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…

“That was a heckuva show, that “A-Team”. You know George Peppard, he made that show. I mean Mr. T was great and everything, but if not for George Peppard that show woulda been nothing” This from the poker pro sitting beside me at The World Series Of Poker Seniors tournament I am currently playing in.…

I know this country has got problems. I know that Mr. Trump is in a big hurry to solve them, or exacerbate them, or create new ones, depending on your point of view. All that’s been well-documented. You know what no one is talking about? They have a muffin situation here. Something needs to be…

Oh, these are strange times we live in my friends. Who’d a thunk it? A man that has been so polarizing, so divisive, was voted in against what seemed like impossible odds. We underestimated and dismissed him, and yet he’s in, despite the public outcry to squash him. It’ll never happen we said. It’s impossible. He…

Picking the right blackjack table is an acquired art. Every black jack player knows what I’m talking about. Ya gotta pick your precise table to your own personal specifications, or the mo-jo’s off. Am I right? Here’s my personal criterion. First and foremost I need to play with happy people. No negative Karma. I like a…

I don’t know if it was lack of sleep or lack of cards or lack of skill, but the WSOP Seniors tournament didn’t go so well. I was cooking pretty early and creatively grinding out some pots despite no good cards and never hitting one flop, but then I lost some chips when my pocket…

Blog 63 – One Angry Man – Thursday June 17, 2016 -Las Vegas Mr. Caplan: Your honor, may I approach the bench? Judge: Certainly Mr. Caplan: Your honor, when two parties agree to share a hotel room, is it not incumbent on the party of the second part to inform the party of the first…