WSOP 2016: A Reflection
The 2016 WSOP has come to a close. The main event concluded today with Las Vegas native Qui Nguyen winning the WSOP main event, and capturing just over 8 million dollars (before taxes) in prize money. This was the first time I covered the WSOP events and there were plenty of note worthy happenings that [...]
Waiting for Wednesday
Bonnie and I regularly shop at a Sprouts Farmers Market, a grocery chain found in a few Western states. It’s kind of like a health food store — with less expensive produce. One feature of the stores is that their ads run Wednesday to Wednesday. That generally makes shopping on “Double Ad” Wednesdays the most [...]
Podcast – guest Nick Howard
The guest this week is poker player, teacher, and computer analyst Nick Howard. Nick is one of the poker coaches at Run It Once. podcast click to listen – alt click to [...]
More than Six and a Half Little Words
I recently read a blog by James Grosjean titled Six and a Half Little Words. It reminded me of an incident in my own life. I was debating whether to respond to his blog or to post it as a separate column several weeks later. It turned out to be quite a bit different from Grosjean’s [...]
Podcast – G2E 2016 and listener emails
No guest this week. Bob and Richard answer listener email questions, and discuss this year’s G2E. podcast click to listen – alt click to [...]
They Said It – But They Probably Didn’t M...
On September 15, I received an email from a host at the Silverton stating that two weeks later, September 29, there was going to be a Diamond Appreciation Party by the pool starting at 5:30. Light hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and 12x points from 5 p.m. – midnight for those who checked into the party. For [...]
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