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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 18, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 4 comments

The 2015 WSOP: A Colossus Event

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This is the first of three posts today about the upcoming 2015 World Series of Poker, which takes place at the Rio Las Vegas — May 27 to July 14.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 2, 2015 in Blog, General Poker | 7 comments

My Thoughts on Steve Lipscomb’s “Lifetime Achievement Award”

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Steve Lipscomb was honored recently with a special “Lifetime Achievement Award.” The honor was presented at the 2015 American Poker Awards, held last Friday evening at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Those in attendance included about 250 poker luminaries, including 14 other honorees. I was lucky enough to be in the audience.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 1, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal | 2 comments

2015 American Poker Awards Draws a Full House

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The inaugural American Poker Awards was held Friday night at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The awards ceremony and a preceding all-day conference were created and organized by Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO of the Global Poker Index and the Hendon Mob. Call this poker’s equivalent of the Oscars, which was intended to recognize the game’s most accomplished players over the previous year, as well as honor those who work the elevate and grow the game behind the scenes. Here are some of my personal experiences and observations on what turned out to be quite a memorable day and evening:

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 9, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 0 comments

Poker’s Version of the Oscars: “And the American Poker Award goes to….”

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The inaugural American Poker Awards includes 14 categories. I have already selected my nominations. In an upcoming article, I’ll post my choices and why I think they merit being honored for their work.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 19, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 8 comments

Robert Varkonyi Re-Evaluated

Like a fine wine, sometimes a true champion in every sense of the word materializes not in a flash of victory but instead following more than a decade of deeper reflection.