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Posted by on Jun 8, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves | 15 comments

What Pisses Me Off About Valet Parking

 

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Valet parking attendants piss me off.  They jerk around with my car.  Sometimes, they turn my vehicle into their own private joyride for what amounts to about 30 to 40 seconds of personal amusement, which is about the length of time it should take to move a car from the valet entrance into a VIP parking area.

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Posted by on May 16, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker | 7 comments

The Best Seat in the House: A Short History of Poker Tournament Reporting

 

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1990 world champion Mansour Matloubi, watched closely by the poker press corps

 

If winning a major poker tournament represents the game’s greatest glory, reporting on such events can sometimes be its worst drudgery.

In this column, I look back at poker writing and tournament reporting over the years and gives thanks to those who blazed the trail to the present day.

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

Remembering Jackie Gaughan

 

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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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