Read MoreHere’s Sunday night’s 2013 Poker Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which honored Tom McEvoy and Scotty Nguyen. Speakers included T.J. Cloutier, Phil Hellmuth, Wendeen Eolis, Rick O’Connell, and myself. We also heard from Tom’s daughter, Melanie.
I was fortunate to emcee the event.
Read MoreThis is televised poker. This is the World Series of Poker championship. This is the culmination of the profound wisdom pontificated by recent Poker Hall of Fame inductee Tom McEvoy when he said, “Poker is hours and hours of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror.”
Here are some of my most memorable moments from last night:
Read MoreThe official induction ceremony for the Poker Hall of Fame — Class of 2013 — took place on Sunday night at the Rio. I was privileged to emcee the event, at the request of WSOP executive director Ty Stewart.
What an honor.
Read MoreMike Sexton announced his brother Tom Sexton passed away. He died of pancreatic cancer. Tom will be remembered as one of the most joyous people some of us have ever known. He will surely be missed. The following article appeared when Tom’s illness was first announced a month ago.
A few days ago I received an e-mail from Derrick Oliver-Dewan. He’s the founder, director, and on-air personality for a new radio format called High Roller Radio.
Derrick said he wanted to interview me for his show. I figured we’d discuss the usual topics going on in the poker world.
To my surprise, Derrick went a lot deeper than I expected, and I certainly talked a lot longer than he planned. A radio show the customarily went 15-20 minutes extended close to an hour, due mostly to me discussing Stu Ungar, the World Series of Poker, Poker Night in America, and even some political issues.
Sometime later following our interview, I discovered that Derrick probably was the one who deserved the microphone, for his personal story is far more compelling — and even inspiring — than anything I’ve ever done. I won’t steal away Derrick’s thunder. Instead, I’ll let him tell his own incredible story at his own time. Nonetheless, I expect he will make an excellent feature subject for an upcoming “Facing the Firing Squad.” So, remember the name Derrick Oliver-Dewan.
In the meantime, here’s the re-broadcast of my interview today with Derrick which took place earlier this afternoon
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