...Internet Texas Hold'em Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro First Edition By Matthew Hilger Introduction “If you can't spot the sucker in your first half-hour at the table, then you are the sucker.” This is a common poker saying spoken by Matt Damon in the classic poker movie Rounders. I used to play in a tournament every Sunday night in Costa Rica with some of the best players in the world. Unfortunately, I had no idea at the time who those players were. Hopefully this book will help you spot the sucker rather than be the sucker. It takes a lot of experience and study of the game before one realizes what it takes to play at an advanced level. Everyone needs to start somewhere. This book should increase your learning curve, but there is no substitute for experience. The Internet is an excellent vehicle to develop your game, no matter if you just play low limits a few hours a week or strive to develop into a world-class player. The following story gives you a glimpse into my poker life and the struggles I went through before I started playing on the Internet. My first memory of poker is sneaking out into the woods when I was about eight or nine years old to play penny poker with my friends. In middle school, I remember getting sent to the principal's office for playing craps in the bathroom. In high school, I was assistant manager at a local movie theater and one night my friends and I played poker in the projectionist booth while the movies were playing. To my...
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...in the world today. Besides his nine books on the subject, David also has produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications. His occasional poker seminars always receive an enthusiastic reception including those given at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. More recently David has been doing consulting work for casinos, Internet gaming sites, and gaming device companies. He has recently invented a new game called Poker Challenge, soon to appear in casinos. David attributes his standing in the gambling community to three things: 1. The fact that he presents his ideas as simply as possible (sometimes with Mason Malmuth) even though these ideas frequently involve concepts that are deep, subtle, and not to be found elsewhere. 2. The fact that what he says and writes can be counted on to be accurate. 3. The fact that to this day a large portion of his income is still derived from gambling (usually poker but occasionally blackjack, sports betting, horses, video games, casino promotions, or casino tournaments). Thus, those who depend on David's advice know that he still depends on it himself. Other Books by David Sklansky Hold 'em Poker Getting The Best of It Sklansky on Poker Poker, Gaming, and Life Sklansky Talks Blackjack Gambling for a Living by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth Hold 'em Poker For Advanced Players by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth, and...
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...in the world today. Besides his nine books on the subject, David also has produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications. His occasional poker seminars always receive an enthusiastic reception including those given at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. More recently David has been doing consulting work for casinos, Internet gaming sites, and gaming device companies. He has recently invented a new game called Poker Challenge, soon to appear in casinos. David attributes his standing in the gambling community to three things: 1. The fact that he presents his ideas as simply as possible (sometimes with Mason Malmuth) even though these ideas frequently involve concepts that are deep, subtle, and not to be found elsewhere. 2. The fact that what he says and writes can be counted on to be accurate. 3. The fact that to this day a large portion of his income is still derived from gambling (usually poker but occasionally blackjack, sports betting, horses, video games, casino promotions, or casino tournaments). Thus, those who depend on David's advice know that he still depends on it himself. Other Books by David Sklansky Hold 'em Poker Getting The Best of It Sklansky on Poker Poker, Gaming, and Life Sklansky Talks Blackjack Gambling for a Living by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth Hold 'em Poker For Advanced Players by David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth Seven-Card Stud for Advanced Players by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth, and...
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...children be raised? 1. Give an account of child raising principles as presented in the three texts. Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, “Why I love my strict Chinese mom”, a newspaper report by Mandy Stadtmiller from The New York post website, 2011. 18-year old Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld says that she loves the tough parenting methods her mother used and thanks. Sophia has now become an independent thinker who makes the most of new opportunities. Tiger mother principle(s): The tiger mother method is the most strict way to raise your child, according the Western. The technique of being a tiger mother, was firstly presented in a book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” written by Amy Chua, were she describes how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. “Chinese Tiger Mother” method has some incredibly strict principles. Here are some things taken out of the book. Sophia and Louisa were never able to do these listed things. - Attend a sleepover; - Have a play date; - Be in a school play; - Complain about not being in a school play; - Watch TV or play computer games; - Choose their own extracurricular activities; - Get any grade less than' an A; - Not be the No. I student in every subject except gym and drama; - Play any instrument other than the piano or violin; - Not play the piano or to violin Discussion: I think that the importance of child raising is very essential. It is extremely vital to help your child to secure her/him a high-quality future, but...
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...home from school with negative reports informing me about performance delays, behavior concerns, and daily mishaps in the classroom. As a concerned parent, I decided to restrict them to their rooms, take away all forms of entertainment (i.e. games, movies, or tablets) for two weeks, and ordered an earlier bedtime. With tears pouring down their young faces and a plethora of apologetic promises, my children began to scream like Patrick Henry “give me liberty or give me death.” In retrospect, after reading the articles from Amy Chua and Hanna Rosin (two polar opposites with controversial cultural distinctions on how to raise and discipline a child) it would be an honest assessment that (figuratively speaking) I gave my boys both “liberty and death.” Amy Chuna, a Chinese mother raising two daughters Sophia and Louisa, holds a traditionally strict parenting style. Within her Asian household, Amy focuses on the success and discipline of her children, raising them on an ancient Chinese philosophical idea that “nothing is fun until you are good at it” and “happiness comes from mastery” (Chua, 2011). According to Chua, her daughter were “never allowed to attend sleepover[s], have a playdate, be in a school play, watch TV, play computer games, or get any grade other than an A” (2011). Chuna’s beliefs for an overzealous discipline, combined with extremely high expectations, will bring preparation and protection to her children’s success in life and ultimately, if her children were not...
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...THE NEGATIVE EFFECT OF VIDEO GAMES ON CHILDREN Marcos V. Jimenez Comp 172 July 17,2012 Monte Gast THE NEGATIVE EFFECT OF VIDEO GAMES ON CHILDREN The introduction and advancement of technology has provided us with many valuable tools and resources; however, it also has the capability of negatively influencing our younger generations. It is our responsibility as parents to provide them with guidance and direction in choosing the correct technological learning tools, and managing the amount of time spent in front of video games. Although video games offer a broad array of opportunities for teaching and learning, there are equally as many games focused on violence and inappropriate behaviors. Children are easily influenced in today's society through what they see and hear, making video games a prime resource for how they are influenced. VIOLENCE Many of today's video games, especially suitable for young boys, focus their attention on violent acts, and whether it be through weapons, verbal abuse, or fighting. Young minds are easily molded through the violence in these games, leading them to believe that weapons and fighting are standard in today's society. In order to instill the most positive values in these young boys, parental guidance is necessary in controlling the video games to which children are exposed. Helping them to distinguish between reality and video games is a key responsibility of parents and guardians. INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR Most often going hand in...
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...organizing the situation by making a meeting with the tournament committee and suggested a brainstorm but the meeting did not went as planned because everyone started complaining about different circumstances, different ideas came up, half of the people abandoned the meeting and at the end there was no concrete result because Nicolette ended up with seven sheets full of different ideas and they spent more time on the meeting than they should. IDENTIFY AND DEFINE CENTRAL PROBLEM OR PROBLEMS There is one central problem which I could divide in particular specific ones. The main problem is that; * The committee is not getting along well in order to organize and take one common decision in order to proceed in the solution of the way of raising funds. Some of the particular problems that are not allowing the members of the committee to take a fluid decision are; * Weather to regard the wing teams with medals or trophies. * Disagreements on how much to charge for the entries. * Bad personal experiences with their sons in the past...
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...The Right Game: Use Game Theory to Shape Strategy This article is about utilizing game theory in a business setting. Game theory is a guide to making strategic decisions when the fortunes of several intelligent players are interdependent. Decision making in these situations is based on the reactions you expect from the other players in the game. The crux of game theory is allocentrism – the importance of focusing on others. Another important take-away is that greater profits can often be found by changing the game, rather than maintaining the status quo. The creators of game theory distinguished two types of games: rule-based, and freewheeling. In rule-based games, players must act according to certain rules, such as contracts. In these games you should play out every player’s reactions as far ahead as possible before making a decision in order to get a better idea of the ultimate outcome. In freewheeling games, there are no rules to constrain players, and the focus is on what value every player adds to the game. Changing the game can lead to better outcomes. For example, when two companies are competing against each other, one popular strategy is to lower your price so that you become more attractive than your competitor. This is problematic because your competitor will likely be forced to match your price change and the ultimate effect will be the same level of attractiveness as before, except now everyone is selling the product at a lower price. This is...
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...Talking Angela Cheats, Tips & Hack for Diamonds & Coins My Talking Angela is a free app game aimed at children created by Outfit7 Limited that allows your child to create a virtual pet kitten, which is aptly named Angela. Specifications You can my My Talking Angela on both iOS and Android, although each different Operating System has different requirements needed to run the game. If you are going to play the game through Apple iOS, you will need iOS 6.0 or later. This game is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and is 88.3 MB. The current version of this game is at 1.2, so it’s still a relatively new game out on the market. You can get the game in English but it also comes in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Ko, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. If you want to play My Talking Angela on Android, then you will need Android version 4.0.3 or later and it takes 65 MB of room. This game is currently on version 1.2.1 and is rated for everyone, although it’s aimed at kids. Whether you are going with iOS or Android, there are quite a few in-app purchases you can make, which can add up to a lot of money if you don’t have access to that restricted from your children. In-App Purchases While on the subject of in-app purchases, it might be a very good idea to disable in-app purchases on this game. There are a lot of subtle persuasions within the game to try and get you to purchase extra items, such as diamonds, and some of this persuasion is...
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...hopes of raising a new football superstar. But is it alright for minors (kids under 18) to play tackle football? I think yes for the following reasons: football helps kids be strong and athletic, football can teach important life lessons, and new technologies make football safer than ever. In football, there is a need for strength and athleticism. The game almost forces you to go to the weight room and put up some muscle. When you are the weakest player on the field, it’s no fun at all. But when your arms are bulging with muscle, it’s easy to cause fumbles, get sacks, and tackle your opponent. The game itself makes you strong. And when you are strong, you are healthy. That’s why parents should let kids play tackle football. Their kids will lose all their fat on the field. Also, football makes you athletic. When you get into different situations, you learn how to get out of them. The definition of athletic is physically strong, fit, and active. You become all of those things when you play a dynamic game like football....
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...Barnga Game Learning 1. What were some of your greatest frustrations during the “game”? The rules changed with every Group and there was no effective way to communicate the differences among the new team mates. As soon as the team came on the same page in terms of understanding of rules, members had to move to a new team and we had to start the whole process again. Since, rules provide structure in order to make the job easier the lack of effective communication became very frustrating. 2. What were some of your greatest successes during the “game”? After moving to a new team, I was able to understand their rules and organization very quickly. It was in the beginning itself that I realized in order to perform efficiently I would have need to use my adaptability skills to the maximum. For instance, when I moved to a new team with my cards and the new rules I won a number of games, hence adaptability proved a key attribute in my success and understanding. 3. What did you learned about yourself during the simulation regarding your ability to adapt? I learned that I am efficient at learning from the surroundings and even without a communication medium I avoided and resolved as many conflicts as possible. I also learned that in order to be an effective team, members should respect each others' background and knowledge. In terms of resolving conflicts the team should try to avoid arguments and focus on a way to resolve the conflicts. 4. What does the game experience...
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...Formal Writing~ Raise fund. You are the member of your school charity Club. You are asked to write a letter to Mr Lam, a teacher from your school, to see if he could help for organising some activities. 1. Write it in a polite and formal way 2. to point out the problems of Japan after the earthquake 3. to suggest some activities helping for fund raising Problems: 2011 JapanTohoku earthquake and tsunami Homeless ( adj) Building / railway / collasped / damaged injury and death nuclear disaster What they need : money medicine water helper love Fund raising 1. catwalk show 2. stall games 3. flat selling 4. charity show 5. charity dinner.... 25th June, 2012 Dear Mr Lam, We are writing because the Charity Club would like to help the World Vision to raise money for the sufferer in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. We think our ideas will help to solve some of their needs. We are glad if you could give us a helping hand. First, we would like to talk about the problems of the earthquake. Many people in Japan become homeless because their houses were damaged.The infrastructure and building also collasped. It caused millions of deaths and injuries. On the other hand, there was a nulclear disaster as well. So, the sufferers from Japan need help immediately. They need money for buying food and clean water. They also need helpers for...
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...Opening Question: Does playing violent video games change a person? I look at the man kneeled before me, with a glint of sorrow in my eye. He looks back with eyes of hatred. I sigh, for there is no other way. I look away and pull the trigger. Some people have been known to play video games for days with no impact on their brains or their attitude. While others have played video games for 15 minutes and acted more violent than before. I've played video games for up to 12 hours at a time, and have felt the same as I started when I was done, just more exhausted! Other times I have played for under an hour and felt more upset and just wanting to be left alone. "Guns don’t kill people. Video games, the media, and Obama's budget kill people"...
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...well as professional goal is to start his own gaming company. He funded the entire project by his own money from the beginning. Not only having a clear vision about what product he wants to supply the market, he also has entrepreneurial characteristics. Schilling has the passion for the business. He devoted most of his time in pitching and working at 38 Studios. Schilling worked longer hours than everyone at the company. According to the case, Schilling started at GMG at 7:30 a.m. He would then rush out to arrive at Fenway Park by 1:30 p.m. for a game or practice. He would finally arrive home around 2:00 a.m. Even though, he was lack of knowledge in the gaming industry and company operating, he was willing to learn. He listened to feedback from people he worked with and opened to changes. Product/ Customer Focus was also Schilling’s strength as an entrepreneur. He wanted to develop a game that not just a sport game but a game that people would enjoy playing it....
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...One leading problem concerned by the society regarding gaming is Game addiction which leads to a lot of complications. Many people find computer games a great way to escape from the stressful reality as these games provide a high level of quick gratification. You are almost constantly being rewarded and, when you lose, you get to easily start over to work on your goal. This fact predisposes the risk of game addiction. As people get addicted to computer games, they will prefer staying in front of the computers all the time that they skip meals, refuse going out for work or school, do not sleep and exercise enough. They start to lose their social ability and also mix up the real and virtual world which may pose a risk not only to themselves, but other people especially their close relatives. Only earlier in May this year, A heavily game-addicted South Korean couple who left their baby to starve while raising a "virtual child" on the Internet were given prison. This revealed how game addiction can lead to harm of others. The excessive gaming of game addicts also poses harm to their own health. There are many computer-related diseases. One most common disease is Repetitive Strain Injury, an injury of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, mainly in the upper limb for gamers, due to repetitive use of their upper limb in playing the computer games. Also, Computer vision syndrome condition resulting from focusing the eyes on a computer display for protracted, uninterrupted periods...
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