James McManus – Crucial Decisions Before the First Card Is Dealt詹姆斯麦克马纳斯-在关键的决定，第一卡得到处理
October 30, 2005 2005年10月30号As recently as 1995, only two or three major events – among them the Diamond Jim Brady at the Bicycle Club outside Los Angeles and Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker at Caesars Palace – competed with the World Series on the tournament calendar.最近在1995年，只有两，三件大事-其中包括钻石吉姆外的洛杉矶和阿马里洛斯利姆的超级碗扑克自行车俱乐部在Caesars Palace -与世界系列赛上的比赛日程。 Fields of 100 or 200 were typical, with first prize seldom exceeding the middle six figures.领域的100或200是典型的，与第一次很少超过6位数的奖金中。 When you busted out of one of these events, you had to wait a few months for the next one.当你破获这些事件之一时，你不得不等待下一个几个月。
The full story can be read at完整的故事，可以读取 James McManus' Saturday NY Times Sports Column詹姆斯麦克马纳斯'星期六纽约时报体育专栏 . 。
