I am going to -- for those that are interested in poker and/or writing style -- to run a “Blog” of what I did to win the "Aria Open".

A short teaser follows the heading. Click on the title to read the whole story.

Winning the Aria Open by Daniel Olarnick

I played my usual tight-aggressive game and made sure I had enough chips to make the final table, which I did. I had approximately (average chips) of $35,000.

When I reached the final table, the following occurred: Six of the ten players were all from the same "family" and used to playing with each other. A father and son team was there who were soft playing each other, if you get my meaning!

Dan"O" Wins Borgata Friday Night Tournament by Daniel Olarnick

Terry-Ann (The Silent Assassin)  and I were staying at the historic Seaview, as we had a grand get-away planned to meet our good friend Robert "SIQueens" Portas.

Things didn't quite go as planned.  A major traffic accident closed the Lincoln Tunnel, causing an hour and a half delay to get out of New York.