Posted on: 20 April, 2005
Author: Peter Berlin
What do Dr. Vic Fey, an obstetrician from Clinton, Oklahoma, and Erick Brenes, a farmer from Costa Rica have in common? They both made it to the final table of The World Poker Tour's Aruba Poker Classic. And what makes it more remarkable is they won their $6,000 buy-in and the trip to Aruba by playing a $27 satellite tournament at the online poker room, Ultimate Bet. Neither of these men are professional poker players but at the end of the tournament Vic Fey finished in 6th place and won $105,000 and Erick Brenes finished in first and went home...
Posted on: 18 April, 2005
Author: Brent Damkier
Brent L. Damkier, (pronounced Dam-key-r) handsome lyric tenor at the Regensburg Opera, is best known for his recent roles as Prince Tamino in The Magic Flute and Prince Ramiro in Cinderella. Eine Nacht in Venedig, (A Night in Venice) by Strauss premiered on October 23, 2004. Damkier plays the roll of Pappacoda, a Spaghetti cook. It is a tremendous comic roll and Damkier usually receives the most applause even through it is a smaller singing role. This is the remaining performance. Just 75 miles (120 kilometers) out of Munich is the historic German town of Regensburg. Just off the Danube...
Posted on: 09 April, 2005
Author: Oddvar Pettersen
Good poker etiquette will make you a popular poker player. Other players will applaud your successes and commiserate with you in your failures. All poker players, but especially the more experienced ones, should provide an example of good poker etiquette for others to emulate. Bad poker manners result in an atmosphere of hostility, so it should be in every player's self-interest to develop good poker courtesy. Every poker rooms intent is to provide a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for the players while they are playing and they expect players to abide by certain rules of poker courtesy. Violation of poker...
Posted on: 31 March, 2005
Author: Shawn Tinling
Have you ever been drawn to a roulette table because of the display board? The one that says black has come up 6 times in a row? Ever have the urge to put your money on the table in that situation? If so, what do you do? Bet red, because it's due to hit this time! That answer, while it is a very popular one, is absolutely wrong! You should always bet with the streak, or not at all. Betting red in this situation is wrong for two reasons. The first reason's mathematical: no matter how many times a color...
Posted on: 25 March, 2005
Author: Ian McIntosh
In the good Texas Holdem poker rooms on the internet there are various levels of buy-ins for tournament play, generally starting from around $5 (plus site fee) per player. This is the level that most ... In the good Texas Holdem poker rooms on the internet there are various levels of buy-ins for tournament play, generally starting from around $5 (plus site fee) per player. This is the level that most new players play at but has your game moved on while you've stood still? What I mean by that is - have you gained enough poker experience to leave...
Posted on: 23 March, 2005
Author: Shirlee Yeager
Mary Poppins began as a simple ... story by P.L. Travers. In 1964 Disney brought the story to the big screen, with Julie Andrews playing the title role of Mary Poppins, and Dick Van Dyke casted Mary Poppins began as a simple children's story by P.L. Travers. In 1964 Disney brought the story to the big screen, with Julie Andrews playing the title role of Mary Poppins, and Dick Van Dyke casted as the chimney sweep. The special effects Disney was able to put together were a work of genius. Filmed long before the era of digital capabilities, Mary Poppins...
Posted on: 21 March, 2005
Author: Sherri Allen
Do your children love tractors? Do they get mesmerized watching heavy equipment at work? Do they want to be farmers or bulldozer operators when they grow up? "All About John Deere for Kids Part 1" is the perfect DVD for all the tractor-crazy children out there. Packed with live-actions shots, "All About John Deere for Kids Part 1" presents viewers with tractors of all different shapes and sizes. Your children get to see tractors plowing large fields on farms, moving earth at construction sites, clearing timber in the forest and loading trucks at quarries. They get to learn about the...
Posted on: 13 March, 2005
Author: Ritch Esra
The ... Times reported 'Warner Music paid its top five ... more than $21m in salary and bonuses ... last year's $2.6bn ... of the US music group by a private equity consorti The Financial Times reported 'Warner Music paid its top five executives more than $21m in salary and bonuses following last year's $2.6bn acquisition of the US music group by a private equity consortium.' The article points out that Edgar Bronfman Jr, the Chairman who led last year's buy-out, received a $1M salary and $5.25M bonus. Lyor Cohen, head of the US recorded music business, received $1M and...
Posted on: 10 March, 2005
Author: Chen Ching-feng
Heard about online keno before, but don't quite know what it all the hype is about? No problem, we'll explain it to you then! online keno is a really fun and easy to play online casino game. It is actually really very similar to bingo. Since the emergence of online gambling and virtual casinos, Keno has really been established as one of the favoured online casino games in which you can play for real cash. Article Tags: Online Keno Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
Posted on: 07 March, 2005
Author: Spencer Anderson
I dont have one, yet. My first taste of it came when my ... got one, and asked if I would set it up for her using my ... Wearing those now ... ... hip cream coloured hea I dont have one, yet. My first taste of it came when my girlfriend got one, and asked if I would set it up for her using my computer. Wearing those now immediately recognizable hip cream coloured headphones, I could feel the eyes of every have-not-an-iPod on me with curiosity and maybe a little jealousy. I even started walking differently. Listening to...