The Vince McMahon-like emcee welcomed us all to the second day of the WSOP Seniors Tournament by commanding that all the players who were between 50-55 stand up. And then he asked them to have a seat again. “Now everyone 55-60 stand up”. He proceeded like this in five-year intervals until he got to 80,…

I take it back! I take it back! The part where earplugs were going to solve all my sleep problems? That was a classic case of premature expostulation! I got to bed around 12:30 long before Randy got back from a his night of debauchery, and my sleeping pill was doing its thing for a…

K- this is gonna be the quickest blog ever, cause I’m a little sleepy. Short story shorter, I have made it to Day 2 (once again!) in the WSOP Seniors. HOWEVER I have not yet made the money so don’t get too excited! I think we are down to about 920 people (out of almost…

Found this letter on the street….stuffed into a broken Agavales Tequila bottle…. lodged in the sewer. Hey Dougie S’up Brah?! Long time, no speak. I know it must be weird hearing from me. Technically it’s against the rules for me to contact you, but you know what I say “fuck ‘em if they can’t take…

Bjorn Borg once said “If you’re afraid of losing, then you daren’t win.” Rich Caplan says “Once you’ve been publicly quoted using the word “daren’t”… that’s a loss right there.” *** So I made it to Day 2 of the Los Angeles Poker Classic $570 buy-in. There were 1062 entrants on Saturday and after 11…

This morning, the normal-looking lady in front of me at the Commerce Casino coffee kiosk (how’s that for impressive alliteration?!) ordered a cappuccino and a cruller. The woman behind the counter politely told her the bill came to $5.01. The customer said “Pardon” and the barista sweetly repeated herself  “Five dollars and one cent, please”. The…

March 11, 1967 Dear Diary. Today is my birthday. I’m 8 years old! From my brother Michael, I got “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots”, and from my brother Bob I got a “Peaches And Herb” 8-track tape, and from my sister Wendy I got a “Lost In Space – Gun and Helmet Set”. From my…

Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open 2018 recap. I came down on a whim essentially to get out of the cold for a few days. Ruth and I would fly down together, she would stay at her parents’ place in Pompano and I’d check in at The Hard Rock for a few days and…

See this guy? See how he’s holding up a shitty Q5 suited? See the pretty trophy in front of him that says “2018 Lucky Hearts Poker open, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Event #18 ? You know what you don’t see in the picture? The guy he beat. The guy who had him heads-up with an…

Here’s how the 72 hours between Thursday night and Sunday night break down for me: Listening to Lebow snore – 6 hours Blackjack (and drinking)  – 7 hours Sleeping – 7 hours Lying in the Sun (and drinking) – 10 hours Playing Poker – 38 hours Does that sound particularly debauched to you? I slept…