This summer, I kept a diary of my trip across the US with my daughter to start her freshman year at college in New York — and my return trip, too. After writing about the first 9 days (see those here), I’m finally getting around to picking up where I left off, in Philadelphia… I […]
If you’re in Vegas looking for something to do away from gambling and the strip, I have two suggestions for you. First is The Mob Museum, which opened this year in a downtown building that used to house the federal courthouse and post office. It was also home to the Kefauver hearings of 1950 and […]
It is impossible to keep poker players happy, as they will always find something to complain about: this dealer is too slow; it’s too dark at this end of the table; the TV isn’t on the right channel; that guy takes too long to bet; that seat’s been empty for two minutes and the floor personnel […]
There was big news in the poker world today, as the US Department of Justice announced a settlement with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker that allows the latter to forfeit its assets to the former, which will pay the government $547 million over the next three years. Any player who still has money frozen in […]
From my Twitter feed… Facebook lost $157 million because it wrote checks to its own execs & investors first. Also known as the Full Tilt Poker business model. Seeing ads for “The Watch,” I’m glad Vince Vaughn is finally being allowed to let his loud, wild side be seen after a career of quiet roles. […]
Today on the Final Table, we continue our coverage of the 2012 World Series Of Poker from the Rio in Las Vegas, with guests Matt Affleck, Ari Engel, and Asad Goodarzy. Matt explains how staking deals work and how much harder they are to find now, why he likes to play smaller-stakes cash games, and […]