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		<title>Lakers vs. Nuggets Game 7 Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 12:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers will return to the Staples Center for Game 7. The Nuggets avoided elimination for a second straight game, crushing the Lakers 113-96 at home in Game 6. This is the first series to go 7 games in the 2012 NBA Playoffs and it figures to be a great one. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 EST on Saturday and will be televised nationally on TNT.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers will return to the Staples Center for Game 7. The Nuggets avoided elimination for a second straight game, crushing the Lakers 113-96 at home in Game 6. This is the first series to go 7 games in the 2012 NBA Playoffs and it figures to be a great one. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 EST on Saturday and will be televised nationally on TNT.</p>
<p>The home team has historically been very tough to beat in a Game 7, and oddsmakers apparently think that trend will continue. Los Angeles is favored by 6-points with the total set at 196.5. For the latest on this series <a href="http://www.betfirms.com/nuggets-lakers-line/">click here</a>. </p>
<p><b>Denver</b></p>
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<p>The Nuggets looked like their year was going to come to an end after falling behind 3-1 and the series headed back to LA for Game 5. Two straight wins have completely changed the outlook of this series, as Denver rolls into Los Angeles for Game 7 with all the momentum. I questioned if the Nuggets would suffer a let down after that great win in Game 5, but that wasn&#8217;t the case . They came out and arguably played their best game of the series on Thursday.</p>
<p>Ty Lawson was fantastic in Game 5. He had a game-high 32 points behind an incredible shooting performance. Lawson went 13 of 18 from the field and was 5 of 6 from long distance. On top of that, he helped out in other areas with six assits and five rebounds.</p>
<p>Lawson was not the only one who played well in Game 6. Kenneth Faried recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, Danilo Gallinari finished with 12 points and seven assists, and Corey Brewer and Andre Miller combined for 30 points off the bench.</p>
<p>Lots of credit must be given to head coach George Karl. The Nuggets don&#8217;t have the size or the stars like you see on the Lakers, but they know their role and most importantly they believe they can win this series.</p>
<p><b>Los Angeles</b></p>
<p>Outside of Kobe Bryant, who is one of the greatest competitors in the NBA, the Lakers have not shown up physically or mentally in the last two games. I am not sure if the speed at which the Nuggets are playing has completely wore down this team, but Los Angeles has looked very flat late in the series.</p>
<p>Bryant continued to do his part, leading the way with a team-high 31 points on 13 of 23 shooting. As for Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, neither player played well enough for the Lakers to win. Bynum had a respectable 11 points and 16 rebounds, but shot 4 of 11 from the field. Gasol wasn&#8217;t a factor at all, scoring just three points on 1 of 10 shooting. Not only were Gasol and Bynum not contributing on the offensive end, they they didn&#8217;t play with much intensity on the defensive side of the ball.</p>
<p>You know Kobe is going to be at his best in Game 7, but it is pretty obvious he can&#8217;t do it alone. Bryant could put up 50 points and Los Angeles going to struggle if Gasol and Bynum don&#8217;t contribute offensively. LA should get a boost from Metta World Peace, who hasn&#8217;t been able to play the first 6 games while serving a suspension. Whether or not it&#8217;s enough to get them to Western Conference Semifinals, is tough to say after how awful this team has looked in in the last two games.</p>
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		<title>Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers Game 6 Odds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Bulls avoided elimination with a 77-69 win at home in Game 5. The series returns to Philadelphia for a vital Game 6 on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 EST and will be televised on NBA TV. With a win the 76ers will become only the fifth No. 8 seed to knock off a No. 1 seed in the 1st round. The 76ers took charge of the series with two wins at home in games 3 and 4, but those efforts won't matter if they put an end to the series in Game 6. A loss would all of the sudden give the Bulls the advantage with Game 7 back in Chicago.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Chicago Bulls avoided elimination with a 77-69 win at home in Game 5. The series returns to Philadelphia for a vital Game 6 on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 EST and will be televised on NBA TV. With a win the 76ers will become only the fifth No. 8 seed to knock off a No. 1 seed in the 1st round. The 76ers took charge of the series with two wins at home in games 3 and 4, but those efforts won&#8217;t matter if they put an end to the series in Game 6. A loss would all of the sudden give the Bulls the advantage with Game 7 back in Chicago.</p>
<p>Oddsmakers are expecting another close game. Looking at the NBA spreads, the 76ers is favored by just 3-points over the Bulls with the total set at 169.5 points. For the latest on this series <a href="http://www.betfirms.com/76ers-bulls-odds/">go here</a>. </p>
<p> <b>Philadelphia</b> </p>
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<p>I wasn&#8217;t impressed at all with the way Philadelphia came out in Game 5. I don&#8217;t know if they felt like they would have no difficulty beating Chicago at home in Game 6, but they didn&#8217;t play with the intensity and motivation you need to close out a series. This is a very young team that hasn&#8217;t experienced a large amount of playoff success. For most of the series the pressure has been on Chicago, that all changes when these two teams collide on Thursday. This is a must win game for the 76ers. I can&#8217;t say I like the 76ers chances if this series returns to Chicago for a Game 7.</p>
<p>It was a collective struggle on the offensive end for the 76ers in Game 5. Philadelphia shot just 32% from the field and were held to just 26 points in the first half. Jrue Holliday had a team-high 16 points, but finished up a miserable 5 of 17 from the field. Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams combined for just 24 points on 8 of 29 shooting. Spencer Hawes was held to just 11 points after putting up 20+ in games 3 and 4.</p>
<p>A lot of that has to do with how well the Bulls played defensively, but it isn&#8217;t going to get any easier in Game 6. Somebody is going to have to step up and have a big game offensively for Philadelphia to advance.</p>
<p> <b>Chicago</b> </p>
<p>The Bulls weren&#8217;t about to let Philadelphia end their season at home . Chicago played some of their best defense in the series and got just enough from the offense to force a Game 6. It was the first win in the series for Chicago without Derrick Rose. It could very well be the turning point in the series. The Bulls could have easily won one of the 2 games in Philadelphia, and this team now has the confidence it has been needing since they lose their best player.</p>
<p>Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer were sensational in Game 5. Deng scored a game-high 24 points on 10 of 19 shooting, including 4 of 5 from long distance. Boozer added 19 points and 13 rebounds. It was by far the best game for Deng in the series. He had scored just 24 points in the prior 3 games combined. Chicago will need another strong offensive effort from both of these players in Game 6.</p>
<p>Chicago will also be looking for a better showing out of starters C.J. Watson and Richard Hamilton. The two combined for just 11 points on 5 of 19 shooting in Game 5. Chicago could get a lift on both sides of the ball if Joakim Noah is able to return from an ankle injury suffered in Game 3. Noah is one of Chicago&#8217;s premier post defenders and also does a great job on the offensive glass. He is listed as questionable for Game 6.</p>
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		<title>A Detailed Review of True Poker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Patron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[True Poker is new on the scene of online gaming and worth watching. The company is owned by a team based in Costa Rica whose members are avid technology geeks who combine this with their love of gaming to give you a special gaming experience. The focus is to create the most realistic virtual playing environment found anywhere on the internet in a simple, clean layout that is easy to install and use.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>True Poker is new on the scene of online gaming and worth watching. The company is owned by a team based in Costa Rica whose members are avid technology geeks who combine this with their love of gaming to give you a special gaming experience. The focus is to create the most realistic virtual playing environment found anywhere on the internet in a simple, clean layout that is easy to install and use.</p>
<p>The registration and download of the software is a snap. The layout is unusual in that there is a separation of the application with the virtual casino being on the top half and the game tabs on the bottom. There is a readily found chat feature and everyone will find the application a smooth easy ride to navigate. Because of its youth, there are not many cash games and tournaments but what there are include options that everyone will enjoy.</p>
<p>When you visit the site you will find about 25 tables going with 500 players. Hold Em and Omaha are the only cash games so don&#8217;t expect the rare and esoteric variants at True Poker. You will find, however, scads of tournaments and sit-n-gos to suit your fancy and even a multi-level heads up tournament tab that you don&#8217;t run into on very many sites. True Poker pays much heed to its players suggestions for improvement and when all of them are put into place, the site is sure to rival the big guns.</p>
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<p>As a new online site, True Poker has put most of its resources into its VIP program where players play 2,000 raked hands to be entitled to generous bonuses, and from there the only way to go is up. There are a plethora of valuable bonuses for both cash games and tournaments. Don&#8217;t overlook the many freerolls that are offered along with that worthy VIP program. Traffic is sure to flow heartily at True Poker in the future. In the meantime, you may find it difficult to find enough games to play to make it to that VIP status. But keep trying, your time will come.</p>
<p>The player base is small so it is only feasible that the customer service is large and cozy. There are no less than nine ways a player can deposit or cash out and he can do so any time he wants. Add to this a host awaiting him in the lobby of the application who is there to answer his every question immediately and you have yourself some real, honest-to-god individual attention.</p>
<p>As mentioned earlier, because the site is so small, the personal attention is big and much time is spent on the comfort of the individual player. There is 24-hour support through both phone and email, but watch yourself on the phone, some calls are charged a long distance fee. True Poker partners with TrueCashier, Ltd, and is strongly behind the ultimate in game fairness and ethics thus keeping the safety and security of its players in the forefront at all times.</p>
<p>Maybe you are weary of those online gaming giants and are searching for something refreshing in gaming. If so, remember True Poker, it will fit that requirement and more. You will even find yourself spoiled by all the attention and personal service. How bad can that be?</p>
<p>If you are interested in poker, you may well also enjoy shopping for outstanding casino goods at BYOPT like <a href="http://www.buildyourownpokertables.com/poker-table-cup-holders/jumbo-black-aluminum-cup-holders">Black Poker Table Cup Holders</a> and <a href="http://www.buildyourownpokertables.com/red-suited-casino-speed-cloth">Red Casino Cloth</a>.</p>
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		<title>Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game 6 Odds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Lakers had a chance to finish off the Denver Nuggets at home in Game 5, but instead it was the Nuggets who prevailed 102-99 to force a Game 6 in Denver on Thursday. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 10:30 EST and will be televised nationally on TNT. This has all of the sudden turned into a series that could go down to the final game. While the Lakers managed to hold on for a 92-88 win at Denver in Game 4, the Nuggets cruised to a 99-84 win at home in Game 3. If the Nuggets can come away with another win at the Pepsi Center, the series will return to LA for Game 7 on Saturday.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Los Angeles Lakers had a chance to finish off the Denver Nuggets at home in Game 5, but instead it was the Nuggets who prevailed 102-99 to force a Game 6 in Denver on Thursday. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 10:30 EST and will be televised nationally on TNT. This has all of the sudden turned into a series that could go down to the final game. While the Lakers managed to hold on for a 92-88 win at Denver in Game 4, the Nuggets cruised to a 99-84 win at home in Game 3. If the Nuggets can come away with another win at the Pepsi Center, the series will return to LA for Game 7 on Saturday.</p>
<p>Taking a look at the NBA lines for this critical game, oddsmakers have Denver favored by 1.5-points over the Los Angeles with the total set at 198 points. For the latest on this series go the <a href="http://www.betfirms.com/nuggets-lakers-line/">Betfirms</a>. </p>
<p> <b>Denver</b> </p>
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<p>The Nuggets didn&#8217;t just avoid elimination in Game 5, they now have the confidence they can win this series. They have truly embraced the never give up attitude of their head coach George Karl. I don&#8217;t believe anybody was shocked to see Denver win a game at home, but no one thought this team had a reasonable chance of making this a series.</p>
<p>While a number of players helped Denver win Game 5, JaVale McGee and Andre Miller are the reason Denver is still playing. Miller finished the game with a team-high 24 points to go with 8 assists, while McGee ended the game with 21 points and 14 rebounds. The most inspiring part about their performances, is that both players came off the bench. Combined they shot an amazing 17 of 23 from the field. Arron Afflalo led the starters with 19 points and Danilo Gallinari chipped in 14.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s no secret to what Denver has to keep this series going. They must continue to push the pace and really make the Lakers work on both sides of the ball. While the Lakers have to rely heavily upon the big three of Gasol, Bynum, and Bryant, The Nuggets have a number of players who they can turn to offensively. The only concern I have with this team, is the absence of a go to guy late in the game.</p>
<p> <b>Los Angeles</b> </p>
<p>Knowing that Oklahoma City is waiting and resting for the winner of this series, I expected a much better effort from the Lakers in Game 5. Rarely will you see a team led by Kobe Bryant fail to put away their opponents on their home floor. That&#8217;s not to say Bryant didn&#8217;t do everything in his power to help Los Angeles win. Bryant finished with a game-high 41 points and single-handedly brought the Lakers within striking distance in the fourth quarter with a barrage of 3-point shots.</p>
<p>While Bryant seemed to grasp the seriousness of Game 5, the same can&#8217;t be said for the rest of the team. Andrew Bynum was the only other player in double-figures with 16 points, but he was a non-factor on both sides of the ball for most of the game. Bynum finished with just eight field goal attempts, which is completely unacceptable given the Lakers size-advantage in the paint. Pau Gasol had one of his worst games, scoring just 9 points on 4 of 11 shooting.</p>
<p>I question whether the the tempo at which the Nuggets are playing is taking its tole on the Lakers 7-footers. With the series shifting back to the thin air of Denver, you have to ponder whether either of these players have enough stamina to play at the level needed for Los Angeles to win this game.</p>
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		<title>A Detailed Review of Poker Stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Patron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PokerStar poker is one of online poker's major success stories and they always want you to come to the site to "Find the Poker Star in You." The company has its fingers in many pies and has a formidable team of professional poker stars playing amongst them.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PokerStar poker is one of online poker&#8217;s major success stories and they always want you to come to the site to &#8220;Find the Poker Star in You.&#8221; The company has its fingers in many pies and has a formidable team of professional poker stars playing amongst them.</p>
<p>There is Chris Moneymaker, who started the poker stampede when he won the World Series of Poker main event, Barry Greenstein, a professional poker veteran; television poker glitterati such as Vanessa Rousso, Daniel &#8220;Kid Poker&#8221; Negreanu, Joe Hatchem, Greg &#8220;Fossileman&#8221; Raymer, Bertrand &#8220;Elky&#8221; Grospellier and Joe Cada.</p>
<p>The site has broken just about every record in the Guinness Book including the most massive player base of any site on the planet. The corporation is licensed and registered as a legal entity on the Isle of Man in the British Isles to assure players of the very best in software and gaming amusement.</p>
<p>The PokerStar software runs on both the Windows and MAC operating systems and is the most tested software in the industry. Downloading the application is not done in a twinkle of an eye, but once installed, you will find it to be the fastest and smoothest as well as the best maintained software around. When you open the application, you will be hit by a very useful news and update screen letting you in on all of the site&#8217;s happenings immediately.</p>
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<p>The application is tab and drop down based and you will find it easily maneuverable and intuitive. The top bar of the screen displays beaucoup drop down options with things like statistical and hand history requests and others like multi-table preferences and management of the player&#8217;s notes, very impressive to be sure. Do not overlook the unusual feature of the button labeled Find A Team PokerStars Pro located at the bottom right as this is a very popular feature.</p>
<p>Any table where you see a red spade with a white star is one where a professional is holding court. In the upper right of the screen is the scrolling news box, a picture and avatar support, and lucid windowing giving the application visual appeal. The cashier buttons and tables are finely designed and are just one of the reasons for the site&#8217;s wild popularity of its cash games and tournaments.</p>
<p>You will find an astonishing variety of cash games here, the likes of Texas Hold&#8217;em, Omaha, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Stud, Stud Hi-Lo, Draw, 2-7 Triple Draw, 2-7 Single Draw, HORSE, Razz, 8-Game Mix and Badugi. The incredible online community comprised of 300,000 players every time you visit the site is testimony to the number of active events the site has created. Limits range from $.025/$.50 at no limit to up to $1,000/2,000 for the fixed limit games. If you wish to go for a tournament instead of ring play, get on over to one of the many tournaments available.</p>
<p>You will find the Sunday Million tournament at PokerStars, arguably the most renowned tournament in the world. PokerStars is also an industry leader as the host and creator of online poker events. The buy ins are something of a challenge to get through and make sense of, but they will normally range from $1 to $100. Other tournaments are the $750,000 guaranteed PokerStars Sunday Warm Up and highlights like the World Championship of Online Poker and the Spring Championship of Online Poker make PokerStars the top choice for online tournament play.</p>
<p>PokerStars is not content to stay just online so they stray to live events the likes of the European Poker Tour (EPT), PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT), UK &amp; Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT), North America Poker Tour (NAPT), Russian Poker Tour (RPT), Czech-Slovak Poker Tour (CSPT), Italian Poker Tour (IPT), Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT), PokerStars Macau, World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour and the Aussie Millions. No matter where on the globe your life takes you, you can put on your duds, get out of the house and go play poker live, or sit at home in your socks and play poker online. PokerStars will reward you no matter the venue of choice.</p>
<p>And as for rewards, the Frequent Player Program is at the heart of the PokerStars bonuses. To reward the players simply for playing, they earn points to be turned in later for valuable prizes and sweet merchandise. Special promotions are run often on the site. Some of the fine and unusual chance events are rare opportunities like the NHL Alumni PokerStars Hockey Night and the Battle of the Planets contest. For online action, nothing beats PokerStars and with all that action and all those players, you can bet that PokerStars guards all of it with the utmost in safety and security.</p>
<p>All support contact is through a contact support form accessed under the help button on the application. The response to all inquiries will be prompt, judicious and to the point giving the inquirer much more than hoped for. PokerStars belongs to the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) so players are very aware that the company follows the strictest of standards of fair and secure gaming. The site&#8217;s card shuffle is verified and audited by the independent firm of Cigital and BMM International and uses other browser security features on the order of 1024-bit RSA key and Thawte server certificate to put every player&#8217;s mind at rest when it comes to their safety and security.</p>
<p>Most every online player will concur that PokerStars is the place to be. With its own television commercials, blogs, television channel, international tours and ever so much more to offer, why would they go anywhere else?</p>
<p>If, like many, you&#8217;re a fan of gambling, you possibly will enjoy similar poker related subjects like <a href="http://www.buildyourownpokertables.com/">How to Make a Poker Table</a> and <a href="http://www.buildyourownpokertables.com/products">Poker Table Products</a>.</p>
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		<title>Poker Jargon with Regard to Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Kearns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will begin by exploring the variety of poker game types. These can be broken into two major groups, that of tournament poker and non-tournament poker, or to put it another way, cash poker and ring poker. Tournaments can be in the form of multitable (MTT) or single table (STT). The single table tournaments are most often played as sit and go games (SNG) meaning that the game won't start until the table is full.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We will begin by exploring the variety of poker game types. These can be broken into two major groups, that of tournament poker and non-tournament poker, or to put it another way, cash poker and ring poker. Tournaments can be in the form of multitable (MTT) or single table (STT). The single table tournaments are most often played as sit and go games (SNG) meaning that the game won&#8217;t start until the table is full.</p>
<p>There are satellite game tournaments where players have access to the higher status and higher fee games, or the freerolls, where there is no fee to enter into play, then there are the guaranteed games where a prize pool is guaranteed by the game&#8217;s originators. A buy-in fee is mandatory in all but the freeroll tournaments. Sometimes, the house will allow players to purchase more chips using the re-buy or add-on options.</p>
<p>The number of players at a table determines their classification, i.e. 8-10 players make up a long table, and 4-10 players make up a short table. Then there are heads-up tables (HU) where the play is one-on one.</p>
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<p>Now we know the raw basic terms and rules so lets move right along to basic poker strategy. Leading in importance is the concept of odds. The odds are the opportunities you have of receiving a winning card combination throughout all the game&#8217;s steps.</p>
<p>These cards are called outs. The improvement of your chances depends on the number of outs you currently hold and can be calculated, memorized, or read from a table of chances.</p>
<p>Pot odds must be calculated along with the number of outs. Pot odds are simply the ratio of the required bet to the size of the bank. There are discounted and implied pot odds. To explain: A decrease in the number of outs that are an advantage to the opponent as well are called discounted odds. The current pot and bets plus the possible future bets in coming rounds are implied odds.</p>
<p>The possible strategies of poker include the bluff plays such as the straight bluff which is either a bet or raise with no chance at winning should a showdown come up, and the semi-bluff, a raise without a proper hand to do so but the hand has a nice number of outs, which gives it a good chance to improve. There are more intricate plays like the slow play or sandbagging, which refers to playing passively while at the same time having a strong hand in the game&#8217;s beginning phases. This move will keep opponents in the game. Then there is the free card which is a raise from the late position in the flop with the expectation there will be checks on the turn to enable the river to be arrived at without further betting action. This technique is most commonly employed in a drawing hand.</p>
<p>There is a difference between a flush draw (four cards to a flush) and a straight draw (four cards to a straight). Straight draws are sometimes open ended or gut shot (inside straight) draws. Should a player need two special cards to build a combination, these draw hands are referred to as backdoor draws or runner-runner. If a player continues to try to compose a draw even in the face of losing to a opponent&#8217;s combination that is already extant, that player is &#8220;drawing dead.&#8221;</p>
<p>On to the check-raise. Here the player will check with the firm intent of raising after an opponent places a bet. This particular move is normally in play during the flop against the preflop raiser, which simply means that the player raises during the preflop round.</p>
<p>Finally there are the blind steals and defense. If nobody enters the game before the flop, a player in late position makes a raise in order to force the blinds to fold and thus to get their bets without opposition. The blinds can retaliate with a 3-bet, which constitutes blind defense.</p>
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		<title>Online Poker Anger &#8211; Keep it In or Let it Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Kearns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One major advantage of online poker play over play in a casino is there is no need to worry about any show of emotion. There are no opponents present to react to your outbursts or read your body language. You can laugh, cry like a girl, swear or pray, and there are plenty of items at hand that you can break or attempt to damage without having to pay a fine - presuming you are playing at your own place.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One major advantage of online poker play over play in a casino is there is no need to worry about any show of emotion. There are no opponents present to react to your outbursts or read your body language. You can laugh, cry like a girl, swear or pray, and there are plenty of items at hand that you can break or attempt to damage without having to pay a fine &#8211; presuming you are playing at your own place.</p>
<p>The only thing you want to leave alone is the computer. People and pets sharing the apartment with you will have probably learned by now that they better stay away from the serious poker player. Anyone who hasn&#8217;t learned yet is fair game.</p>
<p>While it is clearly an advantage, it may turn on you and effect your mental health. It is widely believed that containing your emotions is not good for a person or as a player. The belief is that the more you depress the expression of emotion, the greater the likelihood that the pent up frustration will effect your decision making and possibly lead to a decline in your mental health.</p>
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<p>Most players, when discussing the emotions experienced during poker sessions speak of the negative ones. Many feel guilty about their &#8220;flashes of anger&#8221;, &#8220;blind rages&#8221; and &#8220;going totally berserk&#8221;. Many feel the ideal is the Japanese system of rubber dolls as a means of managing and alleviating the pressures of stress.</p>
<p>However, it needs to be observed that the Japanese culture is vastly different from ours, with the possibility that their psychological make up is drastically different from ours. Also of note, while the Japanese subscribe to the rubber dolls theory, and even have a very liberal view towards porn and simulated violence, the country has some of the most shocking suicide statistics in the world, especially in the marketing sector of the middle class.</p>
<p>In this context, the validity of taking out your frustration on immediate inanimate objects is questionable. Many experiments strongly suggest that the expression of frustration through violence in relation to inanimate matter does not alleviate stress. In fact, the result is often the reverse.</p>
<p>When considered in a logical way most people will reach the conclusion that the main cause of the frustration is not diminished but may in fact be increased by the routine pounding of a rubber ball. It only serves to raise our stress levels rather than lower them. Additionally, when one comes to realize this, the very fact that the so called stress relieving pounding of the ball has been imposed by ones superiors is likely to multiply the frustrations.</p>
<p>When this is true in a poker player, it means that while thus variously and complicatedly irritated the player is significantly distracted from the game, possibly quite more so than if he or she did their best to fume quietly. Fear disrupts purpose and excessive joy disrupts creativity. In fact, any excessive emotion (as opposed to intense intellectual concentration) is intellectually incapacitating, especially in relation to the activity which engenders them.</p>
<p>Containing anger created during a game, as opposed to those life frustrations such as lack of appreciation or a rocky love life, should be looked upon generally as a positive. Treat it as way to make a player better, teaching poise and general discipline. Controlling the anger may take some practice at first but with time it should become easier and result in improvement to your health and career. If it is not working, take a break, quit that one disastrous game, or in the extreme, even stop playing on line poker for a time.</p>
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		<title>Magic Pacers Game 5 Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 11:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic will return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse for Game 5 Tuesday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 EST and will be broadcasted on NBA TV. The Magic stunned everyone by winning Game 1 in Indiana, but are on the brink of elimination after three straight losses. After a couple of blowout wins in Game 2 and Game 3, Indiana required overtime to get past the Magic in Game 4. Orlando rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final period, but could not finish off the comeback.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic will return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse for Game 5 Tuesday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 EST and will be broadcasted on NBA TV. The Magic stunned everyone by winning Game 1 in Indiana, but are on the brink of elimination after three straight losses. After a couple of blowout wins in Game 2 and Game 3, Indiana required overtime to get past the Magic in Game 4. Orlando rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final period, but could not finish off the comeback.</p>
<p>Oddsmakers seem to think the Pacers will have no trouble finishing off the series with a win at home. Our NBA odds now show Indiana favored by 10.5-points over Orlando with the total set at 179 points. <a href="http://www.betfirms.com/magic-pacers-odds/">Click here</a> for the latest on this series. </p>
<p> <b>Indiana</b> </p>
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<p>Even though the Pacers nearly let one get away in Game 4, you&#8217;ve got to be impressed with this team going on the road and taking both games in Orlando. With a commanding 3-1 series lead, it would seem safe to say that Indiana will be advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. While the Miami Heat still have some work do in their first round series against the New York Knicks, most believe it is going to be Indiana and Miami facing off in the subsequent round. I believe it&#8217;s important for the Pacers to put an end to their series with the Magic on Tuesday. Upsetting Miami won&#8217;t be easy, and the last thing they want is for this series to drag on and risk the chance of one their key players getting hurt.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no denying the Pacers are the better team in their current series against the Magic. They&#8217;ve got a gigantic advantage inside and are the more talented team overall. So long as the Pacers don&#8217;t come into Game 5 over-confident, like they did in Game 1, they shouldn&#8217;t have any trouble finishing off the Magic. This is unquestionably a concern I have, especially when it comes to laying 10.5-points on the Pacers. The undeniable fact that Indiana blew a 19-point lead in the final minutes of Game 4, has me wondering whether they are going to come out with intensity needed to pull off a double-digit win.</p>
<p>The Pacers advantage in the paint was evident in Game 3, as David West and Roy Hibbert each ended the game with a double-double. Hibbert put in 14 points and 11 rebounds, while West scored a game-high 26 points to go with 12 boards. Indiana also got a great game out of small forward Danny Granger, who finished up with 21 points and seven rebounds.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m really not that concerned with Indiana&#8217;s offense, it&#8217;s the defense which has to play better if they&#8217;re going to cover the 10.5 point spread. After holding the Magic to 81 points or less in the first 3 games, Indiana allowed 89 points in regulation of Game 5, including 28 in the final period.</p>
<p> <b>Orlando</b> </p>
<p>You have to give lots of credit to coach Stan Van Gundy for not letting his team quit in a series that they had little chance to win. Had Orlando been able to win Game 4, I believe this would be a totally different series. That loss could actually have been the last game Van Gundy coached as the home team at the Amway Center. If everything goes as anticipated, Van Gundy will likely be coaching his last game with the Magic on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Orlando has continued to play tough, despite the absence of Dwight Howard. It will be interesting to see if they can keep up that same energy after such deflating loss in Game 4. If the Magic don&#8217;t come out and give it everything they have in Game 5, they&#8217;re going to get blown out.</p>
<p>I discussed in my Game 4 preview that Orlando needs to get a lot more out of Ryan Anderson. Had Anderson been able to score more than just 9 points in that game, you have got to assume the series would be tied up 2-2. If the Magic are going to extend the series another game, they need Anderson to breakout with a big time performance.</p>
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		<title>Celtics vs. Hawks Game 5 Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Celtics took a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks with a 101-79 win on Sunday. The Celtics have bounced back from a 74-83 loss in Game 1 with three straight wins. The series returns to Atlanta on Tuesday for Game 5. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 EST and will be broadcasted nationally on TNT.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Boston Celtics took a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks with a 101-79 win on Sunday. The Celtics have bounced back from a 74-83 loss in Game 1 with three straight wins. The series returns to Atlanta on Tuesday for Game 5. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 EST and will be broadcasted nationally on TNT.</p>
<p>Oddsmakers have Atlanta favored by 1-point over Boston with the total set at 174 points. Get the most up-to-date news on this series at <a href="http://www.betfirms.com/hawks-celtics-spread/">Betfirms</a>.</p>
<p><b>Boston</b></p>
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<p>Boston didn&#8217;t just beat Atlanta in Game 4, they completely dominated that game from the very beginning. Boston had a 23-point advantage at intermissionand were able to cruise the rest of the way. If Boston can carry over the momentum gained from that win, I&#8217;ve got a hard time seeing this series returning to Boston for Game 6. Not only do the Celtics look poised to go to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but you&#8217;ve got to like their odds of of returning to the Conference Finals. With the injury to Derrick Rose, the top-seeded Chicago Bulls are one-game away from being knocked out in the first round. If the Bulls go on to lose, it would set up a really favorable matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers in the next round.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s hard enough to beat the Celtics with the way in which they play defense, but when they show up on offense like they did in Game 5 it&#8217;s pretty much impossible. Boston shot 51.3% from the field and were a sizzling 11 for 26 (42.3%) from long distance. Paul Pierce had a game-high 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting (4-6 from 3-point range) and Rajon Rondo ended the game with 20 points points and 16 assists.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s going to be a lot of people who jump on Boston in Game 5. While I can&#8217;t blame anyone for desiring to take Boston after the performance they put on in Game 4, I wouldn&#8217;t be stunned if they didn&#8217;t have some kind of a letdown. As ugly as Atlanta played in Game 4, you have to believe they are going to come out and put everything on the line to keep their season alive.</p>
<p><b>Atlanta</b></p>
<p>Plain and simple, the Atlanta Hawks didn&#8217;t come to play in Game 4. It truly seemed promising for the Hawks after they managed to take Game 1 of the series and Boston was going to be without the services of Rondo in Game 2. 3 consecutive defeates have changed everything. Whether or not the Hawks can win Game 5 in Atlanta, I can see them winning Game 6 in Boston.</p>
<p>Even though it isn&#8217;t all that surprising that the Hawks didn&#8217;t win either game in Boston, I don&#8217;t think anybody expected the Hawks to lose by 22-points, particularly with the return of Al Horfod to the lineup. Incredibly, Horford played very well in his first game back. He had 12 points and five rebounds in just 20 minutes off action. Sadly the remainder of the team didn&#8217;t show up. Josh Smith was the only starter in double-figures with 15 points, but he but he was only 5 of 13 from the field. Joe Johnson, who the Hawks greatly relies on offensively, had just 9 points. He was a respectable 4 of 8 from the field, but the Hawks have no shot at winning when he takes just 8 field-goal attempts.</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t just the offense that failed to show up. The Hawks put forth little effort on the defensive side of the ball. I understand the Celtics were making nearly everything they shot but a large amount of that was a result of wide open looks. It all starts with the poor defense being played on Rondo. When Rondo can do as he pleases, the Celtics offense becomes very efficient. Kirk Hinrich and Jeff Teague have to put more pressure on Rondo and do whatever it takes to get the ball out of his hands.</p>
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		<title>Various Benefits In Taking Liquid Vitamins</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby Pena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More individuals are living a lifestyle that is healthy. That new lifestyle of being healthy involves taking vitamins and eating a nutritious diet. Instead of taking tablets or pills there are many benefits to taking liquid vitamins.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More individuals are living a lifestyle that is healthy. That new lifestyle of being healthy involves taking vitamins and eating a nutritious diet. Instead of taking tablets or pills there are many benefits to taking liquid vitamins.</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s society makes it vital for a person to take their health seriously. Getting sick can cost a person greatly in various ways. It will lead to medical payments for visits to the doctor, missing work with possible days off without pay, or even leading to that person being terminated from their job. Exercising, eating right, and taking vitamins are all things that a person should focus on for a healthy lifestyle.</p>
<p>One of the big benefits of taking a liquid vitamin is that it is absorbed into an individual&#8217;s body quickly. Liquid vitamins are estimated to be absorbed at a rate of over 95 percent while a pill or tablet is absorbed at 20 percent or less. So even though the hard pill version of a vitamin may be a cheaper alternative to liquid the amount of vitamin actually absorbed by the body is much different and should be taken into account.</p>
<p>Liquid multivitamins are available for use, these also have a good choice of antioxidants. It is important for a person to take a multivitamin with antioxidants since they are needed by the body but not produced by it naturally. Vitamins A, C, and E are the typical antioxidants seen in a multivitamin.</p>
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<p>Some people have problems swallowing tablets, especially since many of today&#8217;s vitamins are larger pills. Taking a multivitamin would ensure that someone would not have to struggle swallowing a pill, instead just taking a few drops of the liquid. They would also be getting more nutrients per milligram of the vitamin due to better absorption.</p>
<p>Another issue with swallowing pills or tablets is that some of them have bad odors or taste. So when a person is taking these tablets they may find them so bad that they stop taking them altogether. With the liquid vitamins there are different ways to take them and many times there is not taste or smell to it.</p>
<p>It is a good idea for people that take vitamins to lean towards liquid vitamins. The absorption rates show that the body is getting a better concentration of the nutrients in the vitamin. Also, people would be more likely to take a no taste or smell liquid vitamin if their present vitamin has a bad smell or taste.</p>
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