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Resist Tilting

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

A poker player’s worst enemy is “tilt” – a condition where one’s emotions, like anger or frustration, and physical fatigue interfere with sound poker playing. It is essential to recognize the signs that you may be going on tilt.
The state of tilt can creep up on you slowly, such as after playing for [...]

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Tilt Factor

Monday, November 16th, 2009

poker online players often talk about going on “tilt” and how it renders them unfit to play the game. What is tilt? The expression comes from pinball machines. If a poker player starts abusing and manhandling the machine, it goes on tilt and can’t be [...]

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Chinese Lantern UFO Extravaganza

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Chinese lantern seem to be the cause of last weeks UFO footage.Harborough singer Robin Maughan captured footage of a mysterious object in the sky above Western Avenue park in Harborough Last week on mondayLast weeks Harborough Mail featured the story, half-a-dozen calls to the office by readers who had as well seen the unknown airborne [...]

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The Problem of Aces

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Everybody is always looking for aces in a poker online game. It’s the best starting hand you can ask for, and any given online poker hand your opponent might have before the flop is at a statistical disadvantage to win the pot. So why, then, do aces, for some players, become [...]

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Bridesmaid Gifts: Tips & Etiquette

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Your bridesmaids have most likely gone the extra mile in buying the dress, the shoes, the handbag, and not to mention getting all dolled up with perfect hair and makeup. Of course, you want to thank them for all that they have done to make your wedding a success. Here are some general rules of etiquette and tips about bridesmaid gifts.

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Keep Your Chips: How to Play a Big Stack

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Let’s say that everything has gone your way, it is nearing the end of a big poker tournament, and a huge stack of chips is sitting in front of you at the casino. What do you do in this situation? It’s actually trickier than it appears at first- you need to [...]

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Tasty Healthy Foods

Friday, February 6th, 2009

Most of us cringe at the thought of eating healthy food because of the notion that they don’t taste good. Well, times have changed and healthy foods are now tastier and more interesting.
They key to making healthy foods taste great is creativity. For your salads, steamed vegetables, and [...]

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Full Pay Video Poker

Monday, January 12th, 2009

There are two basic types of video poker machines: full pay or short pay. When faced with a decision between the two, you should always go for the full pay machines. Full pay machines are the machines that offer the best possible odds to the player. Remember that no video poker game is going [...]

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Rebuy Tournaments

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

On pokerstars I’ve been playing the $10+$1 rebuy tournaments a lot. These usually have a $70,000 guaranteed prize pool. In these poker tournaments, I almost never have to rebuy because there are so many players taking unnecessary risks that I can just wait for a big hand and almost guarantee getting action [...]

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Poker Parties and You

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Do you know someone who loves playing poker? It doesn’t matter if it’s online poker or live event pokerthis idea is well-suited for either scenario. Basically, what you’re going to do is replace their normal party plans with a poker party!
What’s a poker party, you ask? It’s really pretty simple. First of all, you [...]

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