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Posted by on Aug 17, 2015 in Blog, Personal | 3 comments

What Makes Ross Leitz an Inspiration

 

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If every journey begins with a single step forward, then Ross Leitz has run an incontrovertible marathon.

That’s not an easy thing to do when you’re a 6-foot, 4-inch grizzly bear of a man who once weighed nearly 500 pounds and currently resides in the foodie and drinkie capital of America, that great city of all temptation — New Orleans.

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Posted by on Jul 25, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal | 1 comment

An Appointment with a Bottle of Champagne — Nine Years Later

 

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Following PART 1 and PART 2, here’s the story of my favorite dinner of the 2015 World Series of Poker, in other words — my top choice out of 51 such engagements.  There’s also a brief interlude of thanks to some friends who presented me with various gift bottles of wine and assorted liquors, which sufficiently swayed me enough to write positive things about them here. 

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Posted by on Apr 23, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal | 1 comment

“This is Jeopardy” — Meet Eddie Timanus

 

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There’s been lots of media coverage recently about a Las Vegas gambler who enjoyed an incredible run on the game show “Jeopardy.”  However, in this column, I’ll introduce you to who someone who was even more memorable.  His name was Eddie Timanus, and chances are, you’ve probably never heard of him.  Until now.

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Posted by on Apr 10, 2015 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves, Travel | 1 comment

Ireland: A Visit to Altamont Gardens

 

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Nothing tops nature.  Not the Las Vegas Strip.  Not the Manhattan skyline.  No man-made object can possibly surpass the splendor of nature’s abundant power and beauty.  Borrowing a famous line I once heard somewhere — You think a tall building is impressive?  Try making a butterfly from scratch.  You can’t.

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