Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 16, 2014 in Blog |

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“People find heroes and madmen a perennial source of fascination, for they have no fear of life or death. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent to danger and will forge ahead regardless of what other people say.”
― Paulo Coelho
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 15, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Wine Reviews |

I’d like you to meet a new friend of mine.
The name is Hendrick’s.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 15, 2014 in Blog, Politics |

Perhaps you missed the announcement.
Two weeks ago, Sgt. 1st Class William Lacey became the first American combat soldier to die in Afghanistan this new year.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 15, 2014 in Blog, Personal |

Let’s play a game.
Scroll down and look at each photograph.
There’s no rush.
Take your time.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 14, 2014 in Blog |

Go ahead. Laugh.
It’s funny. We’ve all been stuck on airplanes and seen things like this.
But it’s also sad — and very, very wrong.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 13, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |

Some great stories from the old days of Binion’s Horseshoe.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 13, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |

Photo by Ulvis Alberts (2002 WSOP)
This is the final segment in my trilogy on the closing of Binion’s Horseshoe.
Read PART 1 here and PART 2 here.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 12, 2014 in Blog |

Freedom isn’t just a human struggle.
It’s also a humanitarian one, also.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 12, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

Most futuristic movies deal with macro subjects. Big events like space exploration. Cataclysmic wars. Natural disasters. Hunger games.
Few movies dare to broach what daily life will actually be like for most ordinary people.
Here’s one that does.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 11, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |

Drinking with Gavin Smith last night
Gavin Smith and I go back many, many years. More cocktails, laughs, and hangovers than I care to remember. Let’s just say I knew Gavin before he became infamous.
Last night, we added another chapter to the encyclopedia of stories you wouldn’t believe.
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