Read MoreOf the millions of Americans who watched President Obama’s sequel inauguration yesterday, one group above all others should be cheering the loudest.
And which group is that?
Poor people? No.
The middle class? No.
Blacks? No.
Try this on for size — rich people. That’s right, the richest of the rich.
Read MoreWhat desperate individuals would willingly expose themselves to such delusions? Who would voluntarily sit through such a carnival of madness?
Read MoreWhen I heard poker pro-Freddy Deeb opened his own restaurant, I knew that a culinary pilgrimage was in my immediate future.
Read MoreNOLAN DALLA: 2012 POSTED NFL SEASON RECORD
93 WINS – 87 LOSSES – 6 PUSHES —– (+ 15.6 units / 1 unit = $100)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $11,560. —– (+$1,560)
BEST BETS OF THE WEEK: 12-7-0
Read MoreWhen it comes to poker, conveying realism in film is a challenge.
Poker’s essence and intensity are difficult to capture. Its subtleties are invisible to the naked eye.
In real life, most of the time, poker players sit around. They say nothing. They do nothing. There’s little or no action. The game can be wickedly dull — not just to watch but to play. That’s not exactly the cinematic backdrop you want for a great movie.
For this reason, films have a tendency to amplify confrontation. Key hands are wildly exaggerated. Real high-stakes poker games and major tournaments are often won with ace high or a single pair. But in the movies, straight flushes typically steamroll full-houses.
Read MoreMy review of the restaurant that invented the classic French Dip.
Read MoreAnd the Oscar for “Best Picture” goes to…
Nobody.
That’s the announcement that should be made to what would be a stunned audience, come Academy Awards night.
Hey, Hollywood — do us all a favor. Take a hint from the Baseball Hall of Fame playbook this year — which inducted exactly zero players into their coveted chamber. That’s because (arguably) no one really deserved to get in. And that’s precisely what should happen in your industry when you honor the year’s cinematic achievements on February 24th — with half-a-billion people watching worldwide.
Read MoreContinuing from yesterday’s series of articles…
READ “THE POKER ONION (PART ONE)” HERE
Note: There’s a bitter irony in this faux article, written in 2000 shortly after Chris “Jesus” Ferguson won the world championship that same year. I had some fun with the “Jesus” thing, combining that angle with the constant banter about online poker being “rigged.” Because of Ferguson’s troubles and the immeasurable damage that he and his cronies did to the poker community, this article has a much different feel now than when it was written and Ferguson was such a respected figure. But I’ll go ahead and include it today as part of the redux.
Marieta Dalla
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