Read MoreThis is the sixth in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at the legendary Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after, where I worked as Director of Public Relations.
Read MoreDoes the imaginary sky daddy known to millions of human beings as “god” have lousy cell phone service?
Read MoreStarbucks makes strong coffee. I love strong coffee. So, I love Starbucks.
Quod erat demonstrandum.
But Seattle, we have a problem.
Your pastries suck!
Read MoreThis is the fifth in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.
Read MoreIn response to all the hype about tomorrow’s $500 million jackpot, I have a comment.
Any poker player who buys a lottery ticket is an idiot.
Ooops. Allow me to revise that.
Anyone who buys a lottery ticket is an idiot. However, poker players deserve to be singled out as a special class. They should know better.
Read MoreSometimes, someone else’s needs are greater than my own.
— Mark “Old Bear” Hughes
Maid’s carts outside my hotel room door at the New Orleans Sheraton
Read MoreI sympathize. I really do.
Working as a hotel maid must be a brutal job. It doesn’t pay shit. You’re forced to clean up other people’s filth. I can’t even begin to imagine the nasty things you see every day.
That said, I do have one simple request.
QUIT WAKING ME UP EVERY FUCKING MORNING AT 7:20 AM!
Benny’s Bullpen at Binion’s Horseshoe — the site of the WSOP 1998-2004
Read MoreThis is the fourth in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.
Read MoreWe pass by strangers every day.
Most of the time, like ships in the night, we don’t even know they’re there or who they are.
I wonder how many times we’ve stood beside truly remarkable people, extraordinary individuals among us — those who have witnessed incredible events in history and may have even shaped the world in some way — and didn’t even know it.
It probably happens more often than you think.
Read MoreThis is the third in an extended series of articles about Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.
Marieta Dalla
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