Monthly Archives: June 2008

Jun
23
2008

Mikey, Vanessa, Barry and the Real World

I cringe a little every time a WSOP bracelet is awarded; one more I didn’t get to see in person.  But I cringe more for some than for others.
I missed Mike Matusow’s bracelet in the Deuce to Seven Lowball.  And since this WSOP will be the final chapter in Mikey’s book, I would have loved [...]

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Jun
08
2008

WSOP Vampires and the Man Behind the Hat

Since the WSOP began, I start each day with a bitch-slap by my cat Sammy, delivered at 3:30am.  Alarm clocks have nothing on Sammy.  Sammy has extra big paws replete with extra toes, and his swat is like no other.  Also, Sammy’s need-to-feed is timed more accurately than the CS2 atomic clock.
As I stumble through [...]

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Jun
01
2008

Being There

Chauncey Gardener: I like to watch.
On Friday afternoon, everyone in the office was quietly cranking away.  At 2:00 pm central time, I stood up at my desk and bellowed, “Shuffle up and deal.”  It’s been a number of years since I missed the WSOP first siren’s call to poker players around the world.  I sat [...]

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