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A Political Potion
Imagine, if you will, a drug of wonder. A potion so potent it can reverse the hands of time, bring terminally ill patients back from the brink, lop months from the recovery time for broken bones, restore eyesight, remove chronic pain, grow muscles, boost energy, increase stamina, increase sex appeal, and make the sad happy again.
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Middling Update
As the NBA playoffs approach, so do a slew of middling opportunities. Regular season games can be fruitful, but playoff games generate more action and, thus, more line volatility. Here’s what to look for:
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RJJ Picking Upsets
On the night Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson in Tokyo he was a 42-to-1 underdog! When Leon Spinks dethroned Mohamed Ali, he was a 15-to-1 underdog. One of the things that makes boxing the great and exciting sport that it is, is the chance for the big upset.
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Kentucky Derby
Nudity, violence, and lots of money: it might sound like a great action film--except you’re living every minute of it. It’s the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, and it is known simply as the biggest party in the world.
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Kentucky Derby Payout
Unlike random casino games, picking winners and knowing when and how to bet them is (like poker) a learned skill based on analysis of predictive data. The element of speed, for instance--the time it takes horses to run from gate to wire--is absolute.
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Poker Tips 101
I hear from people all the time that I pulled off one of the best bluffs in poker history. I also hear how their bluffs never work. “Why do I always get called when I am bluffing?” they ask. Most are concerned that they have some sort of “tell” that gives them away.
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The Face of Fighting
The 21st century’s most popular and exciting sport, Mixed Martial Arts (or MMA), can be traced back to the audacious ad that ran in the newspapers of Rio de Janeiro during the 1920s (see left).
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The Great Horse Race
Approaching head stretch in the five-million dollar Breeders Cup Classic, the most celebrated horse race in the United States, the 3-year-old sensation Bernardini had just struck the front with only 1,244 feet of straightaway separating him from racing immortality.
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BJ Dishes the Rock
As the popularity of sports is experiencing tremendous growth, it hasn’t been gender-biased. Regional and national sports networks have realized that women and girls have “buying power” and that translates to the increase in ratings of women’s sports, not just figure skating and tennis, but basketball, too.
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Football & Free Cash
In a perfect world, pocket aces would always hold up, dealers would never draw to 21, and you would win all of your sports wagers.
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NHL Line Movers
According to several online sportsbooks sites I recently chatted with, namely Pinnacle Sports, Bodog, BetWWTS and The World Sports Exchange, the following 7 NHL players move the line more than any other during the regular season.
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Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em
Barry Bonds is on a mission to prove he’s baseball’s most prolific slugger of all time. The fact is undisputable--Bonds will break Hank Aaron’s all-time career record in 2007.
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WSOP Academy
Harrah’s and the WSOP have joined forces with Camp Hellmuth to create the ultimate poker training seminar.
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The Anatomy of a Well-Dressed Man
