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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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Posted by on Jul 3, 2014 in Blog | 6 comments

The Shadow of Chad Brown’s Smile

 

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Late last night, Chad Brown passed away in New York City, the place of his birth.  He died at the excruciatingly unjust age of 52.  I was asked to write a tribute to Chad, which appears HERE at WSOP.com.  Writing that narrative reminded me of an afternoon with him earlier this year.  I had the opportunity to visit Chad here in Las Vegas.  At the time, he was staying with Vanessa Rousso.  Although the pair had already been divorced for a few years by then, they remained very close and were good friends until the very end of his life.  Accompanying me on that day was Rich Korbin, the longtime marketing executive at PokerStars.com.  This is the story of that special time and place.

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Posted by on Jul 1, 2014 in Blog, Talking Points, World Series of Poker | 1 comment

Welcome Back Henry Orenstein

 

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Thanks to Remko Rinkema at Poker News for this nice feature and tribute to 90-year-old Henry Orenstein, who participated in today’s $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud Championship.  This marks his first appearance at the World Series of Poker in several years.

I was interviewed by Remko and was asked about Mr. Orenstein.  It was a great honor to speak about him, albeit briefly.

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