What happened to Baccarat?
Gone are the days of the dapper, dashing James Bond. in the 60′s and 70′s Jimbo would be in command of every situation, never get a smudge on his suit, and only engage in the classiest activities. That’s why he played the high brow, gentleman’s game of baccarat. Now we have…
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Posted on November 4, 2008 by Secor | Filed Under Celebrity, Culture, Movie, Movies, Poker, TV
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Poker in the limelight
I was thinking recently about how poker becoming televised has affected the game. I don’t mean the community at large. Obviously that has changed a great deal. I never even knew of a professional poker circuit before ESPN started making a big deal out of the world series. The number of players and spectators is [...]
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Posted on July 18, 2008 by Secor | Filed Under Analysis, Celebrity, Philosophy, Poker, Poker Players, Tournaments, TV
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Shatner… part deux
In this post I will relate the card table demeanor of the shat man himself. I think this picture is a pretty good encapsulation of it…
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Posted on June 10, 2008 by Secor | Filed Under Celebrity, Culture, Humor, Jews, Poker, Stories, TV
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The New Guy tells his favorite poker story
Hello everybody. As this is my first post, I am going to introduce myself to you all by regailing you with a story that I always tell when the conversation turns to either poker or Star Trek. ”Star Trek? what does poker have to do with start trek?” you say “I’m glad you asked” I [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2008 by Secor | Filed Under Celebrity, Culture, Humor, Poker, Stories, TV
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My Issues with John Markoff’s Article: In Poker Match Against a Machine, Humans Are Better Bluffers
I’m a little disappointed with a July 26 article from the NYTimes, written by John Markoff, titled “In Poker Match Against a Machine, Humans Are Better Bluffers“. According to the article, on July 25th, Phil Laak (aka the Unabomber – see pic above from NYTimes - go here and see a pic of his professional poker-playing [...]
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Posted on August 4, 2007 by Suber | Filed Under Article Review, Celebrity, Poker, Poker Players
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Celebrity Poker: Lauren Graham and Mathew Perry
I can understand peoples’ fascination with celebrities. I ocassionally like to check out a little PopCrunch. But what’s with watching this celebrity poker? These people don’t know what they’re doing. It’s so painful to watch. It’s almost as painful to watch as it is to listen to celebrities pontificating about politics. You hear me, Ms. [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2007 by Suber | Filed Under Celebrity, Gender, Poker, Video
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