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Twitter vs. Blogging

I'm considering making my Twitter public. I'm so busy right now that I don't really feel inclined to blog. But it's easy to text message. If you sign up to follow me, it would mean that you would get updates when I post. You can even get them to your phone (I block out 11pm-8am).

What I would've twittered the other day:

• Gavin made final table and went heads up for WSOP bracelet
• Karina Jett is having open party at Minxx Gentlemen's Club on July 4
• Pulled in random Canadian to play Chinese Poker with while I waited to sweat Gavin during dinner break.

OK, those might be boring to the non-poker audience. But I would've also twittered about secret gambling losses, excited gambling wins, and about being in the taxi pit for nearly 4+ hours in 105F heat trying to charm drivers into stories for my next article. And of course, now that we're down to the one month mark, there will be all sorts of wedding updates.

I'll let you decide...would you follow?

CURRENT: Las Vegas, NV
NEXT: San Diego, CA (June 9-10)

Breakfast poker with Eric Assadourian

Gambling alert RED (and hunky).

It is absolutely OK for me to gamble if 1) I'm winning, and 2) I'm chatting with a hunky Australian.

With no internet access this morning I left the room headed for the cafe. I had about $40 in red leftover from yesterday's Loss of the Mohicans episode at a $4-$8 table in the Amazon room. There were some people at the table games and I eyed the Texas Holdem table game. I figured I could play a hand and be off to breakky.  But I started winning, and then star Aussie tournament player Eric Assadourian sat down on my left.

We started talking about Oz and he made some great suggestions for our honeymoon including a trip to Hamilton Island and a helicopter tour of Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. I boldly asked if he would take me to a bbq when I came out for the Aussie Millions and he said yes, but that was early on. He might feel more comfortable with that if I say hi to him a few more times during the WSOP.

We was a humble gentleman, said good luck on about every hand, and gave me advice on the math, too. I turned $140 into $390 and left after he did. You might ask what a pro was doing at a measly lame table game, but he was just  killing some time while he waited to have breakfast with his cousin.

He's definitely someone to keep your eye on this tournament. Watch Eric's tournament history on the Hendon Mob database groooooow. And if you see this, good luck, Eric! That was fun.

First 24 hours at World Series of Poker

The new Amazon room is awesome. Harrah's transformed a warehouse room of tables into a landscape that tips its hat to WSOP champions past and present. The room is decorated with giant screens of past World Series winners as if it were the crown molding of the room. In the cash game area there is a walled off section of tables for high limit play. Yesterday I saw Men the Master playing what looked like a variant of Chinese Poker.The wall is waist high giving the players room and some privacy but still allowing the public to see who's in there.

I ran into Gavin straight off and he looked great. He's lost some weight, has a new girlfriend and is in top spirits. I haven't seen him in a long time but he wished me happy birthday and said barbaques are on the front burner. I can't wait to meet his girl, and am so happy for him.

Yesterday there was a fair commotion about a new deck of cards being used at the series.

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Here's Daniel talking about it on Poker News. The good news is that Harrah's acted quickly and swapped them out before the dinner break. You can see Daniel's video blog on RawVegas.tv.

Get your tournament coverage at WorldSeriesofPoker.com.

More to tell...talk soon.

CURRENT: LAS VEGAS RIO
NEXT: up the street for a body wrap

Great day, next?!

Thanks to everybody who called or came out for Birthday Poker night. It was a great day. Leigh and Brian have the bday photo here, and Pauly wrote about Mean Lucky Gene busting me out minutes after I rebought at the break. And I was so excited to come to Change and Pauly's table! Sorry, Matt, not much to report. We had drinks, some apps, and then I jetted back home to work and work and work. Still, I had a great day. The BBE is so consumed with WSOP work that he owes me a raincheck bday. He's lucky we're already getting married because I've broken up with guys for not giving me a bday present before. Then again, it's not easy to buy just any kitchen table.

I was in a good mood then, and I'm in a good mood now. Last night our friend Steve was in from Seattle. So great to see him! (We miss you Sarah!) There were at the Tilted Kilt with Jonno. I met them after a baby shower for Lady Chops and we proceeded to play a little Chinese Poker. This was the first time our Aussie hero had played, and man, beginners luck was a distant fantasy to Jonno. I ended up with $80+.

Right now I'm working on an article where I have to get stories from taxi drivers. It has not been easy so far but my final final deadline is Monday so I'll probably spend all $80 in cabs trying to get stories this weekend. If anybody wants to come with me, or knows of any Vegas cab drivers that run at the mouth—PLEASE let me know. I'll take limo and party bus drivers, too.

OK, that's all for now. Good luck to everyone who is playing in the 2007 WSOP. Don't forget to donate a percentage of your winnings to Bad Beat on Cancer.

CURRENT: Las Vegas
NEXT: San Diego (June 9-10 for a bridal shower)