As you may or may not know, my boyfriend is David Benyamine. Already widely known in Europe (David is from France), his notoriety is beginning to spread in the States largely due to his high-stakes cash game play.

He plays in the Big Game at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where the blinds are 4/8. Thousand. That’s right, ,000/,000. Unless your last name is that of a hotel chain or you have no respect for the value of a dollar, just watching it can be disconcerting. In any event, the folks that play this game can easily win or lose a million in one session.