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March 1, 2010: 12:47 pm: adminFun Stuff, Lady Luck, Universe Of Games

When we think of online poker players, we often think of highly intelligent people who can quickly calculate pot odds and read the table. However, these skills can often be learned. If online poker is basically an acquired skill, then, is it right to claim that poker players are somehow smarter than other people? Unfortunately for all of you poker players out there, it is not right to claim that poker players are simply more intelligent than other people because they win games. We need to look at this assumption to unravel the real roots of a good poker game. Can anyone win? Or can only the select few win the big pots?

Let’s look at the facts. If all of the main qualities of a good poker player can be learned, then it is not right to claim that good players have more brain power than their less successful counterparts. They simply have more dedication and practice. Good poker online playing is a battle of willpower and dedication, not of intellectual superiority. While this may be disheartening to some players who are used to thinking that they are an intellectual cut above just because they win, it is welcome news for the rest of us. Anyone can be a poker star, not just the special few with the big brains.

February 3, 2010: 5:04 pm: adminFun Stuff, Lifestyle Tips, World Of Information

Arrangements for live wedding music is just one of about a thousand tasks facing brides and wedding planners. Between flowers, photographers, locales, gowns, parties, rings, video, and more, even a smaller and quiet wedding requires a tremendous amount of preparation. It can be a stressful time because if even one of these areas falls through the cracks, your big day can end up being a huge letdown.

Here are five tips to engaging live wedding music players for your service and reception:

1. you engage a dance band with a tested track record of professionalism. Does the managing director return your calls promptly? Does the dance band have a website? Business cards? Other promotional materials? Or do you get the sense you’re talking to a guy rehearsing in his garage with his pals? The way the band introduces itself as you begin talking with them is a genuine indicator of how they’ll come on (or not!) on your big day.

2. Promptness is key. When you set an meeting to meet in person or on the phone, it’s like a mini-contract. If the band manager is tardy to meet with you, it’s a cautionary sign that they don’t take their agreements seriously. If they can’t arrive on time in the planning stage, what other understandings will they break with you on your wedding day? This extends on to you, too - being prompt is just one way you can live a life that displays that you abide by your promises.

3. Make sure the band is easy-going rather than being a bunch of prima donnas. By now you’ve probably heard a hundred Bridezilla stories, even if you’re not exacting or unreasonable. Imagine employing the equivalent in flakiness for your wedding band. The last thing you want on your wedding day is to have to wait on your musicians hand and foot, fetching them food and drink, having the thermostat adjusted for them, or tending to other demanding wants. The best band for you is one that can take care of itself, one that’s easy to get along with, and one that does all it can to make sure your day is easy and fun for you.

4. Hire a wedding band that’s fun. Getting married is one of the heaviest choices you’ll ever make. It’s serious business. The music on your wedding day should be beautiful and fun. You don’t want to see your invitees yawning, dazed, and wishing the party was all over. You want them up, dancing, singing, and grinning. If you choose a live wedding music band well, your selection will do a good deal to make your wedding day unforgettable in a great way. This is the big day you’ve been looking for, and music is such a important part of it. Be sure you engage a band that makes the day flawless - enjoyable for you and your guests.

George Pollis is the handler and a musician with Reel Ting Steel Drum Band. For a professional, prompt, easy-going, talented, and fun live wedding music band, see Reel Ting at http://www.reelting.com.

December 18, 2009: 9:46 am: adminFun Stuff, Lady Luck, Universe Of Games

All online poker players, no matter how sharp, experience some bad beats. It is an inevitable part of the game. You are holding top set, then a weak player who has called all your bets, gets lucky and hits runner-runner on the turn and river to make a small flush.

Your good online poker hand got smashed by bad luck and it’s easy to think that fortune is against you and that anything that can go wrong will do so. You are angry that weak players don’t play according to sound poker principles and draw out against you.

This is wrongheaded thinking. Luck is always an element that can influence the outcome of a poker online hand. You must see beyond this and turn it into a positive factor in your game. Don’t begrudge the poor player who keeps calling and then puts a bad beat on you. For every instance of this happening, that weak player calls and calls many hands only to lose and forfeit their chips to smarter players.

Look for these weak players at your table and target them. When they do hit the one-in-ten lucky hand for a suck-out, compliment the play instead of deriding it. Keep these players happy at the table and encourage their poor play because in the long run you profit from them.

December 7, 2009: 12:16 pm: adminFun Stuff, Lady Luck, Universe Of Games

Think of a salesman, the one you open the door to talk to just to slam the door in his face. Then think of the salesman who you ended up letting in your house, and talked to for a while, and then bought something from. This is called the “foot-in-the-door” phenomenon, and it’s a part of human psychology that can be used to your advantage on the poker table. Think of it in terms of compliance. You first get someone to agree to do something small, then they’re more compliant to do something big. Applied to poker online, let’s say you have QQ, and the board comes low and uncoordinated. You bet a small bit and your opponent follows you. Next comes a Q, ohh nice card for you, so you bet a little bigger, and again your opponent follows you. Finally, on the river, you have the compliance built to get him to stack off with you. If you see this as a compliance builder, you see why bets get progressively large. Most online poker strategy says to bet the pot or something similar, but it’s this phenomenon of compliance of once you get someone following you, your metaphorical foot in the door, it’s harder for them to stop following. So if you have betting initiative, don’t let down your psychologically following opponent and stop betting, keep him coming along for the ride. After all you only asked for a small amount of his money to begin with, surely he’ll be willing to part with a little more if you just lead him to do it.

November 25, 2009: 12:00 pm: adminFun Stuff, Lady Luck, Universe Of Games

You have to bluff. It’s a simple fact of poker online that if you play honestly, the odds are that you’re going to lose. If you hear someone say that he always plays “honest”, poker online he’s either lying, or you’re about to win his money. That said, there are a few rules to adhere to when you bluff. Well, they’re more guidelines than anything. One of the most forgotten rules is to avoid bluffing multiple opponents. Basically, what you are doing when you bluff is making a bet that your opponent has a hand that he isn’t very confident in. When you bluff with a raise, you are trying to bet enough chips to make the opponent’s hand not worth playing. It’s hard enough when there are only one or two other online poker players, but it’s nearly impossible when you are playing the entire table. When you’re trying to bluff several opponents, you’re a lot more likely to come up against someone who wants to take a chance with his King-2 or with a player who thinks that you’re holding a 4-10 off-suit. If you want to bluff, you are better off taking a shot at one or two players at a time.

October 28, 2009: 11:44 am: adminFun Stuff, Recreation Infos

Camping is a recreational activity which is adventurous, fun filled and somewhat light on pockets. The campers leave the comforts and luxuries of their homes and travel with camping equipment outdoors.

The activity of camping became immensely popular in the 20th century. People go to national parks, the suburbs or the countryside to have the pleasure of camping. People come with the supplies of food, cooking material, camping gear, sleeping tents etc. Camping involves other activities such as hiking, fishing, hill walking, swimming etc. It can also be considered as a hunting trip. In a country like UK, camping can be either luxurious where camp sites are built and people make reservations, or they can take their own tents and equipment according to their budget and style.

The UK is a country of scenic and natural beauty. Places such as Edinburgh and the Lake District are worth camping in with family and friends. The most exciting and thrilling campsite is North Morte Farm, which is a caravan and camping park. Campsites in mountainous areas are usually preferred when campers wish to hunt, as there are forests and animals.

Camping is a refreshing and pleasurable activity. Especially when the campsites are beautiful, it adds to the joy of that trip.

August 10, 2009: 10:11 am: adminFun Stuff, Lady Luck, Universe Of Games

In Texas Hold ‘Em online poker, the player sitting immediately to the left of the big blind is “under the gun” because this position is first to act. Usually that is a disadvantage in poker because this player has no information since everyone bets behind this position. Poker wisdom calls for folding just about every hand except absolute premium pockets cards, like paired Aces or faces, when under the gun. The under the gun position can give you some leverage though - especially for skilled poker online players who have established a tight image among the players. This position provides a good stage for launching a bluff, although it’s best when done with a hand with promising potential, like highly ranked suited connectors. By raising up the blind, the under the gun player can narrow the field of competition. Betting out three times the big blind is a good rule of thumb. If the flop fails to connect with your poker hand, or only provides only a few outs to complete it, then you must consider who you are up against and your own image at the table. Being perceived as a tight players might provide the opportunity to steal the pot here with a continuation bet that supports the original raise suggestive of a strong made hand. Being under the gun is tricky. Know who your opponent is and be aware of your own image before risking a bluff when first to act.

February 23, 2009: 9:57 am: adminFun Stuff, Lady Luck, Universe Of Games

I had played poker well for the first half of the night. I made my reads, bluffed my way out of some tight spots, and took a few risks that paid off pretty well. I was in the final half of the group, two people outside the money, and had the third largest chip stack. I had gotten dealt a high pair of suited connectors, and wound up with an open-ended flush draw on the flop. I raised and the rest of the table folded, save for the second-highest chip holder, who re-raised a minimal amount. I knew that this was a loose poker player who was trying to buy me out, and his bet told me that he wasn’t holding anything, so I went all in.

He sat and pondered for a while, since losing to me would essentially cripple him, but he eventually called. I drew dead, and his King high card won the hand. When he talked about it as he gathered his chips, he said that he was initially going to fold, but then he remembered that I had a tendency to bluff.

There are many reasons to vary your poker play styles, but the one that rings true the most in my mind is so that you don’t become predictable. Don’t have tendencies.

September 17, 2008: 2:55 pm: adminFun Stuff, Lady Luck, Universe Of Games

Ever wonder why they call it Stud Poker? The term has numerous meanings that harken back to everything from carpentry to embroidery to male prowess, but most poker historians agree that the game got its name via the word’s relevance to horse breeding. In the 1860’s, a horse was a cowboy’s best friend and poker his favorite game. So it is no surprise that around that time a game called Stud-Horse poker began turning up. Folks liked the apparent simplicity of the game, and the ability to see so many of their opponent’s cards. In fact, by 1884, many saw it not as a legit form of poker, but as a criminal scheme. In July of 1884, The New York Times reprinted a letter from San Francisco’s police chief to his Board of Supervisors in which he wrote, “I wish to impress upon your honorable board the magnitude of the evil of this pernicious game. It fosters idleness, and tempts many young men of weak resolution to steal from their employers.” Public playing was soon banned out West, players arrested, trials held, and the newspapers covered it all. Over the following decade, the hyphen was dropped from the name and then the “horse” all together as the offending ritual became known simply as Stud Poker.

August 9, 2008: 1:16 pm: adminFun Stuff, Shopping Resources, Universe Of Games

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