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Jan 15 2015
Going away for a vacation doesn’t mean you have to leave poker behind. There are plenty of options where you can get away, soak up some sun and still hit the felt. We’ve rounded up our five favorite poker vacation destinations, so make sure to add these to your wanderlust list.
Barcelona, S...
Dec 18 2014
With each passing day, more and more of us are able to travel to far-off lands and see things we have never seen before. According to reports from the United Nations World Tourism Organization, over one billion people traveled internationally in 2012, spending over US$1 trillion upon their arri...
Dec 11 2014
Christmas shopping for a poker player isn’t always easy. Sure, every poker player wants a seat at the World Series of Poker and if you want to drop $10,000, well, problem solved. But, if you don’t have that kind of cash lying around, we’ve got some gift ideas to help the poker player in y...
Dec 11 2014
Christmas shopping for a poker player isn’t always easy. Sure, every poker player wants a seat at the World Series of Poker and if you want to drop $10,000, well, problem solved. But, if you don’t have that kind of cash lying around, we’ve got some gift ideas to help the poker player in y...
Dec 09 2014
The turn is where your decisions at the poker table become more difficult. Pre-flop betting in Texas Holdem is actually pretty easy for most players; they follow a fairly regimented pattern depending their style. In fact, most good players have no hesitation when it comes to seeing more cards if...
Nov 13 2014
While there’s no shortage of slots available to casino fans, there is a short list of favorites. We encourage players to try their luck at whatever game tickles their fancy, but rest assured we also have a best of the best list compiled for when you crave something new. These are favorites ar...
Oct 23 2014
Some things are worth the wait. Event No. 65 of the 2014 World Series of Poker is about to resume after a four-month hiatus. This is the big one, the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event, where the winner gets to take home $10 million. Back in July, they whittled the field down from 6,683 to t...
Oct 14 2014
Over 6,300 people played in the main event at the 2013 World Series of Poker. Mark Newhouse was one of them, and he made it all the way to the final table, finishing in ninth place for a cool $733,224 in prize money. Not a bad day at the office.
One year later, and Newhouse is still defying the...
Oct 09 2014
Canada is home to some of the most fascinating poker celebrities to ever play their way into the high stakes world of professional poker. Here are three of the many noteworthy professional poker players who make us proud to be Canadian.
Daniel Negreanu: Toronto, Ontario
The man who needs ...
Oct 07 2014
Of all the casino games invented so far, roulette might be the greatest. You have the feel of the chips, a clicking wheel, and a colorful game that’s simple to play. Millions of people have played roulette in the casino, and thanks to modern technology, billions of people have the opportunity...
Sep 22 2014
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Even with award-winning Will Take Charge officially out of the picture with a leg injury, this year’s field for the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) will be an exciting primer for November’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Wicked Strong, Tonalist and VE Day are targeting the 1 ¼ mile...
Sep 16 2014
What compels us to play sports? For most of us, it’s the competition, the physical and mental exercise, and/or the opportunity to socialize. But for professional athletes, it’s all of the above – plus the money. Lots and lots of money if they’re really good at it.
No wonder athletes can...
Sep 15 2014
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Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome will be among the top contenders for the $1M Pennsylvania Derby (G2) at Parx Racing on Saturday, September 20. Candy Boy and Bayern will join 3-year-olds willing to go 1 1/8 miles.
In his first start since finishing fourth for the Triple Crown in the ...
Sep 11 2014
The college football season is just two weeks old, but the Big 10 has already curtailed its chances of winning its first national championship since the 2002 campaign. That's how badly things went for the conference in Week 2.
The non-conference game of the season took place last Saturday...
Sep 11 2014
The Atlanta Hawks might not cost $2 billion like the Los Angeles Clippers, but they’re up for sale anyway after their lead owner made some racially insensitive remarks. Bruce Levenson put his controlling interest on the market Sunday; Levenson reportedly authored an email two years ago where ...
Sep 09 2014
Unless you have been stranded on a desert island, you probably know that the Baltimore Ravens released star running back Ray Rice on Monday after a video of him assaulting his now wife in an elevator surfaced. Rice had been suspended for the first two games of the season for the incident, but t...
Sep 09 2014
We thought it might never happen. After years of sitting, waiting and wishing, we can now rest assured that the jackpot has surfaced. We are talking about the Lion’s Share slot machine at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and the progressive jackpot that’s spent a little bit too much time progressi...
Sep 09 2014
Graded stakes racing at Belmont Park kicks off with the $500,000 Sands Point Stakes (G2); it will be a 1 1/8 mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday, September 13. Among the notable nominees are Minorette, Zinzay and Sea Queen.
After a juvenile season spent overseas, Minorette has bee...
Sep 09 2014
Some intrepid baseball betting fans could be in for a big payday this October. If you scooped up the Los Angeles Angels at 22/1 on the MLB futures market back in May, when the Angels were struggling to stay above .500, you must be feeling pretty good right about now. The Halos have become the b...
Sep 05 2014
The Los Angeles Galaxy finished August on a soccer betting surge, going a perfect 4-0-0 on their final four games of the month. The Galaxy were one of the strongest soccer bets in the entire MLS over that stretch, outscoring opponents 13-4 over their last four games. Los Angeles now sits in sec...
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