With the Super Bowl fast approaching fans look to props for a chance to make a little extra cash aside from the big bet they put on the game. One of the fun features about player props is that even though you might of picked the Patriots to win the game, you can still put money on how you think the Giants players will perform. While the patriots are loaded with stars, the Giants are in the Super Bowl because of the play of their starting quarterback Eli Manning. Manning’s numbers haven’t been...
Read more about Eli Manning Super Bowl Predictions 2008 Super Bowl MVP Predictions - January 30, 2008The Super Bowl itself is the ultimate goal for every NFL team when the season begins. Every player dreams of getting the chance of playing on that one special Sunday when everyone gathers around to see who will walk away as Super Bowl Champions. The players who are lucky enough to get the chance to compete in this game have the opportunity to make or break their career. The one player who makes the biggest impact on the game is crowned the most valuable player. This award shows that this player was...
Read more about 2008 Super Bowl MVP Predictions Tom Brady Super Bowl Predictions - January 30, 2008While many of us will make a bet on who will win the game, its always fun to take a look at some of the player props for a way to make some extra cash. It might be a little overwhelming at first because of the number of different props that are out there, we are going to take some time and look at Tom Brady’s props. We will look at the ones that we think have the best shot of winning and give you our reason behind it. First off lets just say we are predicting a big day out of the air for Brady....
Read more about Tom Brady Super Bowl Predictions How To Win Poker Tournaments - January 30, 2008There are a lot of people out there looking for a guide on how to win poker tournaments and think they have to change up their play drastically in order to do so. We have some of the following tips for you and they could come as a surprise. Here is the first tip we are going to offer you: stop forcing the action! Just play your normal game of solid poker and let the chips flow as they do. That is the best answer for almost any tournament question that we get asked here. We really don’t think...
Read more about How To Win Poker Tournaments Hold em Preflop Strategy Abdul - January 29, 2008Due to the effect of community cards, hold’em is a game of “domination,” a term coined by Roy Hashimoto. A hand is dominated if it has 3 or fewer outs against another, like AJ against AQ. Second best offsuit hands are what make you money in hold’em – when other players play them. With the flip of a card, pairs and suited hands can transform from dominated to dominating. Lure your opponents into playing dominated hands while avoiding dominated situations yourself. Big...
Read more about Hold em Preflop Strategy Abdul Poker Glossary - January 29, 2008Aces Up Two pair, a pair of Aces and any other pair. Action (1) Opportunity to act. If a player appears not to realize it’s his turn, the dealer will say “Your action, sir.” (2) Bets and raises. “If a third heart hits the board and there’s a lot of action, you have to assume that somebody has made the flush.” Ante A small portion of a bet contributed by each player to seed the pot at the beginning of a poker hand. Most hold’em games do not have an ante; they...
Read more about Poker Glossary Patriots Giants Super Bowl Picks - January 29, 2008In one of the most hyped Super Bowls in recent years, the undefeated New England Patriots (18-0) will face the surging New York Giants (13-6). This is a rematch of the final game of the regular season when the Patriots were able to sneak out a 3-point victory at stadium. The Patriots will try and be the first team to finish the regular and post-season undefeated since the Dolphins went 14-0 back in ’72, but this will mark the first time a team has done it going 19-0. The Giants will get their second...
Read more about Patriots Giants Super Bowl Picks 2008 Dubai Desert Classic - January 29, 2008This weekend the PGA European Tour gets it annual visit from Tiger Woods when he heads to the Dubai Desert Classic. Woods is coming off a very impressive win at the Buick Open, where he won by a margin of eight strokes. Why the PGA tour will lose some of its fan base without Woods in action, the fans will poor in to watch Woods at the Dubai. Woods who has faired well in at the Dubai, won it in 2006, and tied for third last year. The field will also see Ernie Els and last year’s winner Henrick...
Read more about 2008 Dubai Desert Classic Ways Casinos Get You to Lose More Money - January 27, 2008The casino isn’t in the business of giving away free money, even though that is what it seems millions of players are expecting when they walk through the doors or load up their favorite online casino software. If you play smart, you can have a great time for an extended period and if you are lucky come out on top. But the casino is greedy and wants to take as much of your cold, hard cash as it can. Here are some of the more popular methods you’ll find. Free Alcohol Remember those...
Read more about Ways Casinos Get You to Lose More Money 2008 Grammy Predictions - January 26, 2008The 2008 Grammys are sure to be a knock-out production as they are every year but this time the tables are slightly turned. With the Writer’s strike bringing the Oscars to a halt, the Grammys are one of the only remaining chances celebrities have to strut down the red carpet and show off their newest Botox injection, Pimp Cup or Boob job. Of course, you never know which artist will rock the stage and which ones will deliver less than perfect performances. But one thing that you can be sure of...
Read more about 2008 Grammy Predictions Super Bowl Betting Pools - January 26, 2008It’s no secret that many of us are going to wager on this year’s up coming Super Bowl game. While doing this makes the game fun to watch for you, it really doesn’t do much for those who don’t have money on the game. I am sure many of you have heard of a betting pool, but just incase you haven’t we are going to let you in on a fun way for everyone to have the chance to walk away a winner. First off lets go over just what a betting pool is and how to set it up. First off you need to create...
Read more about Super Bowl Betting Pools Super Bowl Coaches - January 26, 2008The Super Bowl is where NFL players get to take their game to the biggest stage and showcase it to everyone. While players could set records in the regular season, it means nothing if they don’t produce in the big game. It’s also a chance for players to make fans forget about a mediocre season. Players’ careers are sometimes judged on whether or not they have won a Super Bowl, and how they perform in that game. What goes unnoticed many times is the man in charge of the players. NFL coaches...
Read more about Super Bowl Coaches Best Moments in the Super Bowl - January 26, 2008Every year the weeks prior to the Super Bowl are full of amazing stories that catch the eyes of almost every sports fan. Whether it be an injured player coming back to play when no one expects them to, or a teams improbable run to the final game. These stories are followed closely during the game and many times create some of the most unforgettable moments in sports history. This year we have stories such as Tom Brady’s injured toe and just how bad it really is. Say Brady has a huge game and you...
Read more about Best Moments in the Super Bowl Concentration at the Poker Table - January 24, 2008If you want to succeed at poker then you are going to have to have a high concentration level at the poker table. This way you can take in more information about your opponents. So let’s see why it might be a mistake to wear headphone and listen to music or wear sunglasses while you are playing. The game of poker centers around information, both that you give to your opponents and they give to you. Most of the time that information comes in the form of betting patterns, why is key if you...
Read more about Concentration at the Poker Table Common Poker Mistakes - January 24, 2008All too often we see these common poker mistakes made by inexperienced players. If you want to take your game up to another level than not only will you learn by your own mishaps, but also by watching the other players at the table and learning from them as well. Bad players will never learn from their missteps and that is what separates the players that make it to the top from the ones that go bust. Another great thing about this article is that if you see other players making these mistakes,...
Read more about Common Poker Mistakes Buy the Button - January 24, 2008Several major card rooms in the San Francisco Bay Area use a rule called “Buy the Button.” This is an option that pertains to the blinds. The only thing to prevent a casino from using this rule is that they do not know about it. You leave the table, beckoned by your mate, stomach, bladder, nicotine, whatever. You have a sense of how much time you have until your big blind. But now and then, you return a moment too late. sigh You could post both blinds behind the button, but you’re...
Read more about Buy the Button Big Hands Big Pots - January 24, 2008You are going to need big hands for big pots or else you are going to be left holding the bag. Recently I was playing in a $4,000 No Limit Hold ‘em event in which we all started with $6,000 and then I had $30,000. At my table was a player I’ve gone up against many times in the past. A hand came in which I raised before the flop from the middle position with K-J offsuit and the player I knew called me from the big blind. The flop came out 9-6-4 with two of the cards being of the same...
Read more about Big Hands Big Pots Top 5 Super Bowl Commercials - January 24, 2008The Super Bowl is one of the most watched sporting events in all of sports. While many of get together to see which team is going to earn the name of World Champions, almost everyone can enjoy the commercials during the game. Companies spend millions of dollars to air their brand new ads to viewers all over the world. Normally you might run to the bathroom or flip through the channels whenever commercials come on, but this is the one time where you stay glued to your seat and enjoy some of the best...
Read more about Top 5 Super Bowl Commercials Worst Super Bowl Commercials - January 24, 2008With every good thing usually comes something bad, and with Super Bowl commercials it’s no different. Many people look forward to watching the ads every year, because of their usually great quality and good laughs they provide. Companies have to try and be creative and do something never before done in order for their commercial to go home a winner. One bad thing that happens with this is that sometimes companies have ideas that aren’t so good. We are going to give you what we think is the five...
Read more about Worst Super Bowl Commercials Approximate Your Poker Odds - January 23, 2008When you are at the tables you are going to have difficulty establishing the exact odds, so you need to learn how to approximate your poker odds. The good news is that we have put something together so you can figure out how to do just that. It is extremely difficult unless you are a math whiz to figure out the exact odds of hitting a drawing hand when you are sitting down at the table. That leaves two options for the non-math genius: sit at home with a calculator and figure out the odds for...
Read more about Approximate Your Poker Odds Adjusting Poker Styles - January 22, 2008In order to make the most money at the table you want to be adjusting poker styles to fit the feel of the table. If you feel like this is a part of your game that you are weak at, then we suggest you read this article. Once you get this down, extra money will be flowing into your pocket from the weaker players at the table. A question often asked is what style a player uses. The answer that is given isn’t quite as important as what the other people are saying. If you are at a table and...
Read more about Adjusting Poker Styles Aces in Poker - January 22, 2008A lot of people do not know how to use aces in poker, but this article should help clear up a lot of confusion for beginners. Here is what you can and can not do with aces on the poker table. We frequently get questions and comments from our visitors, and we always encourage them. One of the most recent ones we received were on how aces relate in poker, specifically on how you can use it high or low and with straights. The example given was could you use a King-Ace-2-3-4 to...
Read more about Aces in Poker 2006 WSOP Final Table Leader - January 22, 2008The largest and richest game in poker history, the Main Event is down to its final nine players and Team Bodog’s Jamie Gold is the 2006 WSOP final table leader. Gold, a former Hollywood agent turned television producer from Malibu, Calif., has amassed a commanding chip lead during the past eight days of the tournament and will sit down at the start of the final table on Thursday with a whopping $26,650,000 in chips – $8.88 million more than his nearest competitor. ! Gold’s $10,000...
Read more about 2006 WSOP Final Table Leader What is Poker - January 22, 2008What is poker? It seems like a basic question but think back to before you knew anything about this great card game and the connotations that you had with the game. We are going to try and explain the details of the game in as easy of a way as we possibly can, and then provide more links to other areas of our site that will be more game specific and detailed. Poker is a game in which players play with either fully or partially exposed cards to make wagers and try and win the pots. The poker player...
Read more about What is Poker Super Bowl Party Games - January 22, 2008The Super Bowl is not only one of the most watched games by fans across the world; it is a chance for you to get with all your friends and family to celebrate the big game. While there are many different reasons for fans to get together for the game, whether it’s the food, commercials, or most important the game itself, you can add to the party by playing a few games before and/or after the game. Here are a few ideas that we have came up with that you might want to try out this year. Remember that...
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