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To him, running an airline is like the highest-stakes version of a game that casinos still let him play: poker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

It’s like teaching a dog to play poker, then discovering it can’t count the cards.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

“They didn’t look like your standard deck of cards that you would play poker with,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

After college, he moved to Las Vegas for a year and a half to play poker professionally.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2022

“Or my money. Were supposed to play poker tonight.”

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith