Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 19, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal |

Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I’ve become a proud new father.
I always wanted to be a parent. Now, I can spend every waking day with my special little darling. I’ll even obsess over this treasure at night, and rejoice when it keeps me awake.
My “baby” weighs 6 pounds, 4 ounces. We’re unsure of its sex at the moment. But we do know the baby is black.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 17, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |

It’s been a while since I updated my “loathing and fear” list.
Listed in no particular order, here are 101 people, places, and things I can’t stand at this very moment:
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 16, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, Travel |

I spent several days with the Doyle, Todd, and the Brunson family at their ranches and lakeside homes in Montana. Here’s a bunch of photos of them and the trip.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 15, 2014 in Blog, Facing the Firing Squad, General Poker |

Lynn Gilmartin is one of the most dedicated and driven professionals working in poker media today. She’s on-the-scene at most major poker events and totally immerses herself into what she covers, wherever it happens. Gilmartin has interviewed everyone who’s notable in the game. Her obvious subject knowledge, quick wit, and high-profile stature have made her into one of poker’s most recognizable and watchable personalities.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 14, 2014 in Blog |

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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 13, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Music and Concert Reviews, Video 1 |

Tom Schneider wrote and performed a song tribute to the late baseball legend. Inspired by greater awareness about ALS — also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” — Schneider was motivated to learn more about the legendary baseball player beneath the famed pinstripes. The result of that inquisitiveness is this song.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 12, 2014 in Blog, Politics |

Mr. President — you cheated on me.
I no longer trust you.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 10, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker |

Jack McClelland is very ill. He’s awaiting a heart transplant. Now retired, Jack is struggling to get by each day and stay strong. I think I can speak for everyone in the poker world that we wish Jack good health and a full recovery.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 9, 2014 in Blog, Sports Betting |

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed an executive order which will permit legalized sports gambling in New Jersey — effective immediately.
Wow!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 8, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves, Sports Betting |

I dislike sports bars.
Loud obnoxious pricks. Bimbo waitresses. Bad service. Shitty food. Lousy drinks. Constant noise. Fanboy fantasy football jokers fist-pumping every time some tight end catches a 6-yard pass completion. It’s fucking torture.
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