The Long Journey Home
I ran into one of those travel perfect storms on my way back from the Land of Smiles (LOS). I misjudged Friday rush hour traffic on the conservative side and ended up at the airport…
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Almost Time To Say Goodbye to Thailand
Sorry I haven't written in a few days. I'm starting to come out of my holiday bliss and getting ready to jump on a jet back to reality. I have to say that I've been really disappointed…
Read the articleSecond Place at the Gala Casino
I haven't posted much lately so I thought I would hammer out a few thoughts. First up, I was finally able to seat myself at a real poker table last week. There aren't many poker rooms in…
Read the articleTom Grant Responds . . . Sort of
I sent Tom Grant an email asking for clarification in regards to how this whole mess had been suddenly sorted out. In my previous exchange with him he specifically said that he did not…
Read the articlePhil Laak, Heroin, and Hitmen: Fact or Fiction?
The story of Phil Laak and accusations about him being involved with drug smuggling and hiring hitmen has traveled pretty far since the target of the alleged hit, Tom Grant, came forward…
Read the articlePhil Laak Killing For Hire Update
I emailed tha man making these claims and I've included his responses below. a) Did you make these comments on WPTFan.com back in 2005?…
Read the articlePhillaakhomicidaments
Thanks to WickedChops for bringing this one to my attention. I'm not sure where to start so let me give you the quick and dirty. Some guy has started a website which accusses Phil Laak…
Read the articleSemana Santa
This week was Semana Santa or Holy Week here in Spain. Unfortunately I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week and was a tad late trying to rent a car so I could get out…
Read the articleNo Passport? No Problem(o)
Took a trip out the other weekend to do some food shopping at Carrefour. Carrefour is like a Target or Walmart type mega shopping center. They have everything from home appliances to…
Read the articleFirst Few Weeks in Gib
I won't bore you with all the work related details of my first few weeks in Gib. Besides, as many of you can tell from reading the news I landed in a very crazy professional situation so…
Read the articleGetting to The Rock
Well, it's been almost three weeks since I've arrived on The Rock and so I thought it proper to take a break from all that's gone crazy in our online poker world and write a little…
Read the articleThe Move
First off, let me apologize for not posting recently. I've had a lot going on which has kept me from doing much posting or blog reading. As some of you may already know, I will not be…
Read the articleMiami Vice: A Review
Ryan and I caught the five o'clock showing of Miami Vice at the Brenden Theatres at the Palms. It's a beautiful theatre that reminds of the Arclight in Hollywood. The one thing I could…
Read the articleI'm Famous!
Back in May Phil Gordon invited some of us to a charity event he was throwing in Hollywood. I just noticed that Poker Pro Magazine picked it up and I appear in a photo with Phil.
Read the articleMemorial Day
A photo taken by my grandfather after his unit, the 82nd Airborne, took back Nijmegen from the Germans during Operation Market Garden. (1944) Me on a much less heroic mission to Nijmegen…
Read the articleBad Beat on Cancer
The other night we went down to to Hollwood for Phil Gordon's charity event. Phil is a big supporter of the Bad Beat on Cancer cause and so he hosts these events in an effort to raise…
Read the articleKarma Can Be A Bitch
I've always been a big believer in karma. Not in the religious or spiritual sense but I've always been of the mindset that if you treat people well, somewhere down the road something…
Read the articleFull Tilt Night With The Lakers
The FTP Marketing folks had some extra tickets for the Lakers game and they were raffled off. I won! We were in the VIP box area . . . Where we watched Howard Lederer hand off the game…
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Unfortunately, I find myself unable to fully articulate my feelings on this day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Instead, I thought I would link to a nice…
Read the articleWhat's The World Coming To?
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A 13-year-old boy was charged with abducting an exotic dancer when she showed up for an appointment at what turned out to be a vacant house with no electricity,…
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