Skipping Through Schiphol Friday, June 24th, 2011 No blog posts these past few days for a variety of reasons. Scant free time, for one thing, for between work sessions and social gatherings after, well, Amsterdam, like gas, expands to fill the available space. Besides, much of those doings were cloaked in, if not exactly secrecy, [...]
The Albuquerque Turkey hits bookstore shelves today. Written by John Vorhaus, my good friend (and coauthor of my upcoming book, Decide to Play Great Poker), this book is an awesome read. And I’m not just saying that because I wrote a blurb for the back cover cause I didn’t get paid anything for that. Nothing. damn. [...]
I have been trying to get Scott Harrison (@scottharrison) from charity: water on the show for a while and finally succeeded. I saw him speak at the e.g. conference last spring and his story of morphing from a New York Club promoter paid to drink and do cocaine into the founder of one of the [...]
It’s bittersweet, but I’ve decided to leave UB. I have nothing but positive things to say about UB and my experiences with the brand, management team, and dedicated employees who work hard every day to deliver a terrific online poker experience for players like you. I’ve sincerely enjoyed wearing the UB patch, but it’s time [...]
I am exhausted. Saw the late show of The Black Swan. Excellent and highly recommend. Predicting Natalie Portman gets the Oscar. But now it is almost 1 am. I have to get up at my normal 6:15 with the kids then off to Atlantic City for a couple day appearance at Harrah’s. Imagining long sleep [...]
Here is the second talk I gave in Philly two weeks ago. This is the one I gave to the parents on how poker can teach us good decision making skills in parenting. Talk to parents at The Haverford School Enjoy!
Believe it or not I have actually been playing a little tournament poker this week. For those who know me well or follow my poker career, they all know that I have not had a chance to play a live tournament since the World Series this year. That means 4 months of no tournaments at [...]
