Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 11, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, Personal, World Series of Poker |

This is the second in a series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s stunning victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes that year at Binion’s Horseshoe. where I worked at the time as the casino’s public relations director.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 11, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, Personal |

This week marks the ten-year anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s stunning victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker. It was the spark that lit the fuse of what became known as “the poker boom.”
So much has already been written and said about Moneymaker’s rags to riches triumph, that his story now seems to be old news.
Or is it? I beg to differ.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 7, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal |

Gary Thompson’s bloody right leg on the golf course at Angel Park. We play for keeps!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 25, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, Personal |

Yesterday, I was granted a rare invite to play a luxury golf course called “Cascata.” Think of it this way. If Shadow Creek is the Maserati of golf courses in Las Vegas, then Cascata is most certainly the Lamborghini. This resort is so exclusionary that no signs are posted outside showing the way. It doesn’t advertise. It doesn’t have to. Cascata is the golf course for super high-rollers.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 21, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal |

True Romance
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The best wine tasting event in Las Vegas for the money is undoubted “UNLVino,” held in the springtime. This spectacular wine festival takes place over four days and nights, culminating in an extravagant awards ceremony on Saturday night, held this year at the Paris (Las Vegas).
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