Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jun 1, 2014 in Blog, General Poker |

I’ve known Tiger123 for 20 years. We met while hanging out in the cardrooms of Atlantic City when poker was first legalized there in 1993. In fact, he introduced me to the poker community on the Internet some 20 years ago. That happened via rec.gambling.poker (RGP), a user-newsgroup (remember those days?) which at the time was the only serious public forum to engage in discussion about the game.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 31, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker |

Is having a “poker face” overrated?
Maybe so. Perhaps it’s better to throw caution to the wind.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 31, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker |

Upside down and inside out
Covering poker, I’ve made a few mistakes over the years.
Just a few.
Okay, more like quite a few.
Alright. Hundreds.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 30, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Video 1, World Series of Poker |

Starting today, WSOP.com will feature a new daily show called “What’s the Deal?”
So, here’s the deal.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 28, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal |

Gather around, my children.
Today’s lesson underscores the fine art of executing a proper obscene gesture.
Here and now, you shall learn the most advanced techniques of shooting the middle finger. There will even be a bonus course on the virtuosity of “double-barreling.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 27, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, World Series of Poker |

Sometimes I get asked about my favorite World Series of Poker moment. My answer is always the same.
This one. Right now. As in today.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 26, 2014 in Blog |

Army Medic James E. Callahan
“Life is for the living, death is for the dead.”
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 25, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews |

Terrified of being stuck in a bad dinner with boring guests?
Take a lesson from me.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 24, 2014 in Blog |

Scattershooting, while wondering whatever happened to….child-actor Haley Joel Osment.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 24, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics |

Gore Vidal had style.
He once famously wrote, “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to do, and not giving a damn.”
The controversial writer and perpetual protagonist certainly knew who he was. He knew precisely what he wanted to do. And there’s little doubt that he didn’t give a damn what others either said or thought. It matters not where you’re positioned on the political map — one has to admire that feisty spirit.
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