Steven Touitou I remember the first time having play poker ‚ I was maybe 10 years old and were looking at my older brother playing in the living room with their friends ‚ I already knew the rules that my father thought me few years ago but that was the first time I was introduces to Texas Hold’em a different variance that became the most popular game of poker. As soon as the group left the table ‚ I remember grabbing the deck of card dealt myself two cards‚ draw five cards on the board and
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Lethargy Many pro poker players use the game as a means to escape from responsibility. They don’t want to have to wake up on time‚ show up to work on time‚ and take orders from superiors. They are often victims of too much freedom. Excessive freedom causes many of them to lose sense of purpose. This is when things start to unravel for them. They start hitting the snooze button on the alarm a few too many times. Running late‚ they skip basic hygiene practices like taking a shower and brushing their
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Tortilla Flat‚ written by John Steinbeck was set after World War One in a district of Monterey named Tortilla Flat. This story was about not only the less than glamorous lifestyle lived by Danny and his fellow “paisanos”‚ but the importance of friendship through bad times over material values. All of the major events carry with them a strong implication of this theme which is often reflected through the characters’ decisions. Along with an incredibly ironic yet powerful friendship based on morals
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"Play it like only a stud can" Poker is an ancient game of skill and strategy. While the initial hand dealt does help determine the outcome of the round‚ a good poker player can turn a seemingly bad hand into a winner. The strategy lies in the expressions of your opponents and in the cards lying face up on the table. Master these simple tasks‚ and you will be able to play poker like only a stud can. SECTION I: The Basic Rules For Play There are many varieties of this highly popular card game
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arMary Petritz Real Estate Seminar November 10‚ 2011 Liar’s Poker Liar’s Poker‚ by Michael Lewis‚ is a book that thoroughly looks into the author’s life as a broker on Wall Street working for Salomon Brothers‚ the most profitable firm in the 1980’s. Michael Lewis graduated from The London School of Economics and decided to take his career into trading when offered a job by the top- trading firm. At this time‚ the mortgage market started booming‚ and money was flowing all over Wall Street
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extent was Jesus’ attitude towards outcasts a departure from Judaism? From reading Luke (bible) we can see that some of Jesus’ attitudes towards outcasts demonstrated a departure from Judaism. In Judaism in particularly in that time period it was wrong for a person deemed “unclean” which implies diseased or not of a Jewish background to make contact with a chosen one (Jew). Gentiles in this time were seen as unclean therefore one of Jesus’; messages towards outcasts the “Good Samaritan” (Luke 10:25-37)
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In order to collect the necessary information for this post‚ I held a small poker night at my place a couple of nights ago. I invited some of my good friends over because we hadn’t caught up in a couple of weeks‚ and poker was the perfect game to bond and relax over. We munched on some good grub and a couple of drinks‚ so it was surely a great night. In determining the skill level of all of the players‚ I would say that we were all at the same level. Though‚ my friend Max is a card-playing fiend
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000 more. The question is if I should call or fold? If I fold I lose $24‚000. If I call the pot grows to $68‚000 putting me all in. Before I call I need to calculate the odds of me winning vs losing. There are 2‚598‚960 different possible poker hands. With my cards I can either possibly get a straight‚ one pair‚ flush‚ or nothing for that matter. I will take the one pair option out of the calculation since the one pair would not beat the three of a kind. The odds of getting a straight
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Rodrigo Mesta 9/29/13 4th Title: Tortilla Flat Author: John Steinbeck I. An Examination of Characters: Jesus Maria Corcoran: Jesus Maria Corcoran is one of Danny’s friends. He very nice and “kindness is always in him”. It is Jesus Maria who makes the rash promise that the friends will ensure that there is always food in the house for Danny. He readily comes to the aid of the corporal with the sick baby. He also befriends and helps Teresina Cortez when he discovers that she and her
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READING BODY LANGUAGE IN POKER Fie‚ fie upon her! There ’s language in her eye‚ her cheek‚ her lip‚ Nay‚ her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. - William Shakespeare Body language is a part of nonverbal language. It includes things like stance‚ gestures‚ facial expressions‚ and even small things that are barely perceptible like a brief shrug of the shoulder or nod of the head. We frequently communicate both bodily and verbally and an estimated
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