But if you were a tourist or railbird, you could do both. As a media rep with a dreaded 'red badge' I could not take photos from the stands or take notes. Spectators and railbirds had a better opportunity to cover the final table. I finally arrived at the Rio Casino to cover the 2006 WSOP and found several new rules in place by the suits at Harrah's that limited my access on the floor.

I also added another video to my You Tube collection called Grubby's Secret Drawer where I revealed Grubby's morbid and secret addiction. We even played poker at Bonnaroo! Here's the index of Bonnaroo coverage including two hilarious You Tube videos:īonnaroo Part I: Thursday Arrival (Tao of Pauly)īonnaroo Part II: Fanfuckingtastic Friday (Tao of Pauly)īonnaroo Part III: Superlicious Saturday (Tao of Pauly)īonnaroo Part IV: Sunday Finale (Tao of Pauly)īonnaroo video Part II I moved back into my apartment in Henderson with Grubby which was 10,000% better than the Redneck Riviera and only five minutes away from Green Valley Ranch. Spaceman for a few days with Change100 before we went to the Bonnaroo music festival with my buddy The Joker and Professional Keno Player Neil Fontenot. I went down to Nashville to hang out with Spaceman and lovely Mrs. Poker Blogs: The Best of the Best (Bluff Magazine)Here's a recap within a recap! I posted a recap of the 2005 WSOP. Pauly's Picks: Las Vegas Poker (Las Vegas & Poker Blog) Online Poker: Avoiding Distractions (Poker Player Newspaper) Poker Stars: 5 Million and Counting (Poker Player Newspaper) Here are a few that were published online during June:Ģ006 WSOP Preview: The $10 Million Man (or Woman) (Las Vegas & Poker Blog) The Born to Gamble series continued with: Born to Gamble Part III: Midnight Riderīorn to Gamble Part VI: RevivalJust like in 2005, I spent the month before the WSOP writing a ton of freelance articles. That inspired the Born to Gamble series as I capped off a ten week creative binge where I cranked out some of my best poker writing to date. After cleaning up my storage space in New York City, where I threw out tons of junk and old stuff, I ended up taking several trips down memory lane as I sorted through nostalgic items that I kept. June started out in NYC before my travels took me to Tennessee and eventually out to Las Vegas for the WSOP but not without stops in Colorado and LA. The 2006 retrospective continues as I review the last seven months of 2006 including the WSOP.

Tao of Poker: 2006 Year in Review Part II

Boys gutted 2006 poker strip scene