There’s a hot topic of debate amongst elite poker professionals: betting it all on a slim margin at the very beginning of a tournament. While some pros have an “all or nothing” mentality about it, others would rather play it more conservatively.
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Daniel Negreanu on Poker
Wild About Wild Card Games Poker on television is serious business, but when you play at home, it’s the perfect opportunity to have some fun with your friends. Playing with wild cards might be just the thing to liven up your games.
Preparing for a Tournament
Poker is clearly not a physical sport, but in order to do well on the major televised poker circuit, top players need to be focused and as physically prepared as possible. The nature of tournament No Limit Hold’em is such that a person can play fantastically well all day long, […]
BCS Beware: It’s Mailbag Time Again
I thought that if we beat Louisville and West Virginia we’d be a cinch for the National Championship, bada bing! But what’s this I hear about the BCS thing ignoring my Scarlet Knights? Our schedule’s not good enough now? Oh! We paid our dues, now we want our taste. Tony […]
Caps Version 2.0
In Year Two of Washington’s Reboot, Ownership Sets a Goal of Playoffs, but Expects Only Progress This is not the year. To most fans of the rebuilding Washington Capitals, the lack of playoff expectations hardly comes as a surprise. And while the lowered expectations were never openly voiced during the […]
A Penny For Your Thoughts: The News of Greater Falls Church
Funding for child care, or lack of it actually, dominated the discussion at the Board of Supervisors public hearing Monday morning on the FY 2006 Carryover Review of the budget. The Child Care Assistance and Referral (CCAR) program provides access to safe and affordable child care for low-income, working families. […]
Press Pass: Catfish Haven
If ever the phrase “best of both worlds” was applicable, it’s with Chicago-based Catfish Haven. Sure the notion might be a tad cliched, however there is nothing hackneyed about the sounds of an acoustic guitar fronting a driving bass and drum set dishing out pure rock and roll.
