A Pool Day In Vegas
Unsurprisingly for noon on a June day in Vegas, it was hot, somewhere north of 90 degrees. Yet there’s something about sitting within 10 feet of a swimming pool that reduces the heat factor — or so I tell myself.
That Reminds Me Of A Joke
The guy who bet all his money ($85,000) on Tiger Woods winning the Masters — and claims it was his first bet ever — reminds me of my second-favorite Las Vegas joke, even though the outcome was different.
Another Vegas Trip Report
A few stories from another weekend in Vegas, including a visit to a Fan Cave, a confusing casino, a bad restaurant, and a pantsless tourist.
Wanna Bet?
A piece about some of the wacky prop bets I’ve witnessed, been part of, or heard about around a poker table (most of them don’t involve cards).
Degen Gambler Story Of The Day
A guy bet $100,000 that he could stay in a dark bathroom with no outside communication or electronic devices for a month. Before I even read the full story, I knew the guy was under 35, with no wife, no kids, and no mortgage.
Short Deck Hold’em
I recently became aware of a new poker variant I hadn’t heard of before, but has apparently been around for a couple of years: Short Deck Hold’em. It’s played the same as regular Hold’em, except all the twos, threes, fours, and fives are removed from the deck (which is why it’s also called Six Plus […]