My dad's one of those guys who's beaten the tar out of his local kitchen game for thirty years (or so he tells me) but hasn't played much in casinos and had never played in a tournament before. no-limit hold 'em tournament at Lucky Chances in Colma, CA, famed city of the dead, knowing full well that not a dime of that $160 is likely to see the dark of his wallet ever again. So my dad was in town last week, and while he's not a rich dad, he's not a poor one either-he's the kind of dad who can afford to stake his son and himself eighty bucks apiece to play in the Monday 10:30 a.m.
