Dog Loses Everything in Poker Game

It’ll be nothing but ramen and PB&J sandwiches for a few weeks while Lazlo the puppy gets back on his feet after losing everything in a game of high stakes poker.

The dog was up big at the $10,000 buy-in, no-limit table at the Bellagio resort last night when he decided to go all in on pocket aces. It looked like he had his opponent beat, but then that last card dropped.

“I thought he had me,” said fellow player Tommy Tran, who got the better of Laslo. “He flops a pair of twos and gets another ace on the turn to complete his full house and I knew I was cooked.”

But the river card was just what Tran needed: a diamond to finish his flush.

“Sometimes you have the cards, sometimes you don’t,” said Tran. “Sometimes you just get lucky. I got lucky last night.”

Via Out.of.Focus.

Dog Announces Permanent Vacation Until Winter Really Ends

by Anna Washenko, FluffPo Correspondent

Fed up with the endless cold and inexplicable snowfalls, local dog Sunny decided that the best course of action was a semi-permanent vacation to Florida. Sources said she will remain in or near the pool at the Miami Ritz Carlton until conditions improve. 

Owner Liz Hamilton supported her pup’s decision, and agreed to foot the bill for Sunny’s trip as long as she was allowed to join in the adventure. 

“This winter was the pits,” Hamilton said. “I was desperate to get out of Chicago, so this idea of staying in Florida until spring really shows up sounded pretty good.”

She said that based on recent temperature fluctuations, the pair may extend their stay until June or July. “Just to be safe,” Hamilton said. “I mean, it snowed in April!” 

Sunny and Hamilton have been taking the vacation social, sending poolside Snapchats to their roommate, Betsy Wilson, back in the Windy City.

When reached, Wilson declined to comment. 

Via Clay Gilliland.