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Flashback: Exile On Main Street (2006)
By PaulySan Francisco, CAEditor's Note: On the 5th anniversary of Bush 2.0 sealing online poker's fate with the signing of the UIGEA, I want to share something I wrote five years ago. This appeared on...
View ArticleI Didn't Know I Was That Far Gone
By PaulySan Francisco, CA"I didn't know I was that far gone."I barely remember the Main Event because I was so hopped up on Oxycontin (a.k.a Hill Billy heroin) that I was floating fourteen feet off the...
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The Degen Market
By PaulySan Francisco, CAA slanted photo of a bloody Al Pacino in his role of Tony Montana from Scarface hung high up on the wall above the check-out counter. The weathered photo sat inside a plastic...
View ArticleLas Vegas Circa 1962
Thanks to the gang at LasVegasVegas for pointing out this video of Las Vegas recorded almost 50 years ago. Sin City sure had changed since then...Las Vegas 1962 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo.Original...
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Betting Guide to the 2011 November Nine
By PaulySan Francisco, CAIn case you were wondering, and I know many of you degenerates are always looking for excuses to gamble, here's the latest odds for the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table,...
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2011 WSOP November Nine - Sunday Live Blog
By PaulyLas Vegas, NVPhoto courtesy of FlipchipFor a seventh year in a row, I'm covering the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event Championship. I'm fortunate to have witnessed the last...
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November Nine Down to Three; Germany's Pius Heinz = Chip Leader
By PaulyLas Vegas, NVPhoto courtesy of WSOP.comThe 2011 November Nine kicked off on Sunday and after a long day of action, we're down to three players. One of them will become the next WSOP Main Event...
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2011 WSOP November Nine - Tuesday Live Blog
By PaulyLas Vegas, NVThis is the moment you've been waiting for -- the conclusion of the November Nine. Who will become the next big swinging dick in the poker world? Tonight (or if it runs late, early...
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Pius Heinz Wins 2011 WSOP Main Event
By PaulyLas Vegas, NVIt's over. Shortly after Midnight, Pius Heinz became the first world champion from Germany. The 22-year old from Cologne faded a field of 6,865 players and won $8.7 million. Heinz...
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Tales of Online Poker Exiles
By PaulySan Francisco, CAIn May of this year, less than a month after the events of Black Friday, I considered moving to Vancouver with my girlfriend. She wanted to play online poker to pay the bills...
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New "Insider" Column: NFL Week 11 Picks
By PaulySan Francisco, CAIt's a dawn of a new age. I'm now a contributor to Wicked Chops Insider and will be providing weekly picks in NFL games for the rest of the season.Check out my Week 11 NFL...
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No Mas Turkey Cup
By PaulySan Francisco, CACirca 1979Turkey Cup is nevermore. The annual online tournament that I hosted every Thanksgiving will not happen this year as a result of Black Friday. If you were looking to...
View ArticleJack Tripper Stole My Dog - The Podcast and Trailer
By PaulySan Francisco, CASix months ago I recorded a podcast with my girlfriend and the lovely Change100 asked me questions about the origins of my first novel -- Jack Tripper Stole My Dog. I recently...
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New "Insider" Column: NFL Week 13 Picks
By PaulySan Francisco, CAI wrote another column for Wicked Chops Insider. The topic? NFL and sports betting. I'm divulging my Week 13 NFL picks including a tip I got from a chicken in Chinatown. Yes, a...
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Four Haikus: Lost Vegas
By PaulyLas Vegas, NVPhoto by FlipchipFour Haikus - Lost VegasStale cigarette smokeBoulevard of broken dreamsCowboys shooting diceWafting puke odorBright lights of white trash cityCheap liquor cheap...
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Ocho - WPBT, Part 1
By PaulySan Francisco, CAEight?It's hard to believe we've been emissaries for eight years. The WPBT's annual Winter Gathering thrives even in the wake of online poker prohibition. Black Friday did not...
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Ocho - WPBT, Part 2
By PaulySan Francisco, CASaturday morning. I sidestepped a German couple at the Aria and felt like the Joe Walsh song Life Is Good. On top of the world. Rested. Catching the first buzz of the day....
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Ocho - WPBT, Part 3
By PaulySan Francisco, CASeveral hours after the marathon, I found myself in a late-night jam session at the Monte Carlo poker room. The session musicians included Dr. Chako, Iggy, G-Rob, Otis, Marty,...
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Zombie Poker Apocalypse
By PaulySan Francisco, CAThe public's fascination with zombies is rooted in an underlying irony. Hollywood recycles genres every couple of decades or so, including zombie-themed films. In the 1950s and...
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New "Insider" Column: NFL Week 15 Picks
By PaulySan Francisco, CA"Hey guys, I got this great stock tip... ever hear of Zynga?"It's time to pimp my latest column for Wicked Chops Insider. I'm writing about sportsbetting and shared my picks...
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