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On November 21st, poker player Rich Alati walked into a blacked out room in Las Vegas and has not touched sunlight since. The gutsy gambler, who has won close to half a million dollars (AUD) on the tables of the iconic gaming city, is midway through his creepiest wager yet. He currently sits inside a […]
AT THE annual World Series of Poker, which begins this week in Las Vegas, the main event is the no-limit Texas hold ’em tournament. In the course of two weeks of gruelling knock-out play, several thousand players are whittled down to just two, playing “heads-up” for one of the WSOP’s coveted bracelets. In last year’s […]
It is more appropriate to question the credibility of the West, which pressures other countries to express “solidarity” and invade Iraq on a false pretext, than that of Russia, the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry said. “Are we playing cards here or dealing with serious matters? Is this a game of poker or international relations?” […]
She welcomed movie stars, businessmen, stockbrokers and sportsmen to her table. She conducted herself with strict professionalism, never mixing business with pleasure, guarded all her clients’ secrets and made millions for herself along the way. It all came to a sticky end when the FBI arrested her in a dawn raid in 2013. Jessica Chastain […]
GETTY Jessica Chastain plays Molly Bloom in the film Molly’s Game Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire were regulars. Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon joined the elite. Lesser celebrities pleaded to be allowed just to watch. Champagne and caviar flowed as drop-dead gorgeous models served gourmet cuisine, masseuses soothed weary shoulders and burly bodyguards watched over […]
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Published time: 23 Oct, 2017 02:53 For the first time ever, pole dancing and poker have been provisionally recognized by an international sporting body, making them potential events for future Olympic Games. Both activities have been given “observer status” by The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), meaning they are both now provisionally regarded […]
Aaron Sorkin has a helluva story for his feature directorial debut. The writer behind The West Wing, The Social Network, and Moneyball is telling another story of ambition and perseverance with Molly’s Game. Based on Molly Bloom’s fast-paced, high-stakes, and exceptionally entertaining memoir of the same name, Sorkin will show how she ran some of the most exclusive and lucrative underground […]
There are just some things ‘Magic’ has that other games don’t. The post Why Magic: The Gathering Beats Poker or Chess Any Day appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Guillermo Amor … not letting on whether Saturday’s match will be his last in charge of the Reds. Picture: Sarah Reed Val MigliaccioThe Advertiser Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a friend GUILLERMO Amor has refused to surrender his pre-game poker face, despite having nothing to lose […]
