Daily Archives: Sept. 25, 2009

You don’t say

Sept. 25, 20093:41 p.m.

“Drink beer and help a good cause. You will feel happy for lots of reasons!”

— Andy Koenigs of the Rotary Club of Andover, which is having a Haus of Brews fundraiser at Bradley Fair Oct. 15 to welcome visitors from Germany and raise money to fight polio

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New poker room is a Flop on purpose

Sept. 25, 200911:25 a.m.

WICHITA — For a city that doesn’t allow traditional card gambling, Wichita certainly has a lot of poker playing going on.

Flop, a new poker room, is opening at Kellogg Crossing near Kellogg and Tyler early next month.

“As soon as I get my liquor license,” says Chad Inslee, who is opening the business with Chris Theis.

They’ll offer free Texas hold ’em tournaments from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily except for Sundays.

On Sundays, hours are from noon to midnight, and there will be washerboard tournaments for money.

“It’s a big college game,” Inslee says.

Players try to throw washers into a ring on a board.

“It’s a game of skill,” Inslee says of how he can offer the game for money.

There will be prizes for the poker games, including a trip to Vegas for the 7:30 p.m. nightly game.

“We’re just going to be selling beer to make our money,” Inslee says.

There will be a full bar and some finger food.

Flop, which is named for a Texas hold ’em term and for flopping washers, has 5,800 square feet.

Inslee hopes to be open by Oct. 9.

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Bill Cosby, Don King just two of Phil Ruffin’s new celebrity pals

Sept. 25, 20096:07 a.m.

WICHITA — Donald Trump is hardly Phil Ruffin’s only celebrity friend.

billcosbyHe’s now struck a deal with Bill Cosby to do shows at his Treasure Island in Las Vegas, and he’s enjoying getting to know the comedian.

“He says, ‘Ruffin, I’m taking over,’ ” Ruffin says of Cosby’s recent visit to his office.

“I brought you lunch,” Cosby said of a chili hamburger he brought.

“While he gave me the unhealthy hamburger, he himself had this asparagus and broccoli salad,” Ruffin says.

And he shared.

“Now, Ruffin,” Cosby said, “you’ve got to have part of this broccoli salad so if your wife asks you what you had for lunch, you can honestly tell her.”

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