Poker Travels

Red Rock and Strip Tour

This blog entry originally appeared my WSOP blog at PokerTips.org.
Yesterday, my Dad and I woke up really early (7:00 a.m. is “really” early to any poker player) to go hike around Red Rock Canyon. My friend Dave Irish and a friend of his came along. The Canyon is about an hour away from the Strip, [...]

Photo Blog, Poker Travels, Vegas, WSOP

WSOP 1,818 Miles Ahead

I’m going to miss the first week of the World Series of Poker. I’m attending a friend’s wedding this weekend in New Orleans. On Monday, my girlfriend, roommate, his girlfriend and I will drive back to Houston. My girlfriend will get on a flight back to New York. Not long thereafter, my father will arrive [...]

Non-Poker, Poker Travels, WSOP

Vegas Should Have a Warning Label

Here’s what drives me nuts about Las Vegas: even when you have an awful trip and get killed, you still can’t wait to go back. That’s how fun it is. I mean, even when you lose you and your friends still wind up talking about how fun it was and how you can’t wait to [...]

General Gambling, Poker Commentary, Poker Travels, Vegas

Vegas This Weekend

I’m going out to Vegas this weekend for a few nights. This whole trip originated after getting an offer for a few free nights at the Venetian. When I saw airfare was cheap and that a Deep Stack Extravaganza series was running at the Venetian, I was like, “why not?”
Since buying airfare, the whole [...]

Poker Travels, Vegas