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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 17, 2013 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews, Travel | 3 comments

Dinner With Old Bear at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse

Sometimes, someone else’s needs are greater than my own.

— Mark “Old Bear” Hughes

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 17, 2013 in Blog, Rants and Raves, Travel | 4 comments

Nolan Dalla Rant: Maid to Drive Me Crazy

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Maid’s carts outside my hotel room door at the New Orleans Sheraton

I sympathize. I really do.

Working as a hotel maid must be a brutal job. It doesn’t pay shit. You’re forced to clean up other people’s filth. I can’t even begin to imagine the nasty things you see every day.

That said, I do have one simple request.

QUIT WAKING ME UP EVERY FUCKING MORNING AT 7:20 AM!

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 16, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker | 8 comments

The 2003 World Series of Poker (Moneymaker Series Continues — Part 4)

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Benny’s Bullpen at Binion’s Horseshoe — the site of the WSOP 1998-2004

This is the fourth in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 15, 2013 in Blog, Travel | 3 comments

The Strangers Beside Us

We pass by strangers every day.

Most of the time, like ships in the night, we don’t even know they’re there or who they are.

I wonder how many times we’ve stood beside truly remarkable people, extraordinary individuals among us — those who have witnessed incredible events in history and may have even shaped the world in some way — and didn’t even know it.

It probably happens more often than you think.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 14, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, World Series of Poker | 7 comments

2003 World Series of Poker Behind the Scenes (Moneymaker Series Continues — Part 3)

This is the third in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.