Irritating Poker Player Of The Year
For the first time in many years, I haven't watched any of ESPN's coverage of the World Series Of Poker, but several people have told me about one player who got a lot of attention at the event, so I checked out a few clips of him on YouTube. His name is Will Kassouf,...
Road Trip: Four Shows In Vegas
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter was traveling the country for work and was going to end up in Las Vegas. I decided to fly out and meet her so we could spend a few days together, during which I taught her some casino games and how to get free drinks, we walked the...
How To Grow Poker’s Popularity
Keith Woernle has written some excellent pieces this summer for Part Time Poker with ideas on how to grow poker's popularity and global appeal. Since he was a producer for the World Poker Tour's tenth season, many of his thoughts have to do with televised poker, which...
Poker Stories: Check The Rules
While poker is played by the same basic rules everywhere (e.g. a flush always beats a straight), there are some things that can differ depending on the venue. Here are a few examples: I once played in a no-limit hold'em cash game in Kansas City with $10/20 blinds and...
Matt Damon Does John Malkovich
Matt Damon shares a story about working with John Malkovich on the poker movie "Rounders"...
Road Trip: Choctaw Casino
I've just wrapped up a visit to the Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma (100 minutes north of Dallas), where there's a big tournament series going on that culminates in a World Poker Tour event in a couple of weeks. I got a really cheap Southwest flight and Priceline-d...
How “The Sting” Got The Poker Wrong
"The Sting" is my all-time favorite movie. I've lost count of how often I've seen it, but it wasn't until I watched it again recently that I noticed some problems in the famous high-stakes poker scene on the train. There's nothing wrong with the acting, or the...
WSOP Notes
I spent several days last week at and around the World Series Of Poker in Las Vegas. Some random observations: I wasn't happy to see that the WSOP no longer provides chip runners for the cash games, but understand the decision after hearing the explanation. When...