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

NAPT, PaddyPower.com, Tom Sexton on Mike Pt. 2, and Short-Stacked Shamus on Cowboys Full..

Falstaff and Special K discuss recent gambling highlights like the new North America Poker Tour and wagers that are available on PaddyPower.com.  Tom Sexton joins the show to finish his stories about his brother Mike.  Short-Stacked Shamus joins the hosts to talk books, particularly the history of poker titled Cowboys Full by Jim McManus.

Tom Sexton’s information:

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

Short-Stacked Shamus

• Hard Boiled Poker Blog

Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker by James McManus

Gilbert Arenas, Rush Poker, Jim the Knife, and Short-Stacked Shamus.

Falstaff and Special K start out talking about the Super Football Game coming up and betting on it.  They move on to comments about Gilbert Arenas with guns and Rush Poker on Full Tilt Poker.  Jim the Knife stops by the studio to talk about Sports Betting, and Shamus chats with the hosts about the Best Poker Books of the Last Decade.

NFL:

• NFL.com

Full Tilt Poker

• www.fulltilt.net

Jim the Knife

• Jim Esposito on Facebook

Short-Stacked Shamus

• Hard Boiled Poker Blog

Books mentioned in this show: Super System 2, Harrington on Hold ‘em, Small Stakes Hold ‘em, The Professor, The Banker, and the Suicide King, Check-Raising the Devil, Positively Fifth Street, Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book, Hunting Fish

Gift Books, New Years Tourney, Tom Sexton, and Terrance Watanabe vs Harrahs

Falstaff and Special K tell the tales of their Christmas presents and a New Years poker tournament, interview Tom Sexton, the older brother of Hall of Famer Mike Sexton (part 1 of 2), and tell the tale of Terrance Watanabe, the biggest whale of them all.

Tom Sexton’s information:

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

Trip to Las Vegas – WPBT, Lee Jones Interview Part 2, and the tale of Isildur1.

Falstaff and Special K tell the tales of their recent trip to Vegas with the poker bloggers, interview internet poker room manager Lee Jones (part 2 of 2), and tell the tale of Isildur, CardRunners, Sweden’s Tax Laws, and Full Tilt’s terms and conditions of play.  Simple, right?

Lee Jones web site:

• Cake Poker
• www.leejones.com
• Winning Low-Limit Hold’em

Cardrunners – http://www.cardrunners.com

Dan Michalski’s Pokerati – http://pokerati.com

Poker News – http://www.pokernews.com

Neon Boneyard – http://www.neonmuseum.org

Steel Panther – http://www.steelpantherrocks.com

Recent gambling trips, Lee Jones, and the tale of Richard Canfield.

Falstaff and Special K tell the tales of their recent gambling trips, interview internet poker room manager Lee Jones (part 1 of 2), and tell the tale of Richard Canfield, the ‘Steve Wynn’ of the 19th century.

Lee Jones web site:

• Cake Poker
• Wikipedia page for Lee Jones
• Winning Low-Limit Hold’em

Research for the Richard Canfield story used Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling in part.