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I won a tournament! Now, before you get all excited, it’s almost ironic. No, maybe “ironic” is not the word I’m looking for. How can I explain this? What’s the analogy I’m seeking…? Ok. Say you’re a chicken. And say your goal in life was to lay the prettiest egg and win The Prettiest Egg…
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There won’t be a lot of words today. All you need to know is that I did not make the money in the $550 WSOP Mystery Bounty Tournament on Saturday, which I’m sad about. But I did make the money in The $600 WSOP Deep Stack Tournament today. Which I’m happy about. But I didn’t…
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I was thinking about how I might get to be a guest on Jimmy Kimmel. I have clients who must picture that all the time. Because let’s face it, as professional thespians, they are always one, or two, or three (OK, in some cases maybe four) small steps away from getting a regular role in…
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This post has zero to do with poker. It has to do with pride. It’s Oscar night. My son, Joey Caplan, writes for an online magazine called Gaming Trend. He wrote this piece critiquing every Oscar-nominated film for 2026. He’s so clever and funny and astute and talented. I have no idea where he gets…
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Oh, where to begin. And where to end. Did you ever have something that was going so well, I mean SO WELL, and then somehow it suddenly all goes to shit, and you’re not even sure how that happened? Not necessarily poker. Like maybe it was your marriage. Omigod. Maybe it WAS your marriage! And…
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The last time I was in Texas was 1993. Ruth and I were on a road trip across the Southern US from New Orleans to Las Vegas in a rented cherry red convertible Chrysler LeBaron. We weren’t married yet and this was our first real trip together, our first real test as a couple. (Spoiler…
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I almost got there. I almost made the money in three tournaments in a row. Almost got the poker trifecta… almost got the Hughie, Dewie, and Louie of poker tournaments… almost completed the elusive poker triangle… almost got the poker menage a trois. I went too far there, didn’t I? Anyway, I fell just short…
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I have no time to write this blog. It’s 7:00 AM and I’m working on less than five hours sleep, and i have another busy day today. Here’s quickly how yesterday went. -woke up at 7:30 AM and was out by 8 for a ninety minute contemplative walk on the beach. And yes, I realize…
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I played in a $400 two-day tournament today at The Hard Rock Casino beside a guy that was so old… Go ahead ask. Just do it. Ask. Or, tell you what, ask Chat GPT for “He’s so old…” jokes and fill in your own. This guy was so old… that his name was Ira, and…
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Christmas morning, 2025. I’m in The Maple Leaf Airport Lounge waiting for my scheduled 8:30 AM flight which now leaves at 10:30 AM so clearly for the folks at Air Canada, Christmas Day is a just day like every other. Luckily my Platinum American Express Card (with the exorbitant yearly fee) entitles me to all…
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