Howard Lederer
January 30, 2008
It was at the age of 18 that Howard Lederer decided to skip college, but it wasn’t to play poker. It was to pursue his passion for chess. However, when he reached the city he found a poker game in the back room of the chess club he went to and he was instantly hooked on the game. He started to play poker 70 to 80 hours each week and most of the time lost all of the money he had in his bankroll. He got in early on the No-Limit hold ‘em craze when he started playing at the Mayfair Club....
Hold em Preflop Strategy Abdul
January 29, 2008
Due 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 and...
Poker Glossary
January 29, 2008
Aces 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;...
Evelyn Ng
January 29, 2008
Evelyn Ng may be a pretty face, but don’t let that fool you as she is also an intelligent and crafty poker player. She have proven herself on the professional poker circuit as one of the best in the game. Evelyn is from Toronto and started out dealing in private clubs before becoming the big name player that she is today. After devoting herself to playing poker full-time she made the move to Las Vegas so she could be closer to her victims. Before becoming a professional poker player, Ng...
Doyle Brunson
January 29, 2008
There isn’t anyone in poker who enjoys a more legendary status than Doyle Brunson. He is now 73 years of age and is still going strong in his 31st World Series of Poker main event. In the world of poker his name rings out just like Babe Ruth in baseball, Michael Jordan in the NBA, and Arnold Palmer in golf. I just can’t imagine anyone else coming along that becomes bigger than this guy. If there is anything that we should be thankful for, it’s the buzz that Doyle Brunson...
David Williams
January 29, 2008
David Williams has a bright, young mind and is one of the more charismatic players in the poker world. He is another member of the Bodog “Rat Pack.” Williams is a savvy tournament and online poker player who was thrust into the spotlight as a 23-year-old at the 2004 World Series of Poker main event. He earned a nice $3.5 million paycheck for his second place finish and then went on to a runner-up finish at the World Poker Tour’s Borgata Open. This is one of the brightest minds...
Patriots Giants Super Bowl Picks
January 29, 2008
In 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...
2008 Dubai Desert Classic
January 29, 2008
This 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...
NCAA Basketball Picks 1/29/08
January 29, 2008
We cash in with our winner on the College of Charleston yesterday, now we have two more games lined up for Tuesday that will keep the gravy train rolling along. Eastern Kentucky +4 Earlier in the year, Eastern Kentucky beat Tennessee-Martin 70-51 on their home floor and we see no reason to beleive they are going to lose this game as the visitor. Tennessee-Martin is 1-9 ATS when revenging a double digit loss in their last 10 spots. Eastern Kentucky is 7-0 ATS when playing against a team with...
NBA Picks 1/29/08
January 29, 2008
The Spurs went down in flames last night. Let’s get back on track today with two winners I’m feeling pretty good about. Toronto Raptors +2 Over the last three seasons Toronto has played very good on the road against teams who score a lot of points, going 22-9 ATS against teams who average more than 99 ppg. Toronto has also been playing better lately, winning four out of their last five and seven out of their last nine games. Washington on the other hand has dropped two out of...
