Jay Z, Cano And The Dangers Of A $100 Million Bluff


Among a certain subset of gamblers, a popular pastime is the poker variant known as Guts. That’s precisely what one must possess to prevail in a game characterized by rapidly multiplying pots and tense showdowns.


Jay Z used to rap about “playing Guts on the cruise” in the days before he could afford to rent his own boat, back when he still touted Izod bucket hats and hadn’t yet discovered Tom Ford suits. Hip-hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy remembers him playing the game with a handful of NBA basketba...

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Published on November 29, 2013 09:26
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