hope to know.  Of course, I’m talking about Marieta.

 

Earlier tonight, we dined together at Flemings Steakhouse, in Summerlin.  Being away from the Rio for a few hours was a nice getaway.  I don’t get away from the Rio often, but when I do, it’s with Marieta.  There’s a Dos Equis reference in there somewhere.

Here are a few other fun photos I snapped upon my return to work at the WSOP on Sunday night:

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That’s Dennis Phillips, moments after taking fifth place in the 2014 Seniors World Championship, the largest such event in history.  Phillips outlasted most of a 4.425-player field.  This comes just two years after he finished second in the same event to Allyn Jaffrey Shulman.  Then, of course, Phillips also took third place in the 2008 WSOP Main Event Championship.

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I returned to my desk tonight and saw this monstrosity next to my computer.  Next to the bottle is a note, apparently left behind by “Maverick.”  I run hot and cold with him frankly, but I can take a joke.  His shit wine, something called “Boone’s Farm” lasted about 15 seconds before I gave it to one of the janitors here on staff.

“Gracias,” was his reply.

No telling if the janitor drank it, or chunked it into the trash can, where it belongs.

3 Comments

  1. Nice!

    Great to constantly hear of the love your lady!

    Now, a message to all your readers!

    Bombard Nolan Dalla with cheap wine!!!!

    NO way in hell the janitorial staff is throwing away perfectly good buzz making wine.

    lol

    I love reading this blog(Vlog)..

    Another year or two and I’ll be back out in Vegas again… (With a force) Grinding away. (Made promises to raise my kiddo till 11,12) Until then – at least I have this gem web site to “almost make me feel like,” I’m IN VEGAS BABY at the World Series of Poker!

    Love the pics! Love the stories…

    Thanks Nolan! For what you do.

  2. Hey Nolan, I forgot to ask you when I sit at the poker table with horned rim glasses and sideburns , what do other players assume of me? I’m the guy from Seattle that you told me I had to loose those glasses at the table.

  3. everyone comments how nice Phillips is

    saw him bust from HPT with AQ against QQ FLop had Q

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