I spent this weekend in Las Vegas (stories to come), culminating with a terrific meal with poker historian Nolan Dalla and his wife, Marietta, at the Mexican restaurant El Segundo Sol, where we had a wonderful two hour conversation and the best fresh guacamole I’ve ever tasted. That title used to belong to the guac […]
For several years, Molly Bloom ran the biggest high-stakes poker game in Hollywood, with players like Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Gold, Nelly, Guy Laliberte, Gabe Kaplan, and several rich guys whose names you might not know. She ran it in secret, not because it was illegal (it wasn’t), but because if word […]
Another in my continuing series of poker stories, this first appeared on Harris Online on March 4, 2011… I’m at Caesar’s Palace, where I’m covering the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championships and playing in some cash games on the side. Last night, I went with Dennis Phillips to the draw party at the nightclub Pure, […]
Another in my continuing series of poker stories… The other day, I wrote about the time I folded a pair of aces pre-flop in a tournament. A friend reminded me it wasn’t the only time I did that. Two years ago, when the Heartland Poker Tour rolled into St. Louis, I played in a mega-satellite […]
Another in my continuing series of poker stories. In Texas Hold’em, the most dangerous starting hand is a pair of aces, but the danger is not entirely for the opponents. It’s common knowledge that those aces can win you a small pot, but can also cost you a huge one — and the more players […]
Phil Ivey is considered one of the best poker players in the world. He has won nine World Series Of Poker bracelets and millions of dollars in cash games. He also has a reputation as a big-time gambler, a “whale” who puts huge sums at risk at the craps tables, which has made him welcome […]