Falstaff and Special K are back with a short and dark show. Topics include Amarillo Slim and his child abuse allegations, Chicago horseracing tales with Jim the Knife, and Joran Van der Sloot.

Gambling Tales Podcast Show 018

On this show, Falstaff and Special K explore the dark side that surrounds gambling. They discuss the child abuse allegations against Amarillo Slim Preston. Which side of this story passes the “smell test”. Then Jim the Knife joins in with stories from his Chicago horseracing days (and nights). Finally, the boys talk about the news of Joran Van der Sloot, alleged murderer and former tournament poker player. We guarantee happier topics will follow in future shows.

Falstaff and Special K are joined by Jim the Knife to give their trip reports, talk to Short-Stacked Shamus from the WSOP and rave about men entering the Ladie’s Event.

Gambling Tales Podcast Show 017

The boys took an extra week to put this show together.  Actually they were all out of town, but the wait was no less worth it.  Falstaff and Special K are joined in studio by Jim the Knife.  Falstaff and Jim each have trip reports from their gambling in Florida and California.  Then all three talk to Short-Stacked Shamus who is reporting from the World Series of Poker(c).  They get his take on the happenings in Vegas.  Finally, Falstaff goes off on the guys at the WSOP that entered the Ladie’s event and he doesn’t hold back.  It is not fun for the entire family, but it is fun.  Enjoy.

Short-Stacked Shamus:

• Hard-boiled Poker
• Betfair.com/Poker
• Poker News

World Series of Poker (c) Harrah’s:

• http://www.wsop.com/

Falstaff, Special K are joined by Jim the Knife to BS about Poker.

Falstaff, Special K are joined by Jim the Knife to BS about Poker.  Jim tells some stories about his Chicago home games.  Falstaff fills us in on some of the history of casino poker.  Special K tells both of them a story that they both saw, but didn’t know it happened.

Falstaff and Special K talk about the upcoming World Series of Poker, Dan Machalski of Pokerati.com talks with Special K about the Brunson Beer Pong Challenge and other topics related to the WSOP, and Falstaff and Special K tell the story of the World Series of Penny.

The boys post their longest show to date packed with their preview of the upcoming World Series of Poker.  Falstaff and Special K start out with what and who to look for in this year’s series.  Special K shares some kooky ideas for making the main event better.  Then Dan Machalski from Pokerati.com and The Poker Beat podcast talks with Special K about the Brunson Beer Pong Challenge and previews the lesser known side of the WSOP.  Then Falstaff and Special K tell the stories of the World Series of Penny as written by the Poker Shrink, Tim Lavalli.

Dan Machalski:

• Pokerati.com
• The Poker Beat Podcast

Tim Lavalli:

• Keeping Your Head in (All) the Game(s)
• Mike Matusow: Check-Raising the Devil with Amy Calistri
• The World Series of Penny on TaoPoker.com

World Series of Poker (c) Harrah’s:

• http://www.wsop.com/

The gang of two returns talking about underground tournament poker, German casinos, and Falstaff and Short-stacked Shamus talk about reporting on poker tournaments, particularly the WSOP.

Falstaff returns from his travels with tales of winning a poker tournament at an underground poker room.  Special K is back from Germany where he visited 3 casinos and found them very different than the American versions.  Then Falstaff talks to Short-stacked Shamus about what it’s like to bring the masses of poker fans the reports and articles from their favorite live poker events, especially the World Series of Poker.

Short-Stacked Shamus:

• Hard-boiled Poker
• Betfair.com/Poker

Other Poker Reporters:

• AlCan’tHang: http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/poker-from-the-rail/tag/alcanthang
• Brad “Otis” Willis: http://www.rapideyereality.com/
• Dr. Pauly at Tao of Poker: http://taopoker.blogspot.com/
• “California Jen” Newell: http://pokerati.com/tag/jennifer-newell/
• Jason “Spaceman” Kirk: http://jasonkirk.net/blog/

German Casinos:

• Baden Baden Casino Images
• Stuttgart Casino Images
• Bad Durkheim Casino Images

World Series of Poker (c) Harrah’s:

• http://www.wsop.com/

Special K is flies solo on a short show, Great Chicago Fire as a gambling tale and Short-Stacked Shamus on the book by Tommy Angelo, “The Elements of Poker.”

With Falstaff away on business, Special K is flying solo again. He tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire and it has more to do with gambling that with any cow. Next, Short-Stacked Shamus helps Falstaff and Special K review the book “Elements of Poker” by Tommy Angelo.

Short-Stacked Shamus:

• Hard-boiled Poker
• On Amazon.com

Elements of Poker by Tommy Angelo:

• http://www.tommyangelo.com/
• Hard-boiled Radio Show

Special K is flies solo with news, Vegas interviews, and Jim the Knife talks about horse racing back in the day.

With Falstaff away on business, Special K is flying solo.  He brings some interesting casino news from Lake Tahoe, Pennsylvania, Atlantic City and Florida.  We also take a listen to some interviews he did while in Vegas recently, including one with an Iron Man of poker named Santa Clause.  The feature of the show is a visit by Jim the Knife who tell of his adventures at the horse track in Chicago back in the 40s and 50s with mob connections and a missing $10k.  Good stuff.

Ironman Poker:

• http://craakker.blogspot.com/
• All Vegas Poker Forum - Look for members Grange95 and Santa95

Gambling trips, Mastodon Weekend Interviews, and Johnny Hughes.

Falstaff and Special K talk to Texas poker historian, author, and story-teller, Johnny Hughes.  This wide-ranging interview claims that there are problems in the poker record by some noted authors and mentions historical characters like Bugsy Segal, Benny Binion, Jack Ruby, Oscar Goldman, Doyle Brunson, and some mob boss called “The Cat” because he survived more than 9 attempts on his life.   The hosts also talk about their recent gambling adventures in West Virginia, South Carolina, and Las Vegas, including Mastodon Weekend.

Johnny Hughes’ information:

• Texas Poker Wisdom (http://www.johnnyhughes.com/)
• Johnny Hughes on Amazon.com
• Truckin: A Young Man and Road Gambling by Johnny Hughes (featuring Curly Cavitt)

References to other items in this podcast:

• Jim McManus’ Cowboy’s Full: The Story of Poker
• Michael Craig’s The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King
• Doyle Brunson’s The Godfather of Poker
• Herbert “The Cat” Noble (Time Magazine)
• Benny Binion (Wikipedia)
• Dr. Pauly’s Truckin’
• Bustout Poker – Premium Poker Apparel

Nikki "Poker Bomb"

Tom Sexton tell the story of Archie Karas, the man who made the greatest gambling run in Las Vegas history.

Falstaff and Special K talk to Tom Sexton as he tells the story of Archie Karas and the greatest gambling run in Las Vegas history.

Tom Sexton’s information:

• Sexton’s Corner
• Email Tom Sexton at TSStarbuck1@aol.com

Upcoming Travels, Mastodon Weekend, AlCantHang, Cherokee Expansion, Running a home game.

Falstaff and Special K talk about some upcoming trips to Seattle casinos, WVa casinos, and some of their own Gambling Tales from those locations. Since Mastodon Weekend is coming up, the boys share a tale or two about last years party.  AlCantHang, poker reporter for Full Tilt Poker, is this weeks special guest and he shared some great tales from his travels. Then Falstaff and Special K come back to talk about the Cherokee casino and the big advantages is enjoys and then cover a few tips about running a good home game.

AlCantHang’s information:

• Dead Money = Sir AlCanthang

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino

• Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel & Casino