Amarillo Slim Escapes Robbery
Seriously, like it should be a felony to rob Amarillo Slim in Amarillo of all places — especially with gunfire. Oh, wait, it is. Here’s the article (reg. req.) of what apparently went down in the Texas...
View ArticleRe: Cute Young Tail
Michele in Houston sends a link to some more wayward-hottie jimjabber on 2+2 … about Brandi Hawbaker’s latest sessions at Bellagio and the high-drama life story she’s laying out for all to know. Can’t...
View ArticleAmarillo Slim Re-Robbed
Amarillo Slim reportedly got robbed at gunpoint Sunday … in Amarillo. Two intruders, one masked, waiting for him in his house, with Slim’s own shotguns pointed at him. Threats of death and profanity...
View ArticleBeyond the Table: Put Up or Shut Up
Episode 2.4.3 The Bluff Power Rankings vs. CardPlayer’s Player of the Year // Tom prepares for “Cash Poker,†a televised $25,000 buy-in ring game at Binion’s / Dan worries...
View ArticleBeyond the Table: Barely Legal
Episode 2.4.2 The European Union considers fighting American anti-online-gambling laws via the WTO / Washington State looks to undo felony online poker statute / Dan questions Poker Players Alliance...
View ArticleHollywood Juice
While much of Hollywood continues to be shut down due to the ongoing writers’ strike, people like Brittany and Jamie Lynn Spears keep us entertained with their dysfunctional lives. It’s...
View ArticleAmarillo Slim Slammed in Amarillo
One would think that a man in his 80’s would stop going places where he might get his ass kicked. But when that man is Amarillo Slim, one would be wrong. According to the Houston Chronicle, Mr. Preston...
View ArticleAmarillo Slim: I Am Not a PedophileFair enough … but will he be patch-worthy?
For the first time in six years, Amarillo Slim’s speaking out on charges that he inappropriately buggered his granddaughter. In Part 1 of 2 of Nolan Dalla’s interview, Slim addresses specific...
View ArticlePoker Pariahs A who’s who of poker bad guys
We try not to engage in too much schadenfreude here at Pokerati, but the last post about Amarillo Slim’s efforts to restore his stature in the poker world has me contriving a poll in my head about who...
View ArticleWSOP Week 1 Wrap-up, Looking Forward
WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack’s latest v-Log, giving his marketing pitch critical assessment one week into the 2009 World Series: And for those who haven’t seen it yet, click here to see the Doyle...
View ArticleTao of Pokerati: Formula One Poker
It’s a special moment as Vitaly Lunkin, from Moscow, receives his bracelet for the $40k, and Benjo and Pauly are there to hear the first ever playing of Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii, aka...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1b Evening Update
Another down day for today’s Main Event as only 873 registered for day 1b, the lowest day 1 figure since the poker boom began. Reports indicate that over 2,700 players combined have already registered...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1c
First, this note from Nolan Dalla’s latest tournament report: In the days following the third annual Ante Up For Africa tournament, WSOP officials have received a number of media inquiries regarding...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 2a Evening Update
The day 2a field has returned from dinner break with less than 900 players remaining from the starting field of 1,476. Notable eliminations include: Gus Hansen, Johnny Chan, Mike Caro, Tony G, Jennifer...
View Article(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 2 Evening Edition
Here’s some of what’s been happening on Saturday: Donkament Disappointing? Day 1a of the Event #3 – $1,000 No-limit Holdem tournament drew a field of 2,601 entries today, a disappointment for those...
View ArticlePoker Hall of Fame to induct Eric Drache and Sailor Roberts - Honoring WSOP...
Honoring WSOP TD who created satellites and post-mortem road gambler The Poker Hall of Fame will induct Eric Drache and the late Brian “Sailor” Roberts as the organization’s 43rd and 44th members...
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