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Posted by on Oct 13, 2013 in Blog, Personal | 1 comment

Ion Petre (1952-2013)

 

Ion Petre

The Petre Family in Bucharest, Romania, circa 1963. Ion Petre stands in the middle. Marieta is the little girl in front.

 

Ion Petre was born in Bucharest, Romania, lived in Geldrop, Holland, and died unexpectantly in Oct. 2013.  He was my brother-in-law.

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Posted by on Oct 7, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas | 0 comments

Archie Karas: The Man Who Nearly Broke the Bank at Binion’s Horseshoe

 

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Archie Karas poses at a craps table at Binion’s Horseshoe, circa 1995, during the greatest run in gambling history. (Photo courtesy of Sexton’s Corner)

 

If the legendary man who nearly “broke the bank at Monte Carlo” has a modern-day reincarnate, he is most certainly Archie Karas.

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