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Posted by on Apr 4, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal | 1 comment

How to Tell if Someone Really Understands Poker and Poker Players

 

nolan-dalla

 

Right then and there, Parkinson basically said, fuck it.  “This clown doesn’t have a fucking clue what poker is all about,” Parkinson thought to himself.  “Anyone who thinks any poker player is getting up for a meeting at 8 am might as well be someone working a regular job asking the loan manager to come into the bank and fill out an application at 4 in the morning.  Now, how crazy would that be?  I really thought he was joking.”

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Posted by on Apr 3, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal | 0 comments

Panel Discussion at the Paddy Power Poker Irish Open

 

L to R: Kara Scott, Mike Sexton, Nolan Dalla, Padraig Parkinson

L to R: Kara Scott, Mike Sexton, Nolan Dalla, Padraig Parkinson

 

What’s the world’s second-longest-running poker tournament, behind only the World Series of Poker?  If you glanced at the title, you probably guessed correctly.  The answer is — the Irish Poker Open.  Here’s the story and a history lesson.

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Posted by on Apr 2, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Travel | 1 comment

My Arrival in Dublin (2015 Paddy Power Poker Irish Open)

 

Dublin-Temple-Bar

 

Writing about a city where I’ve never traveled to and know almost nothing about seems inherently foolish and naively arrogant — two qualities that I’ve undoubtedly mastered far beyond reparation.  And now, here I am in Dublin.

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Posted by on Mar 29, 2015 in Blog, Las Vegas, Politics | 1 comment

Goodbye, Dirty Harry — Don’t Let the Door Hit You in the Ass [Prematurely Celebrating Sen. Harry Reid’s Retirement]

 

Harry-Reid

 

The sickening stench of a polluted political waterfall is pouring into the abyss.  Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) announced last Friday that he won’t seek re-election, come 2016.  He’s suffered several setbacks recently, both political and personal.

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