2005 August 22

There are only two casinos in all of Connecticut, both on reservations, and out of those two, only one has live poker - the Foxwoods Resort Casino. The other Connecticut casino, the Mohegan Sun, closed its poker room in 2003. It remains to be seen if the poker explosion will entice the Mohegan Sun to give poker another try.

The Foxwoods, known as the biggest casino in the world, is located on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, one of the oldest, continually occupied Indian reservations in North America, according to foxwoods.com.

Have you ever played against an opponent who makes a minimum bet despite a large pot? There are different reasons that an opponent uses this strategy. For some players they do not understand the no limit betting structure. A savvy player uses the minimum bet when they are on a draw, when they have a medium strength hand, to gain information, to steal the pot against certain opponents, and when they have a very strong hand. By making a minimum bet they might prevent an opponent from making a larger bet when on a draw.

Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, John Lennon, and James Bond are British names known and respected by Americans. Now, WILLIAM HILL may become the latest addition.

Founded in 1934, the company has been a major innovator in the growth and development of the gaming industry in the UK. Today, it owns two greyhound stadiums and operates some 2,200 betting-shops where visitors can wager on all sports, Baseball, NFL, Soccer, and Politics, among them.

Whatever happens in Vegas-Stays in Vegas. But here is a different line-What happened in Vegas-started in Oklahoma then it came to Las Vegas. And then the bottom line is: What happened in Vegas- Started in Oklahoma, Came to Vegas and now is returning back home to Oklahoma.

Wendeen Eolis was up early on a recent morning for business-related conference calls to Asia and Europe, all about deals requiring her expertise concerning the strategic use of lawyers to get big deals done.

She was working from her hotel room at one of the new Indian-owned California resorts, but modern telecommunications being what it is, some things can easily be done anywhere. In this case, Eolis was balancing the demands of two very different kinds of challenges, all of them involving very big deals.

Dear Loser, I'm sorry to hear you've been running so badly. If I understand your situation, it's this:

You're getting spanked right now and there doesn't seem to be anything you can do to stop it. The last few weeks have been a perfect storm of bad beats, bad luck, and bad decisions, and it's combining to chew a hole in your bankroll, your confidence and your normally sunny disposition. And it's not like you don't know it's happening. To paraphrase Paul Kelly, "You see the knives out, you turn your back. You see the train, you stay right on that track."

Stud 8 Myths

Hobby and I drove to the farmer's market in West L.A. to buy fresh veggies. He was on another health kick, concocting all sorts of liquefied vegetable goop to purify his body. I stay silent on the sidelines, knowing that in another week or so he'll be lusting over a medium-rare steak. Hobby was inspecting a bunch of organic kale when I spotted someone I recognized.

"Julie," I shouted to catch her attention. When she turned I saw her eyes were red. She wanted to be recognized like someone wanted to be stopped for speeding, but she managed to muster a smile for me.

Sometimes in life, there are things we'd liked to have done differently, if given a second chance. So I asked Mike if there's anything he would do differently today regarding poker. He gave me a list of pitfalls he'd like to have avoided. He said that he allowed his ego to dictate too many times. When he was young, it was practically impossible for him to let a challenge go by. For no reason, except ego, he'd risk his whole bankroll. Mike suggests that you guard against gambling more than you can afford to lose. When you gamble above your bankroll, you often must rebuild it.

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