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Monday, May 31, 2010

This Week In Poker

It was a rough week for me on the felt last week.

J-Dawgs Poker Extravaganza was a blast as usual. Bobby Dee smoked a brisket and he is a magician with a smoker. Put it on a bun with BBQ sauce, sweet onions and dill pickles and you have an AWESOME sandwich! Add a couple of side dishes and some pecan filled brownies that Stamps better-half had baked, and it made for some excellent grub.

I won a nice pot in a game of Badugi with a 6 high. We were heads up on the last draw, and Bobby Dee and I both held pat on both the second and third draws, so I figured he was strong. He called me down after all three draws, but lost with a 9 high.

In a later hand, I looked down at 7-2 offsuit from the cut-off on a hand of Hold 'em, got a wild hair and decided to raise. "Oh crap, Duck's got aces!" Stamps hollers. I only get two customers, which is unheard of in this 25/50 cent, limit game, where there are usually 5-6 players seeing the flop. The flop is J high and J-Dawg and "Cell" (because he spends most of his time texting on his phone) check. I bet and both of them call. The turn is an ace, and both players check. I bet and J-Dawg says, "I had you up till now" and folds. Cell comes along for the river ride. The river pairs my 2, Cell checks, I bet a dollar, and Cell mucks.

I really wanted to table my bluff, just because it's so hard to pull off in this limp-fest game, but I kept the secret to myself.

Friday night was spent at the Tin Man's tourney, which didn't happen because we only had 5 players, so we went right to the 10/20 cent NLHE cash game.

My favorite hand of the night was calling a 3X raise from Tin Man with a 5-3 of hearts. Tin Man is tight, so I knew he had a big hand, but thought "What the heck," and said to Tin Man, "I apologize in advance if I beat you with this piece of dog grunt!" The flop is J-7-3, with two hearts. Tin Man shoves for another $1.50, I call, hoping to hit my flush and once again apologize in advance if I win. Tin Man tables A-J, for TPTK. The turn is a brick, but the river is a 3! Everyone at the table goes "WHOA!" in unison and Tin Man breaks out laughing. You think Hellmuth would have the same reaction if I had done this to him?

Overall, I lost $16 in both games, possibly because I played too many hands like 7-2 and 5-3.

Other than the DON tourneys on Pokerstars, I generally had my hat handed to me online last week, dropping about $40. So I'll spend today going over hand histories to find the leaks in my game that I know are there.

Finally, if you are an active soldier or a military veteran, thank you for your service on this Memorial Day. May God bless you and your loved ones.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Double-R-Nothin' Update #1

Following G-Man's recommendation, I played a couple more $10 buy-in "Double or Nothing" tournaments on Pokerstars last night and cashed in both.

I knocked out the bubble boy in the first tourney when the villain open- pushed from the SB for around $1,000T (5BB). I was in the BB with $3,200T and called with A-9 off. The villain tables K-6 off. An ace was in the window and that was that.

I got lucky in the second game. Down to 5 BB, I open- shoved from the SB with pocket fours, only to be insta-called by the BB, who had T-T. I flopped a 4, doubled up and cruised into the money.

That's three cashes in four tourneys. So far, so good!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

I've been reading posts Gary's on the DON Tourneys on Pokerstars and thought I'd give them a shot.

I seldom play on PS, mainly because I like the shorter blind levels on Full Tilt. The $6-18 man SNG on FT generally last only around 45 minutes.

I played two of the $10 level DONs last night, bricking one (card dead) and cashing in the second. One thing I noticed was how tight everyone was playing, especially as the bubble approached. Stealing blinds was relatively easy. Both tournaments lasted a little over an hour, longer than I like, but I think I can deal with it. I'll update to let you know how it goes.

J-Dawg's Poker Extravagnza was cancelled last night because we couldn't get enough players together, so I joined Ms. Lucki Duck for a going away party for one of her co-workers.

It was held at a local "Tex-Mex" restaurant that is known for their "White-Wings." If you're not familiar with "White-Wings," it's a grilled chicken breast wrapped around a cheese stuffed jalapano, then the chicken is wrapped in bacon and fried. OH MY it is slap yo Mamma good! It's served with a side of deep fried jalapanos, an adult beverage and the phone number of the local cardiologist!

Good food, good drink, good company, good time!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Live Tourney and Cash Game

I played some "small potatoes" poker this weekend, in the "Tin Man's" $5 buy-in tourney and ended up chopping it for a nice $15 profit.

The most fun hand I was involved in happened late in the tournament. We were down to three players, with blinds at $50T-$100T, which left all of us with around four BB. It was definitely push or fold territory.

I was in the SB, with "Bluffing" Bev in the BB. I call her "Bluffing" because in the six years I've played with Bev, she has almost NEVER bluffed! The button folded and I looked down at A-3 off. I push, only to get insta-called by "Bluffing." Bev is a tight player, so I knew immediately that I was in trouble. My suspicions were confirmed when she tabled an A-T. I laughed and said "You realize I'm going to suck-out on you. And I'm gonna do it by hitting my three on the river!" As the dealer began to turn the river card over, I pulled my imaginary six-shooter and hollered "BAM!" And can you believe it... a three! LOL!

"Bluffing" then began hollering. She questioned the marital status of my parents upon my birth, my sexual orientation and then requested I do something with the deck of cards that I'm pretty sure is anatomically impossible! Hilarious stuff!

Bev and I chopped the prize money and moved on to the $2 buy-in cash game.

One interesting hand in the cash game involved myself and "Flyboy," who was on leave from the Air Force. "Flyboy" raised to .50 from early position and I called with K-7 suited. The flop was K-5-4 rainbow and "Flyboy" shoves for his last $2.20 with only $1.30 in the pot. I go into the tank, wondering why he would push in this situation. I don't think he would shove with a set, but rather string me along on a pretty dry board. As I was pondering the situation, "Flyboy" asks, "You got A-K?" I've found that over the years, if someone asks a question like this, whatever hand they ask you about is a hand that will beat them. So, I went with my read and called. "Flyboy" flips over pocket sevens and doesn't improve and I rake a nice $5+ pot.

A fun evening at "Tin Man's" house and a tidy $20 profit!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Blinds are at $80/160T, one early min-raise and a caller. I'm in late position and have A-A. I don't want to lose them both, so I only re-raise to $720T. First raiser folds, second raiser pushes. WHEEEEEE!

I call and the villain tables 8-9 SOOOOOTED. Flop is 8-8-9.

<<< sigh >>>

Saturday, May 22, 2010

I only had time to play one $6, 18 man SNG last night on Full Tilt, but I think that may have been a good thing.

I was the BB on the second hand when I was dealt AQ off. With a few limpers, I checked my option since I was out of position. The flop is a Q high rainbow and I lead out for $120T into a $180T pot. The button is my only customer, but having played with him before, my HUD indicated he was a maniac, so I was feeling pretty good about my chances. The turn looked harmless, so I bet $360T into the $480T pot and the villain calls. The river completes a gut shot straight draw, so I decide to check. I don't know what I would have done if the villain had made a 3/4 or more pot bet, but he only bet $30T into the now $1200T pot. LOL. Of course I called and the villain tables A9 off, with the 9 completing his gut shot.

Little did I know that this hand would be the only decent one I would see on this night. Nothing but trash hands, combined with an aggressive table, kept me from playing hardly any hands. I finally got so short I ended up open shoving a suited J from the button. It didn't hold and I completed the entire SNG without winning a single pot.

Call it what you want, shut out, o-fer, zip, zilch, nada.

I call it being skunked.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Live Poker, Dead Cards

I had a rough go of it at J-Dawg's Poker Extravaganza last night.

Things started well for me, as I won the first pot of the night. "Stamps" was pitching the cards (dealer's choice) and announced "Coconut" for our first hand. Our version of Coconut is that you get three hole cards and can play 'em all! The board is run just like hold 'em. I had A,2,6 in the hole, with the A,2 both spades. Since this 25-50 cent limit game is a limp-fest, I limped from middle position, assuming I wouldn't get raised. I was correct and the flop brought two more spades. The betting checked to me and I bet .50 and had five callers. The turn bricked, but the river completed my nut flush. I bet out, but lost all my customers, not getting even one call. Disappointing, but still a decent pot.

It's always good to win the first one, but little did I know that I would only rake one more pot the rest of the evening. I was dealt trip eights in the hole in another game of Coconut, but the dealer, "Cable Guy," mis-dealt when one of the players ended up with four cards. Crap! I should have known then it was gonna be a long night on the felt. And it was, I went card dead, as hand after hand was nothing but garbage. Just one of those nights that we've all had.

Chuck won the High Hand Jackpot with quad queens. It's only Chuck's second time to play with us, so sorry, no nickname just yet! He hit it playing Omaha. There were three Q on the board, and Chuck had the fourth. Unlike in casinos, you only have to play one hole card to qualify for the HHJ. So it usually takes at least four of a kind to win it.

The food wasn't bad, chicken strips and country gravy with frys and biscuits. No dessert though. J-Dawg was serving White Russians, but I passed, so J-Dawg had mine too and was feeling no pain by the time the festivities ended!

Another fun night on the felt, but my poker roll shrank by $14. Oh well, get 'em next week!!

Win the flips.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Live Poker Tonight

Let the confusion begin!

J-Dawgs big poker extravaganza is tonight. We usually play on Thursday, but J-Dawg has a softball game, so tonight is it.

I hope to build on my big $1 win last week, we'll see what happens. I did lose a side bet to J-Dawg last week, so I have to pick up a "Nati" Light tall boy, to pay off that debt.

I would like to introduce a new game tonight, just to hear the moaning and complaining. And, of course, the mass confusion it would cause!

Any suggestions?

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Thanks Dad

Today is the eleventh anniversary of my father's death.

Dad taught me how to live a useful, fulfilling life in our 41 years together. The last lesson he taught me was how to die... courageously and with dignity.

Eleven years ago today.

Thanks Dad. I sure miss you.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Lucki Duck Wins Seat To The WSOP!

I just finished the WSOP Tourney on Pokerstars.

As I mentioned in a previous post, after playing a tourney per month since January, I was leading the league by 70 points over "beerocrat" and 120 points over "Carlysle" and "michael02865." The other 30+ players had already been mathematically eliminated, so these three were my only true villains.

First prize for the league champion is a $1,000 buy-in to WSOP event #54 (NLHE) on July 1st, three nights at the Rio, and dinner with website owner and former WPT Player of the Year, Jon Little and any other site instructors that are available.

Josie sometimes refers to some of my fellow bloggers (me included), as "nitty old men." That certainly describes my play in the final tournament. My strategy was to play extremely tight early, until I got below 10BB, figuring that if I could finish in the top six or seven, it would be good enough to secure the league title. This group generally plays at much higher buy-ins than I, and the play had been very aggressive in the past tourneys. I figured I would be able to sit back and fold my way to the final table, while these agro players took each other out, then re-access. I was so tight that every time I blinked my eyes, my toes would curl up!

"Carlysle" was knocked out early, so I had one less villain to worry about. Shortly after we reached the final table, "beerocrat" and 'michael" got it all-in pre-flop. "beerocrat" tabled QQ and "michael" flipped AK. The flop brought the most beautiful ace I've ever seen! The ace held and "beerocrat" was out in eighth, all but insuring me the league title.

I continued to limp along, occasionally stealing some blinds. We were down to five players and I was down to 7BB when I shoved from UTG with J8 suited. "Partyhair" called from the SB with A7 off suit, flopping two pair, turning the boat and felting me in fifth place. The weird thing about this tourney is the fact that my final hand was my only hand, out of 100+, that went to showdown.

"michael" went out in fourth and the final league totals were "Lucki Duck," 430 points, "beerocrat" and "michael", 320 points.

Vegas baby!

Win the flips.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Dr Pepper

A fun night of food, poker and side bets at J-Dawg's home game tonight.

"Farmer Harry" provided sloppy joes for dinner, which were very tasty, and "Ray-Ray's" wife sent some brownies with him for desert.

Heh. Health food.

The clock struck seven and the cards were in the air. I won a big pot when I rivered the nut flush in double-flop hold 'em. I also took down a decent pot with a queen high straight playing Omaha-Hi.

I walked away from the table with a $1 net profit. HEE-HAW! Now the question is where to invest my windfall. Perhaps buy some Google stock? Maybe Intel or Bank of America? Decisions, decisions!

I made a few bucks off of J-Dawg with my "Dr Pepper" side bet. What's a Dr Pepper side bet? I'm glad you asked!

Dr Pepper was invented here in Waco and the Dr Pepper museum is here (see above). The old slogan for the drink was "10, 2, Dr Pepper 4," which meant that these three hours were good times to drink one. Also, did you know that the Dr in "Dr Pepper" does not have a period after it?

Wow, you not only get poker stories, but a history lesson and trivia at no extra charge here on Small Potatoes Poker!

The Dr Pepper side bet works like this. I bet another player, even up, that a ten, two, or four will hit on the flop. I go on to explain that this is a good bet for them. I'm only taking 12 cards out of the deck, while they get the remaining 40. And I won't even ask odds on the bet. I got one customer, J-Dawg, and I won a few shekels off of him.

Trust me, this is a +EV bet in the long run. Grab a deck of cards and try it!

The Badugi game was mass confusion again. I dealt it a couple times and both "Farmer Harry" and "Dealer Larry" (so named because he was a blackjack dealer in Vegas years ago), kept asking,"How many draws do we have left?" "Dealer" took down the first hand with a strong 6,5,4,3, four card badugi. Nice.

But "Stamps" (our mailman) was the big winner tonight, taking home a little over $50 for a nice profit on his $20 investment. That included the "High Hand of the Night" jackpot he won with quad aces in an Omaha Hi game. The small blind goes into the "High Hand" jackpot each hand and the pot is usually $15-20 by the end of the night. A nice bonus!

Another fun evening of poker with friends. And thanks to my Dr Pepper side bet, I was winner... barely!

Win the flips.

J-Dawgs Poker Extravaganza Is Tonight!

Tonight is our $20 buy-in, dealers choice, live limit poker game at J-Dawg's house. We're having sloppy joe's and a few cold ones and then pitching a few cards.

Badugi will be in the rotation again. Hopefully, Farmer Harry will be okay with us dealing the hole cards face-down! I also enjoy double-flop hold 'em.

Our variation of double flop is simple. We deal two flops and you can play either. As a way to build the pot (this is a limit game), if any of the board cards pair, each player still in the hand has to contribute 25 cents. Then we deal one turn and river. You get a lot of big pots and big hands. Good times.

Here's a quick story about Farmer Harry. Our host, J-Dawg, has a small dog, a pug named "Moose." One night, Farmer Harry was out of the hand and walked over to the kitchen counter and opened up some trail-mix and started munching down on it. J-Dawg looked up and asked, "What are you eating Harry?"

"Trail mix" Harry answered. "That's not trail mix Harry. That's the dog's dinner!"

Of course everyone fell out laughing as Farmer Harry started spitting out dog food. I thought a couple of the older guys were going to need oxygen. Funny stuff!

It got even weirder when we left and Farmer Harry started chasing a car down the street!

I may have made the last part up ;0)

Win the flips!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Plugging Leaks

I've been in a bad slump on the virtual felt this week. Looking over my last 15 tournaments, I've bricked the last eight and only cashed in one of the 15 overall. And it was a fourth.

Not good.

So, I took some time and reviewed some hand histories. It seems I was getting a little loose with my push ranges on the bubble. The villains will call you down lighter than in the past, and now I have tightened my push range.

So for, so good. I have cashed in three of my last six 18 man, $6 tourneys, including one win. That's a $36+ profit, so hopefully, that leak has been plugged.

On another subject, I spent some time watching a movie with a friend of mine last night. Grant is 34 years old (just a pup) and was involved in a horrific auto accident two years ago. A dog ran in front of his car, he swerved to miss the dog, lost control, and collided with a concrete barrier. The collision killed his dog, who was riding with him and broke Grant's neck, leaving him a quadriplegic.

Grant has spent the last two years on a ventilator, the only way he is able to breathe and survive. He is going to Dallas tomorrow, to see if he is a candidate for a program that involves reviving his phrenic nerve, which is the nerve that controls your diaphragm. As you probably already know, your diaphragm controls your breathing.

If Grant gets accepted to this program, he could possibly get off the ventilator, which would be a huge step forward in his recovery. My reason for mentioning this at all, is to ask for your prayers today and tomorrow for Grant. My prayer is for him to be accepted into the phrenic nerve program and for him to regain his ability to breath without the assistance of the vent.

Will you join me?

Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Rocket's Red Glare

Why is there a picture of the "Tin Man" on a poker blog? Well, you'll have to read to the end of this post to get that answer!

I played in my usual Friday game last night at "Pocket Pair" Pat's house. There were only 10 players in the $5 buy-in NLHE tournament, so at least I final tabled it!

Because of my mad poker skills, by the third level of blinds, I had turned my $100T starting stack into $40T. Don't hate, I'm just THAT GOOD!

With blinds at $3-6T, I was the BB and had five of the six other players limp before the action got to me. There was a lot of dead money in the pot and I thought it would be a great time to push my $40T stack. If everyone folds, I double my stack without a showdown. If I get called and win, I'm back in contention! I look down at 3,4 off.

However, I'm not playing my cards here, but the situation. I stick with my plan and push all-in with my awesome hand and get two customers.

Flop is 3-4-7. WHEEEEEEEE!

Turn and river are harmless and both my opponents check it down. "Little Annie Okie" tables her A,Q and "Double R" shows down his K,Q. The look on their faces when I turn over my two pair was priceless. "What the hell are you doing playing that crap Duck?" Pocket Pair cackles. "Leave me alone while I'm stacking your chips Pockets!" I retort.

"Pocket Pair" got the last laugh however. We were down to three players, and the blinds were up to $50-100T, leaving all of us with around three BB, when "Pockets" gets pocket rockets. He limped from the SB, trying to trap me, as I had pushed the last three times he had limped. I looked down at 7,2 off and checked. The flop was K-Q-7, all spades. "Pockets" pushes. I have bottom pair and my deuce is a spade. I go in the tank and eventually fold. "Pockets" flashes his AA.

The very next hand, "Pockets" pushes again and this time I call with A,T suited. Damned if he doesn't have pocket aces AGAIN. I don't improve and am out in third for a $10 cash.

In the $2 cash game (10-20 cent blinds), I started fast, calling a $2 all-in bet on the river with A,9, which was top pair, bad kicker. This would normally be an easy fold in this game against an aggressive bettor, as it is generally a pretty tight game. The reason I called here is because I was heads-up with "Big Daddy." I don't know why he calls himself "Big Daddy," as he is neither big or a daddy. "BD" is new to the game and greatly overvalues his hands, but he's still learning. I went into the tank before calling, and wasn't surprised when he turned over has baby ace (A,4) and I scooped a nice pot.

In another pot with "Big Daddy," I bluffed with only K high for a pot sized bet when the river completed a possible flush and he checked it to me. When he called, I flipped my K high and said "Nice call." Then "Big Daddy" tables Q high. The table has a good laugh and I say "I take it back, bad call!" and start stacking chips.

I was also involved in the biggest pot of the night. "Big Daddy" raised to .50 from UTG, which isn't unusual, as he raises to .50 in just about every hand, so I wasn't too concerned with him. However "Pocket Pair" Pat re-raises to $1 from the SB. "Pockets" is a tight aggressive player, so when he re-raises, I figure he's got a monster hand. I look down at pocket rockets and 4-bet to $2.50.

"Big Daddy" pushes for his last $1.50 and "Pockets" smooth-calls. I'm putting his range at QQ+. Knowing him like I do, I just don't see him calling a 4-bet with anything less.

The flop is T-T-2 and "Pockets" checks. With almost $7 already in the pot, I have $7 behind and figure that if I push, he will call with his over pair. I have QQ and KK crushed, and if he also has AA, we'll chop it.

I push, he laughs and says, "You're so screwed!" and tables pocket tens for flopped quads. CRAP! Now I know how Coop feels.

So my $10 stack is gone in one hand. I'm in the red for the night, done in by the rockets, and left glaring at "Pocket Pair" Pat, whom I renamed "Tin Man" in honor of his quad tens.

So that's why the Tin Man is pictured at the top of the post. As Paul Harvey would say, "And now you know, the rest of the story."

Friday, May 7, 2010

"I have four suits, but one pair. Is that a Badugi?"

"Do we play all four cards?"

"Do we get to draw again?"

"You're raising Duck? What the hell!"

Just a few of the comments from our first game of Badugi at our Thursday night game.

All good quotes, but the best was from "Farmer Harry" (Farmers Insurance agent). I had dealt one hand face-up, with no betting, so everyone could learn the rules and get a feel for the flow of the game. After everyone was convinced they understood Badugi, I started dealing for real. Farmer Harry says, "Oh, you don't deal them face-up?" The whole table cracks up and I bury my face in my hands. "Well Harry, it does make the game more interesting if you can't see everyone's cards!"

Bobby Dee and Ray Ray got into a pissin' contest (raise, re-raise, etc) after the last draw in one of the Badugi hands, with both showing down 7 high Badugi's, but Ray Ray won with 7,5 versus Bobby Dee's 7,6 and raking a nice pot.

Everyone seemed to enjoy Badugi, so I think we'll include it in the rotation.

Ray Ray was the big winner last night, cashing for $74 in a $20 buy-in game. I lost almost half my stack ($9), but it was a fun evening with some great people.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

LIVE Poker Tonight!

I'm about to leave for my Thursday night poker game. I guess you can call it poker as the cards take a back seat to the food and fun.

Most of the players are older than me (no comments Josie!), with some working for the Social Security Administration and a couple of them retired from the same, my accountant, an insurance agent, and a mailman. The night is filled with dinner, a few beers, jokes, and ripping on each other. And what could be more fun than ripping on a government worker or insurance agent?

It's a dealers choice game and some of selections I doubt that you're familiar with. Games such as Pineapple, Coconut, Omaha, 3 Card Omaha, Suck-Out, Double Flop Hold 'em, Stud, Razz, etc. It's a limit game, 25-50 cent blinds, that is a limp-fest. If you raise pre-flop (which I do...a lot), it's unbelievable the bitchin' and moaning it causes. Funny as hell!

After reading lightning's post on Badugi, I've decided to introduce it to the rotation tonight. There will be screaming and moaning... and mass confusion. I can't wait!

Click below to read about Badugi on lightning's blog.

Bad Play + Bad Luck = Bad Results

I had a rough session of poker on Full Tilt last night.

It started with the lively and fun Very Josie Tournament. Playing fairly tight (for a short-handed table) I was a little above my starting stack when we reached the final table. Not long after the break, I picked up TT in late position. Blinds were $50/100T and I raised to $250T. "Edgie," who had played a tight game thus far, called from the BB and checked a 9 high flop. I bet around $400T into the $550T pot, as my hand was "at risk" and I wanted to take the pot down now. Edgie re-raised me all-in for over $1,400T. Generally, Edgie had shown the goods when called down, but with only $1,000T behind me, I decided I was committed to this hand and called, hoping Edgie had A9. But, it was not to be as Edgie showed me the "slot machine" (set of 7s) and I was done. Nice hand Sir!

I think this may have been a loose call. If I fold, I still have 10BB left, but it's borderline either way. Folding an overpair late in a tourney is always tough. Was this a bad play? How would you have played the hand?

I also pushed pocket sevens late in the $6, 18 man tourney I played after the Josie and ran into AA. Unfortunately, it wasn't Coop that was holding the bullets, or I'm sure I would have sucked out on him!

Overall, I only cashed in one tourney and netted a $35 loss for the night. At this rate, poker may become an expensive hobby!

Of course, there's always tomorrow

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Online Tells (Part 1)

I read an article a year or so ago about online tells. I think is was written by Ryan Fisler, who is a successful online player and is also an instructor at, but I'm not positive that it was him who wrote it. The article was broken down into three areas, timing tells, bet sizing tells, and pattern tells.

Today I want to look at timing tells and highlight some of the major points in the article. I'll discuss bet sizing tells and pattern tells in future posts.

1) The Insta-call of a Continuation Bet

This indicates a weak calling hand, such as second pair or a draw. If the villain was strong, he or she would take some time to consider a proper raise amount to induce a call from you.

If your hand is strong, make a small bet on the turn (40-50% of the pot) and hope for a call. If you're weak, bet strong (70-80% of the pot) and push the villain off their hand.

2) The Delayed Check

A player that almost times out before checking is usually weak. Bet 60-70% of the pot and start stacking chips.

3) The Delayed Bet

If your opponent almost times out and then bets 1/2 pot or more, look out! It is an indication of strength. Unless your hand is strong, fold 'em and move on to the next hand.

4) The Insta Preflop 3 Bet

If the villain throws out an instant re-raise, he is very strong. His range here is AK, QQ, KK,or AA. In this case, fold if either of your stacks are less than 20BB or if you are out of position. However, if both stacks are over 20BB and you are in position, the implied odds allow you to call and set mine with underpairs, or to call with suited connectors and hope for a favorable flop.

5) The Insta Continuation Bet

You see a flop and your opponent instantly throws out a continuation bet. This usually indicates weakness. I was railing the Mookie last week and saw this tell several times at the final two tables. If you have a strong hand, call. If you have a weak or marginal hand (draw, second pair, etc), raise them off their hand with a 70-80% of the pot bet.

6) The Insta River Bet

Just like the insta continuation bet, an instant bet on the river usually indicates a weak hand. If your opponent has a made hand, wouldn't they take some time to figure out the correct value bet? If you feel your hand can beat a bluff, call. If you are also weak, this is a good opportunity to raise and take down the pot.

There are a couple tourneys tonight where you can look for these tells. One that is called the "Donk" (or is it Dank?) or the "Monkey" (Mookie?) will draw a lot of players if you want to rail it.

But the Very Josie Tournament on Full Tilt is where all the cool kids will be playing tonight. It's a deep stack tourney with $3,000T starting chips. Be there or be square! Click the link below for more info. I hope to see you there!

Very Josie Tournament

Sunday, May 2, 2010

WSOP Seat A Little Closer

Just finished the fifth of six tournaments in the FTT League. As I mentioned in my previous post, first place is a buy-in to a $1,000 preliminary tourney at the WSOP, three nights at the Rio, and dinner with former WPT Player of the Year, Jon Little, who runs the website. I was leading by 20 points (310-290) over "beerocrat" after the first four with one other villain lurking with 240 points.

I played a tight-aggressive style at the early levels. With 15 minute blinds, there was plenty of time to wait for good starting hands and attack. The tourney started well for me, as the villain with 240 points got it all in pre-flop on the second hand with AKo versus pocket nines. The nines held and that was one less villain to worry about.

I stayed around my starting stack of $1500T thru the first few levels, and made it to the final table when "beerocrat" busted in tenth, which was good for 10 points. I was basically free rolling now. SAH-WEET!

After almost two hours, I busted in fifth when I pushed for 8BB from UTG with QJh and was snap-called by KQo. The J,J,T flop was nice for me, but Joker Stars dealt an A on the turn, giving the bad guy a straight. River was a blank and the Poker Donk3y (my PS screen name) was history. Fifth place was worth 60 league points.

The bad news is that I didn't cash. The good news is that I will have a 70 point lead (370-300) going into the final tournament next month. I'll update when I get a date and time for it.

Wish me luck, I'm getting close and first place is definitely not "small potatoes!"


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The answer was in the question.

When city officials asked Main Street Farmers Market attendees, in a survey last month, what would make the market better, they said: more farmers.

Attendees of the market on Feb. 15 were asked to drop stickers next to multiple-choice answers to three questions about the market. A fourth board allowed attendees to leave comments, which were overwhelmingly in favor of keeping the soon-to-be-ousted pony rides at the weekend market.

Nearly 370 attendees placed stickers in response to that first question, and 178 of them asked for more farmers.

The second most popular response, with 81 stickers, was more entertainment.

The second question asked, “Which educational activity would most motivate you to attend this market?” to which 146 of the 372 respondents said cooking demos and workshops. There was a near four-way tie for second, with food or agricultural art projects, urban homesteading, gardening demos, and nutrition workshops, scoring between 45 and 52 stickers.

“Staff will keep these preferences in mind when evaluating educational pilot program applications,” city officials said, “and likely select activities proportionate to the preferences indicated selecting more cooking demonstrations activities than any other activity.”

The last question asked: “What would entice you to purchase more farm products at this market (vegetables, fruit, nuts, flowers, cheese, meats, and eggs)?”

“Greater variety” pulled in nearly half of the 320 stickers under this question.

Noting that the term “variety” is broad, city officials said they’ll need to evaluate the existing mix of products at the market and perhaps get some more feedback.

“It could be that customers feel there are gaps in the overall product offerings,” they said. “For example, there are no farmers at the Main Street market selling grains or rice. The feedback could also be highlighting a desire for more innovation and variety within the existing product mix, for example, different varieties of oranges that are not currently offered by the existing farmers.”

A request for more vendors accepting credit cards came in second, with 82 votes.

Aside from the overflow of comments about the pony rides, open comments about the music came in a distant second. About three-quarters of the 26 music comments asked that City Hall keep the music while just under a quarter asked them to lose the loud music.

There were also a slew of comments asking that the musicians be paid.

Several commenters suggested a reduction in prepared food. Some begged the market to bring back their favorite vendors:

“Bring back the bread man!” said one. “That was no. 1 reason to come to the market for years. I don’t come so much any more. That personal support built up over many years was really important.”

One person called for a hot dog vendor.

The market got one other specific complaint.

“Better grammar on the signs,” it said. “‘We sell what we grow,’ NOT ‘We grow what we sell.”

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Unemployment in San Marcos decreased in December slightly and was less than the state and national average, according to figures the Texas Workforce Commission released Friday.

The city’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.0 percent in December from 5.1 percent in November after rising as high as 6.6 percent early this summer, according to TWC. Texas’ unemployment rate in November and December was 7.5 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively. The national rate was 8.2 percent and 8.3 percent in November and December, respectively.

The unemployment rates from TWC are based on a survey of households and on unemployment claims, among other sources. Survey respondents are considered unemployed who report they have no job but are available and looking for work. The U.S. Department of Labor-Bureau of Labor Statistics partners with TWC to produce the unemployment rate.

San Marcos monthly unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted):

2010 San Marcos 2011 San Marcos % diff over
previous month
January 6.0 percent  6.1 percent  0.8%
February 5.6 percent 5.8 percent 0.3%
March 5.7 percemt  5.5 percent 0.3%
April 5.4 percent 5.2 percent 0.3%
May 5.4 percent  5.2 percent No change
June  6.4 percent  6.6 percent 1.4%
July  6.2 percent  6.4 percent 0.2%
August  5.9 percent  6.0 percent 0.4%
September  5.4 percent  5.9 percent 0.1%
October  5.3 percent  5.5 percent 0.4%
November  5.5 percent  5.1 percent 0.4%
5.3 percent
5 percent

SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

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  1. Unemployment numbers are comprised of those that are in the job market for the past 30 days. It does not include those that have not been in the job market in the last 30 days: people who have given up looking; those that have gone off unemployment because it has run out. One solution to unemployment is High Speed Universities check it out

  2. I’m not a statistician, nor do I play one on TV, but the fact that unemployment rates don’t reflect underemployed workers or those whose benefits have run out is true everywhere. So on a relative scale, it would seem San Marcos’ unemployment rate is good. In fact, on a national scale, 5 percent unemployment is considered “full employment.”

    HOWEVER, this town’s employment base is largely retail, restaurant and other service businesses that don’t pay career wages, so a 5 percent rate may not be as fantastic as one might hope.

    We have a neighbor who is a production operations manager with a degree from MIT. He had to take a job in San Antonio after 18 months of looking. There just aren’t those kinds of jobs here. Had he not found that job, he’d probably be folding sweaters at The Gap.

  3. Agreed.

    I don’t really get why the Mercury continues to publish these releases, without taking the time to actually dig in and get the real story re: our economy.

  4. I don’t begrudge the Mercury for running this story as is. While a hard and realistic look at the actual job market here in town is more than welcome, it’s not something you can tack onto the unemployment rate report every month.

    But it would be interesting to see an overview of the employment situation here, including how many people are employed full time and by what type of employer, along with the same information on part-time work. And how much all these folks make.

  5. I don’t think it needs to be tacked on every month, but it would certainly make for a compelling story, about one of our most pressing issues.

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Feature Sunday with Rayne or Shine Photography!

Sally of Rayne or Shine Photography was the winner of our 'the way you see it' challenge a few weeks ago, and today she is sharing more of her beautiful work with us!

1.   Hello! My name is Sally Donoghue and I live and work in Edmonton Alberta Canada. I am a mommy to a 5 year old girl and 3 year old boy; whom both make my world go round <3 Some fun facts about me?  My first digital camera was given to me by my mom and dad when I was about 15.  I have known my husband since we were teenagers; he is my first love <3. I LOVE chicken wings, and can eat an embarrassingly large amount of them!!  I have been told that my laugh is VERY unique..... people know I'm in a room before they even see me. I'm a hippie at heart, and still believe that all you need is love.

2. My style in 3 words:    emotional; timeless; real.

I find it difficult to say that an artist has a certain "style"...... For me it is ever changing; evolving. Certain moments require certain feelings to create the story, and I try to really be in the moment of each session and feel what it needs from there.  One thing I always do though; is search for and bring out the real emotion; to me a photograph should always make you FEEL something <3 Then the job is done.

3.  I have always enjoyed creating; but my love for photography truly was ignited when I had my daughter Lily Rayne. It was the first time I had ever felt such a need to document every single detail of something; of someone. She started my photography journey.

4. Oh god my camera bag........ HA!!! Aside from some probable gum wrappers and hair ties ??? I'm a Canon girl. I shoot with a 6D, 24-70 L, 50 1.4, and 70-200 L.

5. A dream shoot for me? There are a few; I'd LOVE to shoot with my fave photographer Kate T Parker one day; oh the things I would learn!!! As far as a session I 'd love to shoot; I have always wanted to travel to shoot; the opportunity to see the world while doing something I love is a literal dream <3 One day.

6. Before I started taking on clients as a "real" photographer; I never understood how much time went into the "after" part of sessions....... let alone the actual session!!! Yea, I'd say that is what surprised me the most; the amount of time it actually takes to cull photos, edit photos, perfect photos. How much heart goes into each one!!! ( for me anyways)  It is a daunting task at times, especially weddings with 3000 + photos!!!!! I have a great appreciation for that now.

7. My advice to a photographer who is just beginning; do just that; BEGIN. Pick up your camera, and shoot. Shoot anything and anyone that you can!!!! Play; learn the rules but don't always follow them.  Shoot what you LOVE and magic will happen <3 I wish I had known when I started that shooting what other people want; or what you THINK other people want, won't get you where you want to be. You have to love it; it will show in your work!!! Sure we all have to shoot things we aren't crazy about sometimes; but the reason you are shooting should always be because you love it. You are an artist; so let yourself be one <3

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SOA EDA Conundrum - Loosely coupled and decoupled architectures

There is a common misconception between loosely coupled and decoupled architectures. In fact the misconception is such that people use the two concepts interchangeably.
A loosely coupled architecture is one that is evident in the foundation principles of SOA. Based on the degree of coupling a service consumer may:
  • Directly invoke the service producer by knowing the service URL a-priori
  • Only know about a presence of virtualized service which in turn has the intelligence to route the consumer request to the most pertinent service that may fulfil the request
  • Only know directly about the presence of a registry

In SOA the service consumer and the service producer is loosely coupled but there remains an element of coupling between them the degree of which is based on the chosen architecture.

A decoupled architecture is one in which the emitter of a business event has absolutely no knowledge of the potential receiver(s) of the event and what a receiver may do with the event. This is the principle behind EDA. EDA hence is tailor made for asynchronous communication but that is not to say that a synchronous communication is not possible using EDA.

In fact just like you can use SOA for asynchronous communications between the service consumer and the provider you can also use EDA for synchronous and well-defined, predictable communications between the event source and the recipients.

SOA and EDA can certainly coexist and that too in a very compliementary manner. Using both in a hybrid architecture can realize the real-world business requirements wherein both synchronous and asynchronous communications may possibly be required to realize complex requirements.

It is our responsibility as architects and thought leaders to come up with prescriptive architectures and guidance around how to develop a hybrid architecture based on SOA and EDA principles.


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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Project to establish the Museum-Memorial Site in the area of the former German-Nazi extermination camp in Sobibor is an international initiative. The initiative, taken in September 2008 by Poland, the Netherlands, Israel and Slovakia, involves the creation of a State Memorial Site in the area of the former extermination camp with the content-related and financial participation in the Project of all participating countries.

ProjectIn February 2011, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage assigned the role of the Project operator to the Foundation for the Polish-German Reconciliation, which since then, acts as a Project coordinator and its treasurer. The Steering Group, composed of the representatives of the States-Project Participants, sets directions and tasks for the respective Project stages. The Steering Group authorizes any expenditure incurred from the joint budget.

The main objective of the Project is to commemorate the victims of Sobibór and to establish the museum, which has the aim of passing down the history of mass extermination to this and future generations. The first objective is the defense and proper protection of the ashes of those murdered here. Since the Nazi-Germans already tried in 1943 to erase all the traces of mass murder, it was necessary to begin with archeological research. Further research stages were conducted from 2011 to 2013. They allowed, inter alia, to establish where the ashes of the murdered people were buried and determined the course of “Himmelfahrtstraße” – death route called ”Way to Heaven”, which led to the Camp III – place of direct extermination.

Since mid-2012 the works on the concept of architecture arrangement of this place were underway, taking into consideration the character and importance of the place that combines the commemorating, museum and educational functions. It was determined that the architecture-artistic concept of the new Memorial Site will be chosen through an open contest for participants world-wide. Members of the Steering Group agreed on the shape and function of the new Memorial Site and in December 2012, they approved the project of the contest regulations developed by the Foundation for the Polish-German Reconciliation. The official inauguration of the contest took place on 18 January 2013 in the seat of Ministry of Culture and National Heritage with the participation of the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Mr. Piotr Żuchowski, the Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the representative of the Polish Prime Minister for the international dialogue, Mr. Władysław Bartoszewski and the representatives of diplomatic missions of the countries, which citizens were victims of the German-Nazi extermination camp in Sobibór. The contest’s organizer was the State Museum at Majdanek –  the owner of the land and organizer of the Sobibór’s museum. The Foundation for the Polish-German Reconciliation was responsible for carrying out the activities connected with the performance of the contest. The contest results together with the identification of projects was made publicly on 18 July 2013, in the site of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The Contest Jury pointed out, from the 63 submitted contest projects, four architecture-artistic concepts. Three of them were rewarded, the fourth project was honorable mentioned. In October 2013, among three contest’s winners, the State Museum at Majdanek (in the result of conducted proceedings on the public contract award procedure) chose the project of the Contest Participant (The First Prize Winner), who presented the most advantageous offer for the realization of his concept. The commencement of the construction investment is the subject of ongoing works.

You are cordially invited to follow closely the development of this important, international project, to familiarize yourself with the effects of its previous work and to cooperate on commemorating the victims of the Nazi-German extermination camp in Sobibór.

Dariusz Pawłoś

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Premier League preview: Chelsea vs. Newcastle United

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  • Newcastle winless at Chelsea since 2012
  • Home team unbeaten in last six between them
  • Chelsea leads all-time 67W-40D-52L

Newcastle United heads to Chelsea with a bit more confidence than many expect for Saturday’s encounter at Stamford Bridge (Watch live at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and online via

For one thing, the Magpies have matched up well with Chelsea this decade. Newcastle has five wins and three draws from 13 matches against the Blues since the start of the 2010-11 season.

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The Magpies are still without defensive lynchpin and captain Jamaal Lascelles, but are coming off a come-from-behind 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on Tuesday.

Antonio Conte will be there, but a suspension may be looming following his being sent to the stands for arguing with referees in a 1-0 win over Swansea City.

What they’re saying

Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger on competition at Chelsea“We have some momentum and that is why we also have to rotate and everyone needs to get in their best form. We have to keep going and winning. Football is about competition and I know we have good players like Christensen, Cahill, Azpilicueta and David Luiz, and it is important if I get the chance to try to help the team like this. I am very happy because my aim is always to help the team and if I get a goal like this it is always very good.”

Newcastle’s Ciaran Clark on the fight for safety“We’ll fight, and we’ll keep going no matter what the situation is. We’ll never give up, and I think we showed that [at West Brom]. We started the season really well, and being promoted, there is maybe a little bit of pressure. But we just try to do the best we can, that’s all we can do as players. As players, and as a club, we try to do the best we can each week, and hopefully it will be good enough.

Chelsea has too much for Newcastle, and scoops up a pair of goals and three points in a 2-0 home win.

Newcastle rallies to draw West Brom 2-2

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  • Baggies take 2-0 lead
  • Field scores first PL goal
  • Magpies score off two set pieces

A late West Brom own goal helped Newcastle United come back from a two-goal hole to draw 2-2 at the Hawthorns on Tuesday

Ciaran Clark scored Newcastle’s other goal after Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Field staked the Baggies to a 2-0 lead.

The draw keeps West Brom winless since August, but it pulls the Baggies above Everton and into 16th place. Newcastle is three points and four places higher.

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A sleepy start to the match was brought to life when Salomon Rondon had a go from 30 yards that bounced off the top of the cross bar.

That unfortunately was not a harbinger of what was the come, and the match crawled through the first half hour.

Isaac Hayden recorded a rare shot on target for Newcastle when Ben Foster collected a bounding 35th minute shot through traffic.

Newcastle keeper Karl Darlow rescued a looping header from Hal Robson-Kanu from the goal line.

Robson-Kanu would get his goal before the break, darting in front of Chancel Mbemba to nod Kieran Gibbs‘ cross over the line. The play was started by a fantastic Johnny Evans ball.

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Newcastle threatened with an early corner kick, but Ciaran Clark couldn’t turn Matt Ritchie‘s service on frame. A free kick followed, but was poorly executed.

The hosts went up 2-0 in the 56th minute through Field, who raced to the back post to meet typical service from crossing wizard Matty Phillips.

The Magpies tried to answer off a pair of corners, and this time Clark headed Ritchie’s corner home. It was 2-1 in the 59th.

Darlow stopped a Robson-Kanu shot four minutes later. At the other end, Ayoze Perez turned and fired and Foster collected the ball in the 80th.

James McClan fouled DeAndre Yedlin on the edge of the 18 in the 82nd minute after a fine pass from Jonjo Shelvey.

That foul cost the Baggies, as Ritchie’s free kick was backheeled into his own goal off Evans by Rondon.

Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham United: Magpies soar

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  • Joselu scores 1st NUFC goal
  • Clark, Mitrovic score
  • West Ham now 0-3
  • Magpies nab first goals, win of season

Newcastle United poured misery on West Ham United’s slow start to the season in breaking out for a 3-0 win at St. James Park on Saturday.

Joselu, Ciaran Clark, and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored for Rafa Benitez‘s embattled Magpies, who posted their first win in any competition this season and first August win in three seasons.

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West Ham falls to 0-3, increasing pressure on manager Slaven Bilic.

Matt Ritchie was Man of the Match for the Magpies, the Scottish midfielder pulling the strings on multiple occasions.

The win helped Rafa Benitez became the fourth-fastest manager to 500 points in Premier League play

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Newcastle spent time in the West Ham end to start the match, but the first 15 minutes were more cagey than promising for either side.

Javier Hernandez was given a yellow card for an off-the-ball incident with Matt Ritchie, and Newcastle came close to breaking its season duck off the restart. Isaac Hayden blazed over the bar.

Andre Ayew injured himself on a slide tackle and cause a five-minute delay as the bloodied striker was given treatment and a new shirt.

The Magpies found their opener in attractive fashion. An incisive through ball from on-loan Borussia Dortmund man Mikel Merino helped Christian Atsu into the left of the box, and Joselu met the diminutive Ghanaian’s pass for a 1-0 lead.

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The Magpies buzzed into the second half, forcing Joe Hart into a solid save within the first two minutes.

Hernandez was warned over a 51st minute foul, but remained in the match and nearly leveled the match only to see Rob Elliot and Ciaran Clark conspire to keep Newcastle’s clean sheet in tact.

Ritchie’s daring dribble ended with Hart slapping his shot away, eventually leading to an unsuccessful corner.

Clark made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute when he rose to head Ritchie’s cross home with authority.

Substitute striker Aleksandar Mitrovic had two good chances, heading the first over and stymied by Hart on the second.

He’d find the net when an Ayoze Perez flick left him 1v1 with Hart. Mitrovic froze the England keeper and rounded him for a tap-in. 3-0.

Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa: Dembele, Alli, Kane send Spurs 5th

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  • Dembele scores in back to back PL games
  • Alli’s 2nd career PL goal
  • Kane’s 5th PL goal (4 in two games)
  • Spurs up to 5th; Villa stay 20th

Sunday’s North London Derby (Watch live at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and online via Live Extra) is officially a meeting of the Premier League’s two most in-form sides following Tottenham Hotspur’s (14 points from last six league games; Arsenal – 15 points from six games) 3-1 victory over Aston Villa on Monday.

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Moussa Dembele gave Tottenham an early lead, three minutes on the clock, with a bullish run and fortunate finish. Danny Rose played the Belgian down the left touchline, where Ciaran Clark made his initial challenge. Dembele held off the challenge from Clark, bullying his way past the defender and into the penalty area with only Brad Guzan ahead of him. Dembele’s left-footed finish nutmegged Guzan and bulged the back of the net.

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Dele Alli doubled Spurs’ lead shortly before halftime. Rose sent in a cross from the left wing, which was headed away by Joleon Lescott, but only as far as Alli at the top of the 18-yard box. His first touch was with his thigh to control and settle the ball, the second was a low, volleyed strike to the far post that left Guzan rooted to the ground.

Villa pulled their goal back through Jordan Ayew, whose long-range strike took a severe deflection off Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen, wrong-footing goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and sneaking just inside the Frenchman’s right-hand post.

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Harry Kane scored Spurs’ third goal, curling a right-footed blast into the top corner of Guzan’s far post. Christian Eriksen freed Erik Lamela down the right wing in the build-up, Lamela cut the ball all the way across the penalty area and Kane rifled the ensuing shot into the back of the net for a comfortable final score.

With their victory, Spurs (20 points) are up to fifth in the league table, five points back of Arsenal, their north London rivals and joint-leaders of the PL. One point separates Spurs from fourth-place Manchester United in their bid to once again claim an UEFA Champions League place. Spurs remain one of two teams (Leicester City) to have lost just once on the season (opening day defeat away to Manchester United). Meanwhile, Villa remain bottom of the league, two points off the pace of 19th-place Sunderland and four points from safety in 17th (Bournemouth).

Big Spenders: Which Premier League clubs must go all-in on transfer deadline day?

Before we get to the business at hand — discussing which three Premier League clubs must spend money in a wild and irresponsible manner during tomorrow’s transfer deadline day proceedings — let’s take a moment to discuss how ludicrous it is that “Christmas Eve shopping” is still a modern-day practice.

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In terms of running a football club, we’re talking about billions of dollars at play. Not hoping you’ll get lucky and snag the last Turbo Man action figure to give to your kid the next morning. Billions — with a B — of dollars. If I’m the chairman of a club — say, Everton — and another club — say, Chelsea — wants to buy one of my most-prized possessions — say, a center back named John Stones — there’s no way I’m giving the buying club any sort of cut-rate price just because the transfer window is winding down.

Not only do you have little or no time to reinvest that incoming cash, but an entire preseason of preparation and planning is thrown out the window with four months still to pass before you can do a thing about it.

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With that being said, the cash will be flowing once again tomorrow. Here’s a fair guess at who could be writing most of the checks:

3. Sunderland

Disclaimer: It was quite difficult to pick a third team that needs to make waves on transfer deadline day, so I ended up with Sunderland. You might look at their transfer activity this summer and think, “They’ve already net spent $24 million,” which yes, is true. But let’s examine the manner in which they did so.

Fabio Borini for $15 million — risky; Jeremain Lens for $12 million — completely unproven in a major European league; Younes Kaboul for $4.5 million — he’ll be out for three months soon enough; Sebastian Coates for $3 million — never played more than 10 games in a Premier League season; Adam Matthews for $3 million — this ain’t the Scottish Premiership.

What I’m saying is, Sunderland finished last season in 16th place, just three points clear of relegation — and that only happened after another “great escape” in the season’s final weeks. There’s still work to be done for Dick Advocaat’s side, which currently sits bottom of the league with 10 goals conceded through four games, or they’ll be praying for yet another miracle.

[ DONE DEALS: Recapping Man United (and others’) very busy Monday ]

2. Aston Villa

In short, I don’t believe Tim Sherwood has been given enough free reign to spend like the second coming of Harry Redknapp that we all know he is. I need from him a net spend greater than $9 million in his first transfer window as a permanent first-team manager. But more importantly, he needs players capable of keeping the Villans in the Premier League.

Let’s have a look at the backline Sherwood trotted out in their most recent league game, a 2-2 draw with Sunderland: Jordan Amavi (21 years old), Ciaran Clark, Micah Richards and Alan Hutton. That’s a defensive unit capable of resigning even the league’s most prolific of attacks — which they don’t have — to a bottom-third finish, as evidenced in that very game.

[ MORE: Monday’s transfer rumor roundup | Sunday’s officially confirmed transfers ]

1. Arsenal

Let’s count all the areas in which Arsene Wenger should have been strengthening his squad in the 99 days since last season ended: 1) defensive midfield — are we to assume Francis Coquelin can play 38 games without incident? 2) another central midfielder — Jack Wilshere has already missed the season’s first four games; 3) center forward — Olivier Giroud and…who?

If the goal is, as the Gunners said again and again all summer long, to challenge for the title, they don’t just need players to fill those positions. They need genuinely world-class players to do so — the kind of players you don’t acquire in a last-minute deal at a cut-rate price, both of which being characteristics on which Wenger seems intent. Outside of Petr Cech, not a single signing will play a meaningful part in Arsenal’s 2015-16 season.

Not a single one of Karim Benzema, Edinson Cavani or Zlatan Ibrahimovic — all players “linked” to the Gunners this summer — are walking through that door on Tuesday.


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Antonio Conte is an excitable man, which can be entertaining on the pitch when he’s leading Chelsea.

Less fun is Conte excited in an angry way, frustrated at rumor-filled reports that claim Carlo Ancelotti is in line to replace him due to player unrest, and that those same players are reaching out to former assistant Steve Holland with their distress.

[ PL PREVIEW: Man Utd vs. Spurs ]

Conte’s pre-Bournemouth press conference went a little off course on Friday as he responded to such reports with vigor, saying gossip about him all you want, but leave other people out of it:

 “If you want to hit me, hit me. I stop. This is incorrect and I hate these type of situations. If someone is happy to write this and make the newspaper more interesting continue to do this but don’t put other people in it, because this is incorrect.”

“It’s not good when this person has to send me a message to tell me ‘I’m sorry this isn’t true.” Why do that to a person?”

Conte’s second year in charge of the Blues is not going swimmingly, his three losses just two shy of Chelsea’s total for all of last season’s title run.

It’s worth wondering where all the gossip is coming from, whether it’s a case of “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” due to a certain batch of Chelsea’s squad having played a part in a previous mutiny. Yet if Conte is correct, and things are mostly fine, then his rage is understandable.

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Member of Chelsea’s coaching staff to take up England role

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LONDON (AP) — A leading member of Chelsea’s coaching staff has been hired as the No. 2 to recently appointed England manager Gareth Southgate.

Steve Holland will leave his role as Chelsea’s assistant first-team coach at the end of the Premier League season to join up with the national team on a full-time basis. In the meantime, he will be free to work with England during its matches against Germany and Lithuania in March.

The 46-year-old Holland worked alongside Southgate with England’s under-21 side from 2013-16 and has been a coach at Chelsea since 2011, since when the team has won the Champions League, Premier League and Europa League. Chelsea currently leads the Premier League.

Southgate says “Steve’s experience of working with elite players and coaches at Chelsea means he knows what a world-class team needs to look like.”

Holland worked on an interim basis under Southgate for England’s games in October and November, when Southgate was in temporary charge following the departure of Sam Allardyce. Southgate was hired as permanent manager last month.

Chelsea assistant on “raw” win: “Team is still fragile to an extent”

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Chelsea first team coach Steve Holland has been through the ringer this week.

With his boss Jose Mourinho fired and Chelsea in the midst of a brutal stretch of results, Holland wanted a win in the worst way.

[ MORE: Match recap | Terry says Chelsea owes fans | Chants for Jose ]

But for it to come with his friend Jose fired, even an emphatic win against a desperate Sunderland squad isn’t ticking all the boxes for him.

From the BBC:

“I am happy with the result but it is raw. I feel the way I feel.

“The first half they played well in general. The early goal gave the players a boost of confidence, but the team is still fragile to an extent. They are used to setbacks in recent weeks so we wobbled a bit in the second half. In the end I thought they saw the game out fairly comfortably.”

It was a strange day for Chelsea, and it’ll be a long road back for the Blues with their fans. Holland’s choice of words “raw” and “fragile” fit the bill for the day, and for Chelsea’s season in general.

Guus Hiddink will take over the Blues next week.


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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
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While the Fair Trade movement was originally an exclusively social economy movement, there has been increasing participation by traditional businesses, most notably large corporations, in recent years. Some would suggest that this increased participation by corporations has been a good development as it has contributed significantly to the movement’s tremendous growth. Others are less sanguine about the role that corporations have been playing, suggesting that it is altering the nature of Fair Trade and perhaps undermining its long term survival. This panel will examine the current state of Fair Trade in Canada, especially the opportunities that Fair Trade present for social economy actors and the challenges that corporate involvement in Fair Trade create for them.

Bill Barrett has been involved in importing, roasting and selling fair trade organic coffee since 1998. He is currently one of the owners of Planet Bean Coffee a worker co-op coffee roastery located in Guelph. Bill has nearly two decades of experience working in the social justice and ecology movements. This experience informs how he approaches business and economic development. He has had an opportunity to visit several of the co-ops which grow Planet Bean's coffee and film and interview the people involved in those organizations to gage the impact fair trade has on their lives.

Gavin Fridell is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Trent University. He is the author of Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice (University of Toronto Press: 2007), and has current and forthcoming articles in the Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Historical Materialism, the Journal of Academic Ethics, the Journal of Business Ethics, and Latin American

Graeme Hussey is a firm believer in the power of values-based enterprises to drive social change. Currently, he is the General Manager of Karma Co-op, Toronto’s only consumer-owned retail grocery store. Graeme volunteers as the board president of the Ontario Natural Food Co-operative, board advisor to the Canadian Students’ Fair Trade Network, and was a participant in the Maytree Foundation’s Leaders for Change program. He is a former research analyst of Jantzi Research Inc., Canada’s leading social investment research company. Graeme has an educational background in environmental engineering and international project management.

Bring your lunch and a mug; coffee, tea and water will be provided. For more information, go to http://sec.oise.utoronto.ca/english/lectures.php

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Monday, 14 January 2013

20 Years of Lost Output

By Michael Burke
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported the latest data on industrial production as: ‘Production rose by 0.3% between October and November. Within production mining and quarrying rose by 8.7%’.
Both statements are factually correct. But this is very far from an accurate presentation of the data. Economic data provide the main navigation data for conducting economic policy. The ONS’ reporting of the latest production data invites us to admire the view while we are heading for the rocks.
The index of industrial production (IP) for November rose to 97.3 in November, from 97.1 in October. In September it was 97.9. The chart below shows the index of industrial production from 1992 to the most recent data.
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13 01 14 Figure 1 Industrial production
The base date for measuring output is 2009 when the IP was set at 100. This means that in each of the last 3 months industrial production has been below the level seen in 2009, which was the deepest recession in Britain since the 1930s.
Prior to George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review in October 2010 the IP index for in the 2nd quarter of 2010 stood at 102.7. In the following Budget he promised a ‘march of the makers’. Yet economic policy has overseen a complete reversal of the modest rebound in activity under Labour after it adopted a stimulus programme. Output has fallen by 5.3% from the 2nd quarter of 2010 and is now 1.8% below the low-point recorded in the recession.
The startling fact is that, as the chart shows the last time industrial production was lower than the most recent reading was in May 1992.
According the National Institute of Economic and Social Research GDP shrank by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012. There will be much discussion about the unprecedented ‘triple-dip’ recession that the Tory-led Coalition has presided over. The criticism is entirely justified.
But the medium-term picture is even more grave. The British economy has slumped to levels of output last seen 20 years ago, at the depth of the ERM crisis. That too was another failed Tory experiment in the necessary ‘disciplines’ to curb wage growth and so restore profits.
This is a chronic failure of economic policy. A radical reorientation is required to halt the crisis.

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Lucky Penny

This is the type of article I love to read about doesn't change the way I feel about John McCain but I get to understand a little more about this case, his lucky coins:

McCain has a whole slew of superstitions and rituals, many stemming from his days as a Navy fighter pilot, a notoriously superstitious bunch. He won't throw a hat on a bed (bad luck), and he carries a lucky feather, a lucky compass, and a lucky penny — and nickel, and quarter.

"He had so many of them that we had to cut down — it was like a change purse in his pocket," Buchanan said with a laugh. He carries a lucky penny given to him by New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid just before McCain pulled off the win there Jan. 8 (the penny was found heads up, of course).

McCain also carries a nickel he found outside his Columbia, S.C., hotel just before the primary there (and his second primary win gave him momentum into Florida, ending the race). He's also got a quarter in there, "but I think he just found that on the ground," Buchanan said. "It's always what he finds heads up." Still, it's what she called a "a lucky drummer boy quarter" — a 1976 commemorative quarter for the bicentennial.

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Sunday, June 17, 2007

Random Father's Day Thoughts

MLH and Younger Son today - Father's Day 2007

MLH and I went to breakfast this beautiful Father’s Day morning . We observed lots of families there celebrating their fathers - a blessing to see. Afterwards, we ran errands.

Later, I saw a dad and his young son clamber out of a truck and go into Texas Burger – and I knew they were spending Father’s Day together. My thoughts went to all the fathers in our lives.

Younger Son and MLH have made movie and supper plans, so we’re good there.

Hopefully, Elder Son will call his father today. Elder Son also has two baby sisters (6 and 1) that will be partying down with their Daddy today, so his Dad will get celebrated. And I’m sure they’ll have a special ceremony at church. His Dad and I talk frequently, and ES hasn’t communicated with his Dad since the accident in March. I feel for Elder Son’s Dad today - I know he’ll be thinking about his boy.

Little Brother #1 spent yesterday and last night with us. MLH dropped him off at church this morning. I hope LB1’s church is cognizant today of all the little boys and girls whose fathers are out of the picture. Maybe he’ll honor his grandfather, who has been one of the only fathers he’s ever known.

My own father is deceased. He was in and out of my life until I was 24, when my parents divorced. My Dad chose to divorce my brothers and I as well. During the estrangement, my older brother died of cancer, so my father and my older brother never reconciled. Prior to his death 6 years ago, my brother and I were reconciled to him after 20 years of silence. It was only months before Dad passed, but now he’s in heaven so we’ll see him again, and all will be healed.

MLH’s father also died the same year. He was a man of much wisdom. I loved to sit at his feet and listen. I miss him. MLH misses him. We all do.

I thought of the fathers who are serving in our military and are separated from their children by miles. And the fathers whose sons and daughters are serving their country and can’t be home with their dads today. And I thought about those fathers who have lost their children. This has to be a hard day for some.

In all this, I know one thing - the Father fathers those who are fatherless. He fathered me. And He heals the broken-hearted – another thing I know personally. I’m so thankful – because there’s a lot of brokenness out there.

Lord, today and always, bless all the fathers.


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My name is Kelly, and I'm a Mountain Dewaholic...

Sometime before the ice storm happened I mentioned that I was going to have Lapband surgery. Well, I finally had my office consult with the surgeon this week and he says it looks like I'll be ready for surgery in as little as 8 weeks as long as my insurance cooperates. He only had one concern from all the questionnaires I had filled out in his office...what kind of sugary beverage was I consuming "several" glasses of daily??

I told him Mt. Dew and watched his eyes roll. For those who don't know about the deliciousness that is Mt. Dew, let me explain it. Mt. or Mountain Dew (if you have time to type it out) is a southern concoction owned by the Pepsi people with more sugar and caffeine in it than basically any other carbonated beverage. It's also been the love of my food-life and bane of my weight-existence since I was a kid.

When he learned that Mt. Dew was my weakness, my doctor flatly informed me that I had to give them up IMMEDIATELY. He even told me that if he found out that I was still drinking them up to the time of my surgery, he would NOT perform the surgery. He was that serious about it. No more Mt. Dews, or any other carbonated beverages...ever. The theory is that the carbonation in sodas (or pops for you northern folks) makes your stomach expand and messes up your appetite and could displace the Lapband, thus irritating and annoying your surgeon profusely when he has to go back in and fix it...

I'm okay with doing away with every other soda...I'm very happy with unsweet tea. It's what I drink at all restaurants and most of the time at home. I don't like any other soda except Mt. Dew...but my like of Mt. Dew borders on obsession. To badly quote Twilight, Mt. Dew is my "exact brand of heroin". How sad is that?? I can understand an obsession with cheesecake or Snickers love for chicken nachos is pretty strong...but giving up Mt. Dew makes me want to cry. Seriously.

My mother drinks Dr. Pepper and my dad was a Pepsi fan, but from a very young age I can remember begging them to buy me Mt. Dew. I would have always rather had water than any other soda. I will turn my nose up at the rest of them. I have no idea what it is about Mt. Dew that I has sugar, but so do all the other has caffeine, but so does iced tea. I don't get it, but if I've had a bad day or I'm under stress, a nice cold 20 oz. serving of the yellow green (I'll admit it looks like pee) stuff makes me feel better. It's my ultimate comfort food and it isn't even a food. The first thing I do when I arrive at work in the morning is take a sip from a Mt. Dew. They can bombard me with all the paperwork and drama and craziness all long as I have a Mt. Dew to smooth it over. It's also the first thing I want in the morning...just like that first cigarette of the morning that my mom used to talk about.

I know I have to give them up. I haven't had one since my doctor told me not to, and I won't have one. I really want this surgery to work. I probably won't really miss them until Monday morning at work. That's when it will hit me. If my mom can quit actual addiction...then surely I can quit my favorite soda. Right? Of course I can...

Wish me luck.

Laoch of Chicago said...

I had to give all sodas up which was depressing and now mostly drink Iced Tea wit splenda or truvia. Eventually you get used to it but it takes a long time.

Bear down, it is a worthy quest

Shana said...

My name is Shana and I am a diet Cokeaholic.

Good luck with it!!!

(I love the Mountain Dew commercials around here- A guy ski down a hill with the song "GIve me a Mountain with nothing to Dew!"

Maria said...

I have never had Mt. Dew. I just can't get past the color. After hearing of its addictive properties, I think I'm glad.

Good luck!

MizAngie said...

Ahhhhh yes, Mt. Dew - the crystal meth of softdrinks. Ha! I think I'm in denial about cokes (southern term for all things carbonated). I never have been a fan of the Dew, though. I say I could live without cokes, but I'll go a few months without one and then when I do suck one down it is with orgasmic pleasure. Ha!

I'm excited for you about the surgery!

Jane! said...

Good luck with that!
I stepped myself down to Diet Dew a few years back but haven't been able to totally kick the habit.
I LOVES my dew!
Sounds like it will be worth it,though?

Becca said...

I like diet lime coke and I am not ready to give that up even though I get the lecture from the mother in law every time she sees me. Ugh.

Nadine Hightower said...

Mine is DrPepper.

Good Luck.

Jeankfl said...

I'm with Nadine.. Mine is Dr. Pepper. They'll have to pry it out of my cold, dead, hands.. Good luck Monday!! And every day after that! I know you can do it, if you really want to.


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Thursday, December 17, 2009

the seductive eunuch!

Its been seven years i have used public transport in mumbai. All this years i came across..loads of funny experiences. Amidst all that nreve-wracking, breath taking, mind boggeling excess of traffic and congestion anytime anywhere a bunch of eunuchs askign for money was no longer a rare site. I personally hate beggers and Eunuchs, not becasue wat there condition is but becasue how can they lamely just go to a person and ask for money which is nt even theirs.
So I was in train coming back home from andheri, 2 pm was the time ...and like every just-finished-teenage I too was at the door of the compartment. Just then a eunuch climbed in. I dint bother much considerign it to be a mundane thing.
As soon as the train started she started clapping...(men I so hate that sound) asking for money but there was a strange mannerism in the way she was doing that. Generally they just ask money speak to thre words and leave but this seemed she was nt askign for money but soemmthing else. She was technically seducing the guy touching her not so normally...removing his cap acting playfull....never seen such a behaviour.......I dont knw why am I posting this but i just felt strange about this particular behaviour of hers. Hopefully before she could come on my side I had got down but I pittied the guy who was her first target. Strange
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Long time no see...

Hey guys....its been a long time i have blogged... so how are..,you? yes you...wassup men.....or should I ask like isabella (the phinease and ferb cartoon series fame)..."wATCHA dOING?"
Before I start being too boring letme put down a down low on my life my country and the world. So far countries are still debating the climate issues before it was who does it it is who should shell out more......
A part of my country is busy asking for new state..(again) when the rest of my country is bateling with high alert...of yet another terrorist attack......So may be next tiem I post...I will be from India......with 29 states......! dnt worry as of now lets celebrate 28 states hahaha! (if I am wrong correcct me....and do tell me tht I am a national shame who doesnt knw how many states does his country has)
Now me.....well was busy with movie project...and then presentation and now studies. My dad hapen to meet ma teachers..and trust me.....they screwed me.....royally..!! Four months left so tightening the belt and sitting for studies.......
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Distance learning for updating health professionals in palliative care: a systematic review
  1. Anderson Luiz Carvalho Taroco Jr1,
  2. Tania Cristina de Oliveira Valente1 and
  3. Camila Soares Carbogim2
  1. 1Public Health Department, Rio de Janeiro Federal State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. 2Psychology Postgraduate Department, Juiz de Fora Federal University, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
  1. Correspondence to Anderson Luiz Carvalho Taroco Jr, 393, José Lourenço st, apt 102/12, São Pedro, Zip code: 36036230, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil; tarocodm{at}

Objectives To review literature regarding online educational initiatives in palliative care which are targeted to update health professionals and prepare distance courses suitable for a Brazilian context.

Methods 7 databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, LILACS, SCIELO, CINAHL, Science Direct and Scopus) were reviewed for published papers between January 2004 and August 2014 using the PRISMA methodology. Included studies focused on health professionals and had at least part of the course in a distance learning approach.

Results The UK, the USA, Canada and Australia stood out within the palliative care research papers. Among the 590 articles chosen, only 14 papers were included in this review due to the inclusion criteria. 9 used a mixed approach and 5 used online methods. The length of the courses, however, varied extensively and several methods were found to have been employed for teaching purposes, including videos, audio, images, poetry and simulation cases.

Conclusions Although the literature is abundant in this area, there is limited research exploring the construction process of courses and how they can be applied to countries with limited resources. It is important to highlight, however, that the mixed teaching strategy, which allows for theoretical and practical activities at a low cost, is imperative for countries with limited resources in healthcare. Thus, this review can support new initiatives around the world, particularly in the low-income and middle-income countries.

  • distance learning
  • e-learning
  • distance education
  • palliative care
  • health professional

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  • Contributors ALCT and TCdOV planned the study and chose the inclusion and exclusion criteria. ALCT and CSC did the primary search in the baselines, read the abstracts and excluded not interesting papers. ALCT, TCdOV and CSC read the papers in the second phase, excluding those that did not fit the criteria. ALCT and TCdOV read separately all papers selected, discussed about the papers and wrote the manuscript. ALCT submitted the manuscript. ALCT and TCdOV revised the manuscript.

  • Funding Rio de Janeiro Federal State University—UNIRIO.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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