The poker player · Las Vegas
Journal
Hands, series, and the parts of a career that do not clip well.
September 2026 · 9 min
For the first six years the prize was a cup. Since 1976 the game has counted the gold.
9 July 2006 · 6 min
Italy won the World Cup. A few hours later I won a bracelet. I have not had a quieter night since.
21 June 2015 · 5 min
Hold’em pays the posters. Stud and razz paid for two of the bracelets.
12 March 2024 · 5 min
They called me the Italian Pirate. I kept the cloth. I did not keep the costume.
