I’m covering the last day of the World Series of Poker Main Event. I won’t reveal any details in this post because I know there are people out there who like to be kept in the dark about what happens. Thing is, I really don’t care who wins at this point. All I want is…
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I’m tired, man. It’s the days off that are killing me. Yesterday my section broke first so I was free to go around 3:30. Of course I wasn’t going anywhere, not with Iggy still playing in the Main Event and the money bubble approaching. I thought about eating, but Jen and I went up to…
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Went to the big PokerStars bash last night at Rain. Yes, yes, I saw Isabelle and Dario going at it. You usually need to be at Talledaga to see a car wreck that goes on and on and ON like that. But I’m OK. I appreciated all the flowers. Nightclubs that are dark as a…
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Guess who didn’t check the schedule to see that he was off today? Whoops! It actually turned out well, as I would’ve driven Matt to work anyway and then hung around to photograph Phil Hellmuth’s latest bit of performance art. He showed up to the Main Event dressed as General Patton (with 11 stars on…
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Today was (is) one of those days where you somehow end up on your feet, let out a long breath as you make sure you aren’t still in freefall, and say, "Whew". Today started off bad, got worse, threated to become a real disaster but, in the end, was no big deal. Let me explain….
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Great. I wrote up TWO posts and lost them both. One I lost when I hit HOME on my browser by mistake and the second WordPress ate. Livid. Raging. Radiating heat.

Day 1b of the World Series of Poker just started and they had a country singer do a twangy a capella version of the "Star-Spangled Banner". They also handed out flags to players entering the Amazon Room (and not just U.S. flags) to wave to show that this is indeed the "World" Series of Poker….
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It’s 1:53 in the morning. We need to lose three more players before we can go home. And the shortstacks keep doubling. Tripling. We could be here a long, long, long time. Or there could be a three-way bustout and be done in a single hand. The former more likely than the latter. At times…
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About ten years ago I did something to my left hip. Nothing too bad, but bad enough that it’s bothered me from time to time. Right before I left for the Series I was playing volleyball and tried to kick up a ball that was a bit to my left and, my stars, the pain….
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Drove back up to South Point last night for a little R&R. Figured I’d have a beer, play some poker, go home. I actually played a little video poker while waiting for my seat (lost about $40) and ran away from the machines crossing myself and shrieking. I was dealt trips like 10 times. Any…
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