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...usually takes the form of poker or horse racing, and the cable TV debut of the World Poker Tour, the game took off again. "The games are classy affairs with megabucks at stake, and there are a lot of new people in the game," says World Poker Tour commentator Mike Sexton. "Poker is seen as a competition and a sport now, not as gambling per se." These days, the Golden Nugget, whose poker rooms shut down in 1989, is holding tournaments seven nights a week. One Nugget regular is Steve Kaufman, 58, a university professor and former rabbi from Cincinnati...
...four-year courtship with Kerry and Edwards. But if this is so, how to explain the surprise-hit status of Fahrenheit 9/11? Simple. It too is a sequel: the latest in the continuing adventures of Michael Moore, populist rebel with a cause. Remember Bowling for Columbine, kids, when Mike confronted the gun lobby and vanquished an aged Charlton Heston? Now our capped crusader aims to bring down the President of the U.S.--for real...
...empty out, leaving only various foreign draft picks and hardcore VIPs, the people from the Section 300’s of MSG filed in as if the third-class passengers had overtaken the deck of the Titanic. And in a beautifully coordinated scheme, the ESPN crew—Mike Tirico, Jay Bilas, Smith and Tolbert—was attacked on three fronts...
...third day of deliberations, Mike, the doorman—who was tall and at least 300 pounds—helped seal the case. “Whether he had a knife or not,” he said, “if he took the stuff from Ariane he must have scared the shit out of her. If he scared the shit out of her, he must have scared the shit out of her sister.” Twenty minutes later we had our verdict...
...relaxed, even laughed, I heard some horror stories about New York City cops and abusive relationships, and I was amazed at the depth of experience around me. Mike summed it up. “I avoided jury duty so many times I got a noncompliance,” he said. “But I’m glad I did this. I learned a lot from you guys.” I wanted to cheer, cry, shake everyone’s hands. Go, Justice, Go! I thought...