Mixed games, Monaco, and the World Series of Poker
I’ve been playing cash games at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles for the better part of the year. The few exceptions were trips to the Bahamas for the PCA, Melbourne for the Aussie Millions, and San...
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Ace on the River (Part 1): Doyle Brunson and the manuscript
I never intended to write a poker book. I was much too busy playing poker. Whenever anyone asked me if I thought about writing a poker book, I’d always tell them poker books are written by people who...
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Ace on the River (Part 2) : Publishing and Amazon Issues
With the text complete and the photos finished, Ace on the River was ready for the editing process. As I mentioned in Part One, I wasn’t impressed by any of the poker books I’d read while I was...
View ArticleAce on the River (Part 3): Launch and book giveaway
Ace on the River came out during the 2005 World Series of Poker. I brought about twenty pre-printed copies of the book with me to Las Vegas to give out to the media for review and I kept a bunch of...
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One Good Run To Turn It Around
I’m having the worst World Series I’ve ever had. I only cashed twice in the preliminary events, I’m down money in the cash games and going into the Main Event I’m down almost $200,000 in tournament...
View ArticleThe Bad Actor Clause
Editor’s note: The following article by Barry Greenstein and the sentiments that follow represent only Greenstein’s opinion and not necessarily that of PokerStars or Team PokerStars. The Bad Actor...
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Watching the Middle East Conflict from a Poker Table
Several large-screen televisions line the walls of the poker room at the Commerce Casino, where I play cash games almost every day. Quite often, CNN is on and we’ll have discussions at the table about...
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Domestic Violence
Domestic violence has been in the news recently because of several incidents in the NFL. I didn’t understand how prevalent it was until I donated money to a local women and children’s shelter during my...
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The Marriage Bet
I’m known as someone people rarely get upset with, but this is the story of the one time someone was more upset with me than about any other time I can remember. I used to be known as a guy who would...
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