My Years at Binion's Horseshoe Archives - Page 6 of 10

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 20, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, Video 1, World Series of Poker | 26 comments

The Nine Lives of Herbert “The Cat” Noble

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Herbert Noble somehow managed to defy the odds and survived. He withstood no less than eight assassination attempts on his life. But Number 9 was the end. Here’s the story of “the Cat.”

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 16, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker | 7 comments

The Best Seat in the House: A Short History of Poker Tournament Reporting

1990 world champion Mansour Matloubi, watched closely by the poker press corps

If winning a major poker tournament represents the game’s greatest glory, reporting on such events can sometimes be its worst drudgery.

In this column, I look back at poker writing and tournament reporting over the years and gives thanks to those who blazed the trail to the present day.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 15, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 0 comments

A Photo History of Poker (Part 1)

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What follows is the history of poker in photographs.

This is Part 1, which covers the period 10,000 BC up through 1975 AD.

Let’s begin.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 6, 2014 in Blog, General Poker | 5 comments

The Story Behind ESPN’s Documentary of “One of a Kind” (Stu Ungar’s Biography)

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“One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ‘the Kid’ Ungar” was released nine years ago this week, in May of 2005.

As a first-time author, finishing that book provided relief more than any sense of personal accomplishment. To this day, I’d like to go back and re-do the entire process all over again. I’d be especially eager to repeat my one-on-one interviews with Stuey, if that were possible. I just think they could have been done better.