Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 4, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |
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 Nolan Dalla on Apr 3, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |
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 Nolan Dalla on Apr 3, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |
Who knew on so-called “Good Friday,” that it’s illegal to serve an alcoholic beverage — in Ireland?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 2, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Travel |
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 Nolan Dalla on Mar 29, 2015 in Blog, Las Vegas, Politics |
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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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 28, 2015 in Blog, Politics, Video 1 |
Ever heard of Dale Hansen? Most of you haven’t, probably. Unless you grew up in Dallas or now live in the D/FW metropolitan area, chances are you’ll draw a blank when pondering his name. Well, that’s about to change.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 27, 2015 in Blog, Politics, Rants and Raves |
Family values. That’s a dog-whistle euphemism for one thing: Hate and discrimination. Okay, so that’s two things.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 26, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |
What an honor to be quoted so extensively at one of the premier go-to sources in journalism. No, not The Wall Street Journal. Not The Washington Post. Not even the Chicago Tribune. I’m talking about the official Jack Daniels website, of course.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 26, 2015 in Blog, Las Vegas, Politics |
Quit comparing George Soros to Sheldon Adelson.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 25, 2015 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews |
Last night, Marieta and I had the great pleasure of dining out with Gary Thompson and his lovely wife, Gina. Here are a few thoughts of the joyous experience.
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