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Posted by on Sep 26, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 4 comments

Poker Hall of Fame — Past and Present (A Photo Essay)

 

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Announcing final table action at the 2002 World Series of Poker

 

Today, I’m including a mix of poker players connected to the Poker Hall of Fame, along with my memories of what was going on when the photo was taken.  I took most of these photos, which explains why they aren’t the best quality.

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Posted by on Sep 10, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 1 comment

An Update from Jack McClelland

 

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Jack McClelland is very ill.  He’s awaiting a heart transplant.  Now retired, Jack is struggling to get by each day and stay strong.  I think I can speak for everyone in the poker world that we wish Jack good health and a full recovery.

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Posted by on Aug 8, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Talking Points, Video 1, World Series of Poker | 1 comment

My Interview with Tatjana Pasalic on Online Gambling (Calvin Ayre.com)

 

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Tatjana Pasalic and I have done quite a few interviews together.  I’m a big fan of her work, which is regularly posted at CalvinAyre.com.

Below this most recent interview, at the 2014 WSOP, see Part 1 of “How the West Was Won,” which is a nice overview of WSOP history.

 

READ:  More background on the history of the WSOP

TAG: “Indeed, the casino started to look filthy.  Everything inside smelled like smoke.  Televisions inside the hotel rooms were broken and stayed that way for months.  Some of the TVs still used old-fashioned rabbit ears.  Hotel rooms went for as cheap as $19 a night, and they still couldn’t book them.  Binion’s Horseshoe was an excruciating reminder that “old” Las Vegas was disappearing fast, soon to be extinct.  It was a dying dinosaur on its last legs.  Fewer tourists came downtown anymore and those who stayed there didn’t tend to gamble much.  The real casino action and entertainment were down on The Strip, which might as well have been not just in a different state, but on another planet.”

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Posted by on Aug 7, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 1 comment

Book Review: The Moneymaker Effect (Author — Eric Raskin)

 

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Chris Moneymaker holds no particular fascination for me and I have no interest in writing about him or that period again.  He’s a backstabber.  But his impact on poker was incalculable.  Congratulations to Eric Raskin on writing the definitive story of his victory.

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Posted by on Jul 20, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, World Series of Poker | 8 comments

A James Garner Poker Story

 

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Actor James Garner at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship

 

I just read of the passing of actor James Garner.

He seemed like a really nice man.  He certainly enjoyed a remarkably long and distinguished film and television career which spanned nearly six decades, including many memorable roles, perhaps none quite as endearing to those of us in the poker community as “Maverick.”

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