Monthly Archives: April 2007

Going “Old School” in Vegas

Posted on April 30, 2007 by amy

Chad Millman’s book, The Odds: One Season, Three Gamblers and the Death of Their Las Vegas, chronicles the 1999-2000 NCAA basketball

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Bellagio Captivity and Vegas Cat Houses

Posted on April 27, 2007 by amy

When you cover a poker tournament, you are pretty much a captive of the venue.

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Vegas High (Season)

Posted on April 21, 2007 by amy

“Now you swear and kick and beg us that you’re not a gamblin’ man; then you find yourself in Vegas with a handle in your hand…You go back Jack, do it again.”

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Poker: Nascar, Ho’s, and Men

Posted on April 16, 2007 by amy

I’ve heard it said that poker was going to be the “new Nascar;” expanding its mainstream appeal and, logically, its mainstream advertising base. And to some extent, maybe that has been true.Had poker beenable to achieve a normal arc (not … Continue reading →

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Beetlejuice and PhotoShop Action

Posted on April 11, 2007 by amy

World Series of Poker. World Series of Poker. World…Whoops. Like in the movie Beetlejuice, the third time’s gonna cost ya. No. You won’t be pestered by a bio exercising Michael Keaton. But you will invoke the wrath of Harrah’s.

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Reitman is Dickin’ Grandma

Posted on April 7, 2007 by amy

No. I’m not making disparaging remarks about Annie Duke, the object of Joe Reitman’s affection. And even though I just wrote about Reitman going to the dogs on my Aimlessly Blog, I am not blog stalking Joe. It’s just that … Continue reading →

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Blogger Battle and WPT’s New Deal

Posted on April 5, 2007 by amy

I was faltering badly on my New Year’s resolution to play more blogger tournaments. Lucky for me,along came the Battle of the Blogger Tournaments to lureme back tothe virtual felt. I missed the first tournament, but I managed to loginto … Continue reading →

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April’s Fools and Heros

Posted on April 4, 2007 by amy

With the first of April falling on a Sunday (the slowest of all web days), there was a dearth of poker blog foolishness this year. But I was happy to see that F-Train set up his readers nicely. And yes, … Continue reading →

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