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Mel Gibson Shows his Hand

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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You can learn a lot about a man by playing poker with him. Especially a man who doesn't know how to bluff.

In the February Issue: Mel Gibson

Friday, January 22, 2010

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Pick up the February issue of Men’s Journal to get inside the head of poker nut Mel Gibson as he returns to the big screen, uncover Dr. Sanjay Gupta's secrets of longevity, and learn about ski-jump aerialist Jeret Peterson's tumultuous road to the Winter Olympics.

What I Learned from My Father, the Grifter

Monday, December 14, 2009

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What I Learned from My Father, the Grifter

When my dad went off to work, it was not to an office. It was to a pool hall. Or craps table. He was a gambler and con man, and as such he had a unique sensibility about money. It still awes, confounds, and influences me to this day.