Facing the Firing Squad: Tony Holden
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British author Anthony Holden has long been one of my very favorite dining and drinking companions — particularly when we agree to partake in a liquid diet.
Read MoreTony Holden
British author Anthony Holden has long been one of my very favorite dining and drinking companions — particularly when we agree to partake in a liquid diet.
Read MoreI want you to think about something.
Aside from your family and friends, who are the people who have meant the most to you in your life?
Take some time on this question. Think about it seriously for a moment.
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.

Left to Right — Benny Behnen (Benny Binion’s grandson), Becky Binion-Behnen, and Nick Behnen (Photo Credit: AmericanMafia.com)
This 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 that historic event.
CLICK HERE — PART 1 (BEFORE THE STORM)
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Read MoreThe phone rang. This wasn’t a call I expected.
“Nolan, there’s an open seat tomorrow night in the game,” the voice said. “You want to come?”
“The game,” I asked? “You mean — THE GAME?”
“Yeah.”
“Deal me in!”