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Is Liverpool’s spending out of control?
Thursday July 14, 2011
Even though Liverpool brought in a great deal of money in January when they offloaded Fernando Torres to Chelsea, the club have hardly been sitting back to count their cash. Suarez and Carroll were brought in before the January window closed and the summer has saw Henderson and Adam brought to the club as well. … Continue reading
Shane Warne hopes lovely Liz can help win at poker
Tuesday July 12, 2011
Anything you can do to grab an advantage over an opponent has to be taken, especially in the cut-throat world of poker. There is such a psychological battle that goes on during a poker game; it is quite often the strongest player that manages to seal the win. The thing is though, some players will … Continue reading
News of the World Bingo disappears into the Sun
Tuesday July 12, 2011
There has been a lot of focus on the News of the World newspaper in the past week and the fact that the paper is no more has caused a spark of emotion in many people. Some are sad that many hard working people have lost their job but many more are delighted that a … Continue reading
Casino staff get to star in new comic strip extravaganza
Tuesday July 12, 2011
For people of a certain age, the Comic Strip series of programmes on Channel 4 represented the height of comedy and the blossoming of many great 80s comedy actors. Everyone will have their own favourite when it comes to the series but it is hard to look beyond Bad News. Bad News were the archetypal … Continue reading
Boston Celtics man doing well at poker tournament
Monday July 11, 2011
Boston Celtics Man Doing Well At Poker Tournament It probably isn’t a surprise to learn that athletes are able to excel at other sporting disciplines as well. There is quite often a mental toughness that lends itself well to exceeding at certain sports and if you are good at one, you may well be good … Continue reading
Sunderland taking the United route to success
Thursday July 7, 2011
Sunderland are a strange team in the English Premier League. Their fans obviously adore them but no other set of fans can get too bothered about them. They are too good to be relegated (although if they take their eye off the ball they could be in trouble) and they aren’t good enough to get … Continue reading
Phil Hellmuth is still not a WSOP record breaker
Thursday July 7, 2011
When you have won as much as Phil Hellmuth has in his career you can afford to take defeat graciously but finishing second in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in Las Vegas. This was the third runners-up spot he has taken this summer and all the more annoying given that Hellmuth remains one win away … Continue reading
Local businesses welcome Hard Rock Casino
Wednesday July 6, 2011
It seems that every time you hear about a new casino opening up, the complaints from local businesses and residents are not too far behind. Yes, the late night hours and the levels of alcohol spent during the evening may mean there is noise in the early hours but a casino can be a boost … Continue reading
Jonathan Epstein is a lousy poker player
Wednesday July 6, 2011
Most people love winning poker players even though there is often a touch of jealousy at the players who walk away with the money. Everyone wants to win at poker so while the losing or non-playing players can think about what might have been, there is usually a level of respect for those players who … Continue reading
Big names struggle at start of Copa America
Monday July 4, 2011
In the World Cup final of 2010, Spain proved that a poor start is no indicator of a bad tournament. The Spanish bounced back from an opening game defeat against Switzerland to walk away with the top trophy in international football and this may help some football fans put defeats in perspective. This is certainly … Continue reading