Read MoreLet me be perfectly blunt.
If you tell bad beat stories, you’re a loser.
End of discussion.
Yes, I’m talking to you. No exceptions.
When you tell me about how your powerhouse poker hand was cracked, you transform yourself instantly from someone I probably like into a total bore. You’re a loser. Now get away from me.
Seriously.
Read MoreEvery summer for the past 17 years, I have attended a special gathering of poker players. It’s called “BARGE.”
BARGE stands for BIG AUGUST RECREATIONAL GAMBLING EXCURSION. It’s held at Binion’s in downtown Las Vegas.
All smiles on the eve of the 2003 WSOP Main Event
Read MoreThis is the latest chapter on Chris Moneymaker’s victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker and (some of) what went on behind the scenes at Binion’s Horseshoe — before, during, and after.
Read MoreA person is interesting to the degree he thinks and acts outside of himself.
The people I find most interesting are those who extend themselves beyond self-interest. They willingly confront bigger issues and challenges. They stand for principles.
Those are the kinds of people I like to be around. Those are the people I enjoy writing about. These are the people I tend to call my friends.
And so, I shall.
Facing the Firing Squad is my new feature. But guns or bullets are not allowed. Only questions and answers.
This idea came from a suggestion by my longtime comrade known as “El Tontoligo,” the Jewish Spaniard raised in France who became an American and now lives in Los Angeles. I know — that’s a blender full of issues. By the way, “El Tontoligo” essentially means “the village idiot.”
The basic concept was to borrow the “Proust Questionnaire” from Vanity Fair and fire my own set of questions to the most interesting people I know, and even some I don’t know but hope to know better.
Brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, everyone who lives and loves life — I hereby present Facing the Firing Squad.
Read MoreHere’s a look back to the fondest moments I remember from the 2012 World Series of Poker, along with a snippet from the official reports written by me, now archived at WSOP.com.
Marieta Dalla
Don Rieck
E.Dieter Martin
Dutch Boyd
Rich Korbin
Tiger123
Anonymous Eccentric
Kevin Un
Melissa Hayden
Todd Anderson
Stevan Goldman
Charlie Ciresi
Eric Schneller
Tanya Devenport
Peter Secor
Roger Rodd
Scott Wilson
Gareth Edwards
Shawn Rice
Billy the Greek
Linda Keenan
Sue Schneider
Tom Oldcroft
