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I wanted to give an update -- about me, but also about my daughter, Liliana, who is now about 20 months old. It's kind of challenging to write about, actually, because to be honest it is hard to put...
View ArticleAdventures in Foie Gras
Since my last update, I took a couple of short trips with my fiancé Yvette and our daughter Liliana. A few days before Thanksgiving, we flew to Texas to visit my mother. She got to spend some quality...
View ArticleGrinch no more
After busting not one, but two entries in the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic at Bellagio, poker was pretty much done for me in 2012. The next weekend, I was supposed to fly to Toronto for a Magic tournament...
View ArticleSilver Linings
I look forward to the PCA every year, not only for the awesome tournaments, but also for a chance to continue a long-running tradition. Noah Boeken is one of my best friends from the Magic community...
View ArticleThe queen-nine villain
I've told this story to a lot of my friends and a few of them refused to believe it was true. They couldn't comprehend why anyone in their right mind would make this play, but I'm telling you--it...
View ArticleCabo San Lucas, SCOOP, and Phil Ivey's Chef
After a pretty uneventful run at the EPT Monte Carlo I made a last-minute decision to go to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to play the final week of SCOOP tournaments. My fiancé Yvette and I love Cabo and...
View ArticleReturning to Turning Stone
I had an interesting trip recently -- kind of a trip back in time, in some ways. It started with a call from the guys at Poker Royalty asking me if I wanted to be included in this new project, a poker...
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