Though one side is telling us this fight is running into troubles — Nevada Boxing Commission — I wouldn\’t be surprised if they have it worked out by July 1. It reminds me a lot of what the topless pools […]
Layne Flack to Referee Boeree vs. Castillo? Read More »
Good-ish article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram earlier this month about Sheldon Adelson\’s vocal interest in Texas. Adelson, of course, is the Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp, aka The Venetian. Of all the casino billionaires out there,
The Venetian, Texas? Read More »
The fine folks at Wicked Chops Poker are reporting this morning that The Real Deal, the poker game show at the Venetian, has closed after an 8 week run. As the blog mentions, a combination of a poor economy and
The Real Deal deals its last hand at the Venetian Read More »
I attended the grand opening/premiere/LV poker mixer for The Real Deal at the Venetian on Tuesday. I\’m still processing what I witnessed — but I am pretty sure it was the official jumping of the shark for poker, as some
The Real Deal: McCain or ObamaPoker pros make their endorsements known
Read More »
Early reports from the $15k main event of WPT Festa al Lago (at Bellagio) … Michael Phelps showed up to play … he\’s out. And our favorite Donkey Bomber also just got bombed … he got it all-in with Aces
Just got back on the grid and playing electronic catch-up … here are some of the things that are making good browser viewing, but not quite stimulating a full-fledged post: Jay Busbee (from Bluff) has a good State of the
Some various news stories while wondering what Darus Suharto\’s doing right now… Congrats to John Phan, who took down the WPT Legends of Poker main event at the Bike. That makes 2 WSOP bracelets and 2 WPT final tables since
Not So Instapoker – 8/29/08 Read More »
The poker shark just can\’t seem to be jumped. While I don\’t expect to see All In: The Musical on broadway any time soon, apparently some people believe that poker players actually go see shows, or at least that they
