01 Jun 2010
World Series of Poker Happenings
The WSOP is off and running. Ty Stewart and his team are to be commended for making it a much smoother and pleasant operation this year.
Happy and I had a TV shoot with Norman Chad, ESPN’s WSOP announcer.
It will be on prior to the showing of the first event this year. It was great fun hearing him refer to poker in 2009 as “The Year of the Shulmans.”
The guy in the picture with me is Randy Couture. We have a lot in common. We both were raised in the Seattle area, and both now live in Las Vegas.
Unlike me, he went on to become the state high school wresting champion, and a college All American.
He is a five time UFC Champion (Ultimate Fighting Championship), and is generally credited with bringing mixed martial arts into the mainstream of American pop culture and sports.
He has a firm handshake.
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28 May 2010
World Series of Poker
Now that I am home, I am getting ready for The World Series of Poker, which will consume several weeks for me starting tomorrow, Saturday, May 29.
I will not be doing daily updates on JetSetWay.com, as I don’t want to inundate family and friends with a barrage of poker info.
I will be switching to my blog CardPlayer.com, which is mainly for poker.
Additionally, I will have short regular updates on Twitter for those who may choose to receive tournament status reports.
The Tweet updates can be found at CardPlayer.com/poker-twitter
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26 May 2010
Igor and Natalia
NEVER have I seen dancers who can perform at the level of Igor Dogoter and Natalia Gorshkova, and I have seen many. Besides living in Las Vegas I have had the privilege of viewing about 100 musicals between New York’s Broadway and London’s West End.
But forget about my opinion; they won the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP of Ballroom Dancing.
So what do they have to do with JetSetWay? Well they just received their green cards and they can now work in the U.S. Allyn and I have been fortunate to watch them many times on cruises during the last three years, and we have become good friends.
They have just moved to Las Vegas with no job, no manager, and no clue as to how to get discovered. However they have total confidence that they will figure things out. I have no doubt at all.
Maybe somebody out there can help point them in the right direction.
They are world-class amazing performers.
For those of you who wonder why we cruise, below are six clips of their performances from our 2010 World Cruise:
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slu9qP-9Q5w
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYDv9cMauR4
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1m7J3YOZzs
4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYp3z4dFE7A
5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiebIVCuT8
6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrF97roLjtI
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25 May 2010
Friends and Memories
By Guest Blogger Allyn
In our hearts, we take with us, the many good friends we made along the way on the Voyager 2010 World Cruise.
Our first and best friends, Mickey and Marty Fine, who never stopped asking questions.
Cute boy Jordan Sills and Abra with proud mom (Joanie) and Charlie Davis
Howie (Howaluh) and the lovely Ellie Sprechman; Robert and Maria Warmington before they had twins!
The amazing Rabbi Yitzchak (Richard) and Ora Yellin
The one and only Martin Shafron and the not so plain Jane!
The sweetest and most helpful Jay and Mary Pat Silberman
Our memorable neighbors with 27 suitcases, Marc and Harry. Or was it 32 suitcases?
Everyone’s favorite family, Kathleen, Mary, Charles and Nicky Welden
Happy Hank and Sondra Davis
Busy Bert and Lovey Handlesman
The incomparable, Igor and Natalia
Allan Berg and Carolyn who never missed a Friday night service!
Bridge Instructor extraordinaire, Rose Anne Levinson
Jerry and Terri Kohl who didn’t stay long enough!!
Our friends Peter and Yasko Newton with Stephanie (Michael was working!)
Secret Agents Dick and Janet Smith. They may have to kill you if they tell you what they do!
Wonderful dinner in Joanie and Charlie’s suite.
Our beloved daily poker game!!
And last but certainly not least, Captain Dag. When Regent excluded any mention of Captain Dag from the clip of the World Cruise video, that was petty, inexcusable and just plain wrong. Captain Dag treated everyone with dignity and respect. He was fun, accessible, caring, and made the cruise more enjoyable than it would have otherwise been. (...fog horn sounding in the distance...)
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17 May 2010
Jessica Graduates Boston U Cum Laude
What a great way to end this trip that seems to never end.
In poker, people often ask what percent is luck. It can’t be answered for many reasons, including great players position themselves to have more luck.
Pardon the analogy, but that is exactly what happened here. Allyn, always the planner, got to the u-shaped venue very early, picked a good series of seats, and then LUCKILY Jessica was seated exactly right in front on that particular aisle.
That was the “small 500 person ceremony” just for the School of Management.
Today U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to the school wide “big 4,000 person ceremony.”
His message wasn’t the usual bit about “allowing yourself to achieve.”
It was more about “In these times you have an obligation to be the best that you can be.”
He was very well received.
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