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The poker circuit's a circus

By Jay Lovinger
Page 2

Monday, September 13, 2004

After watching last week's "Bad Boys of Poker" tournament -- and I'm using the word "tournament" very loosely here -- on the Travel Channel, I'm a little concerned about the future of poker. And I've got a few issues, the first of which is: What the heck are you doing, fellas? I don't even know you anymore. PROBLEM NO. 1: THE FORMAT A final table of five top-flight professional "bad boys" (Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen, Paul "The Truth" Darden, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, Phil "The Unabom ...

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