In the cards

We finally meet at the Cactus Club in Richmond, a couple of days after the March 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championship in Calgary, where Booth came in second, winning a cool 50 Gs.

He emerges from a gigantic yellow Hummer in flip-flops, loose jeans and a black hoodie emblazoned with logos for Full Tilt Poker, a website he’s paid to support. A large gold ring with multiple diamonds catches the light as he offers his right hand, delivers his “cutie” line again and decorously leans in for a two-cheek peck. more...

Winner Takes All

Climbing to new heights doesn't faze Dave Gadhia, who celebrated his 40th birthday four years ago by scaling Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro with his wife, Charu. Both originally from East Africa, the couple made the climb and also raised $30,000 for Alzheimer Society of B.C. more...