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Posted by on Jul 8, 2014 in Blog, Video 1, World Series of Poker | 4 comments

Andy Rooney Never Had to Do This

 

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Thirty-six hours ago, my cell phone rang.  Or chimed.  Or whatever cell phones do.

It was Todd Anderson on the other end, the brains behind “Poker Night in America,” the new show which debuted last week on CBS Sports.

“We want you to film a segment which we’re going to insert at the end of each show,” Todd said.

Great, I thought.  What does he want to film?

“We want to film you,” Todd insisted.  “We want this to be like an Andy Rooney piece at the end of 60 Minutes.”

Wait a bleeping minute.  Isn’t Andy Rooney dead?

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Posted by on Jul 6, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 2 comments

“Georgia On My Mind….Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!”

 

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Georgia should change its official nickname to “The Vigilante State.”

Think of how exciting all those sleepy magnolia-canopied streets are about to become with law and order — Dirty Harry style.

Out of my way, you punk!  Bam!

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Posted by on Jul 4, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves | 3 comments

Why Does America Celebrate the Chinese Fourth of July?

 

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Let’s face it — just like everything else the Chinese have to come to own the Fourth of July.  We’re all getting punked big time.  We’re junkies.  Check out the label on the box where your American flag is stored.  You might be horrified to learn where Old Glory was made.  That’s right, even the fucking flags are made in China.

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Posted by on Jul 3, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 6 comments

Congratulations Henry Orenstein (He’s In the Money!)

 

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With Henry Orenstein at the 2014 WSOP moments after he cashed out in eighth place in the Seven-Card Stud World Championship.

 

A few days ago, when Henry Orenstein entered the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud event here at the 2014 World Series of Poker, not many thought he had much of a chance playing against many of the best players in the world.  Let’s face it, at 90-years-old, just making it through the grind of the three-day poker tournament would be difficult enough, let alone outplaying the rest of the field.

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