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Remembering Jackie Gaughan

Posted by on Mar 12, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, World Series of Poker | 0 comments

 

Jackie Gaughan in 1965

Casino pioneer Jackie Gaughan in 1965, in front of his El Cortez Hotel and Casino

 

The name Jackie Gaughan might not be as well-known as other Las Vegas icons.  In a town built by Binion, Hughes, Kerkorian, Wynn, and others, he was one of the support beams behind all the flashy neon. 

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Should the Boston Marathon Bomber Get the Death Penalty?

Posted by on Mar 11, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

 

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His name does not deserve to be mentioned.  He doesn’t deserve to be known.  He doesn’t deserve to be remembered in any way.  Not in any way, shape, or form. 

We don’t care who he is, or what he thinks.  Even writing the word “he” in place of his name troubles me.

Accordingly, throughout the remainder of this essay, I shall refer to him as the “Boston Marathon Bomber.”

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Mason Malmuth Was Right (Limit vs. No-Limit Hold’em)

Posted by on Mar 7, 2014 in Blog, General Poker | 14 comments

 

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Evidence suggests poker’s doing just fine right now, despite some negatives.  Still, I wonder how much bigger the game might be if we returned to the conditions that were prevalent back in 1991.  In other words, what if everyone was playing limit, instead of no-limit?

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