When Moneymaker won in 2002, he bought into a local tournament for $39 and moved up from there. He's a millionaire now. Because of that, the sport has become something people feel they can make a living at. They have big aspirations.

I went to Vegas in June to see their rooms. I'm quite happy with the product we have here.

In seven years, we've gone from having five tables to having 33. We've expanded twice in the past year.

What monster sleeps in the deep of your story? You need a monster. Without a monster there is no story.

We speak for those who cannot speak. We have a duty to tell the stories for those who do not have the advantages that we have to tell stories. We must not speak falsely. The stories that we are entrusted to tell are stories of our tribes, or the tribes into which we have been initiated.

We need to deepen people's understanding of impacts and that they have to be directly involved in doing something about it.