Calistri's Corner

The punch bowl has been taken back to the kitchen.  My coat is at the door.  It’s been one hell of a party, but it’s time for me to go home. Read the rest of this entry »

It seems like there was nothing but boob related talk in the poker world over the last few weeks.  Jose Conseco tried to pass for a woman, boobs took down WSOPE, Jean Robert has man boobs, Pam Anderson used hers to erase a poker debt, and Bryan Micon demonstrated that he was one. Read the rest of this entry »

At the 2007 WSOP, Mike Matusow told me that he thought he was playing some of the best poker of his life.  He predicted that 2007 was going to be one of his best tournament years.  During the series he made it deep in three events with 11th, 15th, and 16th place money finishes.  While it was a stellar performance, it was the first year since 1999 that Mike didn’t make a WSOP final table.  The end of his streak only fueled his hunger for more final tables.  Read the rest of this entry »

Pokerati’s Dan M is known for his proclivity for catching people saying embarrassing things and podcasting them for all the world to hear.  I have been victimized by Dan and have wondered all these months how I was going to get my revenge.  But good things come to those that wait.   Read the rest of this entry »

It was in Tunica in January 2006 where Gavin Smith informed me that Bill Edler wanted to be called “The Stunning One.”  I believe it was World Championship Wresting combatant, Disco Inferno, who was responsible for coining, what seemed like, the unlikely moniker for the mild mannered and humble Edler.  But Edler has lived up to his name.  He’s been stunning. Read the rest of this entry »

I didn’t.  In fact, mildly dyslexic, I chose an engineering program as an undergraduate in college because it only required one semester of English.  The other thing I never wanted to do was work in marketing.  And now it seems I am in a place where I do both, willingly. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not complaining about making living by doing what I love.  Writing about poker is a pretty sweet gig all the way around.  But a few things came up this week that reminded me of some of my occupational hazards.  Like, what day is it today? Read the rest of this entry »

In baseball there is one field.  Hockey has one rink.  NASCAR has one track.  Basketball has one court.  When major sports franchises grant exclusive media coverage, the spectator is not necessarily the worse off for it.  The exclusive media provider shows you all the action.  The commentators are there to enhance, not provide, the experience of watching a game play out.  Read the rest of this entry »

Nothing made me happier than seeing Pam Brunson take home the ladies event at the Bike, insuring her spot in the upcoming WPT Ladies Night.  Well, one thing made me almost as happy - to see my McCarran Airport streak live on.  Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t know how many times I’ve actually been to Vegas in my life, but I think I’d be safe taking the over at fifteen.  And at some point (I’m guessing around the 2006 WSOP), I stopped being a tourist; Vegas stopped being their town and became my town.  I still don’t think I could ever live here, but I have to admit that I feel at home here.  Read the rest of this entry »