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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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. (more…)

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? (more…)

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.  (more…)

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 been able to achieve a normal arc (not impeded by the UIGEA), it probably would have traversed a Nascar-like path. (more…)

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 lately, he keeps “popping up.” (more…)

I have no official traveling gigs until April and I was looking forward to some down time in Austin. This is usually a great time of year here; the temperature hovers in the 70’s, the SXSW music festival kicks into full gear, and the wildflowers are starting to emerge.  But this week brought me some personal losses that will make this spring tougher to navigate, even from Austin. (more…)

I had just finished sending an email to a professor yesterday that said I would be in Austin for the foreseeable future. Ten minutes later, I booked a flight to LA. I leave tomorrow. (more…)

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