It seems to be sensationalized and very much undeserved. The sports fans around here get a bad rap nationally. What’s one thing most people DO know about Philadelphia that you wish they did NOT? There are so many great towns with an unlimited amount of history just outside the big city. Philadelphia to me is not just the city itself but all the suburbs surrounding the city. What’s one thing most people don’t know about Philadelphia that you wish they did? It is a great place to raise kids and I can’t see us living anywhere else. My entire extended family lives in the Philly area, and I love it here. I was an options trader at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in the 90s. So what’s a poker pro doing living in Philadelphia? What’s your favorite episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (everyone there watches the show right?) WPT Blog: Okay, first question we have to ask anyone from Philadelphia, who makes the better Cheese Steak, Pat’s or Geno’s? Since poker pro Matt Glantz recently signed on as the “face” of Parx Casino in a poker ambassador role, we thought we’d get insight into the great city of Philadelphia and the Parx Poker Room itself from a man that lives and “works” there.
With August now underway, that means WPT Parx Open Poker Classic is just nine days away from kicking off at Parx Casino in Philadelphia.
