Stern Tears Up Las Vegas at Poker Championship
by Phil Meer, psm251
Issue date: 2/8/05 Section: News
The best part of the weekend was the team unity I felt towards my colleagues, especially the part time students who I didn't know such as Dan Vilarelle and Yanai Oron who made it to Las Vegas. It felt good to root for my fellow students and faculty in such an individualistic game such as poker. I also enjoyed meeting poker fans from other schools, and I remain in touch with a few UCLA guys who were quite a fun bunch. Finally, we didn't play poker all weekend, as Friday night the Stern team dined at an old Las Vegas Steakhouse called the House of Lords (at which Kevin and I consumed 33 oz prime ribs) and Saturday night the team went to an all you can eat sushi buffet followed by a club called Ice and ended up taking a limousine down The Strip to cap off the evening.
The only thing I can say is that I'll be back next year, and hopefully if I have a job by then I can stay at the Bellagio with Professor Chernoff instead at the seedy downtown smoky hotels. Then again, if I win the tournament, maybe I won't need a job, as I will become a professional poker player. That's right Johnny Chan, fear me ...
The only thing I can say is that I'll be back next year, and hopefully if I have a job by then I can stay at the Bellagio with Professor Chernoff instead at the seedy downtown smoky hotels. Then again, if I win the tournament, maybe I won't need a job, as I will become a professional poker player. That's right Johnny Chan, fear me ...