Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 29, 2017 in Blog, General Poker, Politics, World Series of Poker |

The 2017 World Series of Poker begins this week. This will be the first WSOP in 25 years which I don’t plan on writing about or attending. With poker becoming a faint glow in my rearview mirror, this seems like a suitable occasion to clear out some personal files and post a few (previously unpublished) articles that were written up last year but never posted.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 17, 2017 in Blog, General Poker, Rants and Raves |

You can find video poker machines at some strange places here in Las Vegas.
But at a hospital?
“Oh shit, I missed my straight flush draw.”
Code Blue in the waiting room!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 10, 2017 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |

This is the second part of the story, “The Night I Met Donald Trump at Shaq O’Neal’s 33rd Birthday Party.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 9, 2017 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |

Twelve years ago tonight, I met Donald Trump at the most unlikely of affairs — former NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal’s 33rd birthday bash in Miami Beach.
Here’s the story.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 3, 2017 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, Sports Betting |

Writer’s Note: This is PART 4 in my ongoing series, “Gambling For a Living.” What follows is a partial recollection of my sports betting escapades over the course of 2016.
For other chapters, please read PART 1, PART 2, and PART 3.
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