Posted by admin on July 6th, 2010 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Lifestyles, Recreation Stuff
We all know where to uncover the top beers on this planet. We know how to decide on the top beers at the local pub. But have you ever taken into consideration a trip to your local, independent brewery? Find out the entertainment waiting for you and exactly what to expect if you choose to do so! Thinking about your beer and local practices? Ever been to a brewery? Well it could work out to be an excellent trip! There’s the 300 year-old brewery in Faversham, Kent in Southeast England. Shepard Neame has a tour that goes on about 80 minutes. They will demonstrate how they utilize the old fashioned brewing strategies yet merged with the most recent technologies and manufacture a delicious variety of of ‘Kentish Ales and speciality Lagers’. You will see the traditional mash tuns, you’ll have a taste of the natural mineral water they use right from the Brewery’s well and also stepping into a re-created coopers working area. Probably the best section of the tour is that all audience member contribution is encouraged! You will taste the hops and various other ingredients that go into making the finest of the finest local beers. The complete visit here calls for about 2 hours, which includes the tasting and the Brewery Store visit where you can purchase gifts and of course get hold of some tasty beer! Another place to visit for a tour of a very fine brewery is The Hogs Back Brewery, which is found in the village of Tongham, Surrey, between Farnham and Guildford just off the A31 ?Hogs Back? road. It is set within 16th century farm buildings in this quaint little village. You may anticipate a good amount of sampling of the award winning beers, and ales they create. ‘Our flagship real ale, ?TEA? (Traditional English Ale), has proved to be a favourite of cask conditioned ale drinkers throughout the UK and is the proud winner of many awards’. Touring local independent breweries is like a walk in the park with exclusive little goodies, taste-testing a lot of distinct flavors of beers and ales. Many of the breweries have cute little bistros where you can sit and eat a spectacular meal after all of the walking . You may even become a little drunk subsequent to all the sampling! In 1970 there became a new progression and pattern in microbreweries. Small business managers turned a small business with significant profit to generating good quality brews that sell in the UK and overseas. These microbreweries also offer tours as well. Uncover more information about local Breweries to visit
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Posted by admin on May 20th, 2010 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
Once you’ve seen the bad side of the odds, hit a down swing, run through your bankroll and your reserves, and hit zero, coming back up to build a new start can seem a monumental feat. Especially for those used to playing higher stakes poker online games, not having much to start with and playing at lower level might seem a difficult and even mind numbing situation. But as everyone goes broke, there are many doors to rising back into the poker game. Adjusting your poker play down to smaller stakes is often one of the first ways to begin. Even if you’d been used to playing $5 / $10 or $1 / $2 no limit, dropping back down to $.50 / $1 or less can feel tedious, with a harder leg to build up from. But dropping back to these smaller stakes gives you time to get your chops wet, to regain confidence in your moves while also stacking smaller but worthwhile pots. Many players forget, also, that playing in freerolls or with players points can give you cash payouts that offer a beginning stakes. I’ve built from nothing up to thousands playing off those freebie buy ins, and there is little better feeling than making a mountain out of a freeroll.
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Posted by admin on May 17th, 2010 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Food And More, Lifestyles
There is something so great about the way that a noodle feels on the teeth. It is the best thing in the world when you take a fork full of noodles that are all twisted up and circled around that it makes you so happy. You stomach just ends up being in the best shape because they make it feel so full and good.
If you are resting up after your latest treatment for your back pain then sit back and eat a bowl of noodles. The Ramen are of great quality and work for twisting up making into a circle. There is always that cartoon that we can all remember with the two dogs that end up kissing because they are sharing a noodle and it ends up coming to an end. There has to be some type of seasoning in it because the flavor is important. If you want to put some spaghetti sauce on it you can and many people love it. You can also put some butter and garlic together and end up with a real treat. Make your family a great meal this weekend with this and they will love you for a long time. Don’t forget to add a glass of wine with the meal to help with the digestion and improve the taste of the overall meal, the scientists and doctors all agree that a little bit is beneficial for overall health.
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Posted by admin on May 12th, 2010 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
There is some more bad news for land-based poker casinos, at least in the U.S. For the second straight year, gaming revenues produced by the nation’s commercial casino industry tumbled as the recession caused gamblers to watch their wallets more closely. Perhaps people are playing more online poker these days.
According to figures released Thursday by the Washington, D.C.-based American Gaming Association in its annual “State of the States” report, commercial casinos in 13 states collected $30.74 billion from gamblers, a 5.5 percent decrease compared to $32.54 billion collected in 2008.
A year ago, the commercial casino industry saw revenues decline by 4.7 percent. The two-year drop has sent the annual revenue figure back to levels last seen in 2005.
Of the 13 states with commercial casinos, eight reported declines in gaming revenues compared with 2008. One, Kansas, opened its first casino in 2009. The American Gaming Association found the 12 states with racetrack casinos saw revenues increase 5 percent over 2008. States with gaming markets that are considered destination resorts, such as Las Vegas, suffered the deepest revenue declines in 2009.
New Jersey’s casinos in Atlantic City took the largest tumble, falling 13.3 percent from $4.54 billion in 2008 to $3.94 billion last year. Nevada casinos won $10.39 billion from gamblers in 2009, down 10.4 percent compared to 2008. Mississippi casinos, which includes the Gulf Coast, saw revenues decline 9.4 percent while the Louisiana market was off 5 percent.
So, have you been playing more online poker?
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Posted by admin on November 18th, 2009 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
We have all heard about the value of good bankroll management. It makes us better, happier, and less impoverished poker players. But do you know that your bankroll is not the only one that you should be watching? You should be checking on your casino’s bankroll. Most poker casinos will post monthly audits and reports so that their players can check in on how they are doing. The recent trend to post this information is part of a larger move in the casino world towards increased transparency in all gaming operations. Look around at your favorite poker online casino to see if you can find the monthly audit. It is important that you realize that casinos are not under any obligation to post monthly reports. It is completely up to the casino’s prerogative to decide whether they want to give their players a peak at the finances. The good casinos do this as a service their players. These are the casinos that you should play at because they obviously care about you as a consumer. Don’t waste your time with casinos that are not willing to provide you with the hard financial facts that you need to see how much they are taking out of your bankroll. Transparency is always the best option.
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Posted by admin on June 2nd, 2009 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
In all of the poker books and all of the discussion of poker theory out there, there often is a great overlying assumption that your opponent has some consideration or care for playing ‘correctly’ in the game. That is: you assume your opponent, like you, wants to put his money in good, and not gamble against supreme odds. You also might assume that your opponent can catch on to basic strategic concepts, in that they will known when the four to the flush on the board hits and you are betting, you might likely have it.
These kinds of assumptions, though, can go out the window in poker games where the players are entirely playing their cards alone (and often not playing them well!). Many players give absolutely no consideration to what kind of ‘fancy poker moves’ you are making, or any other ideas such as pot odds, implied odds, or etc. Instead, they just want to play, and see the cards come down. Often the money and the winning is just a side-effect for these people. It’s entertainment, not money to them.
Responding to these kinds of player, then, means you have to play ABC 123 poker. No bells and whistles, as they won’t be appreciated. Bluffing and ‘making moves’ is often just like throwing your chips out of the window, as if you don’t have the hand, you aren’t going to win. Going back to basics, however, and playing tight, aggressive poker, can quickly have you raking in their easy come easy go chips.
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Posted by admin on April 28th, 2009 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
A poker online hand with three matched cards, such as 7 7 7, is often a winner at the casino. Texas Hold ‘Em players are thrilled when they flop three matching cards. But not all threesomes are the same.
There are two types of three-card hands in poker and poker online. Even though they contain the same cards, QQQ, is much different if two of the Queens are in your hand than if two of the cards are on the board.
When you hold a pocket pair that the board completes with a third, you have made a “set.” If the board provides two cards to match one of yours, then you have hit “trips.”
A set is actually a much more powerful hand, and more likely to win than trips. Even though three of a kind is a strong, winning hand, if two of the cards are on the board, its potential is diminished. First of all, everyone can see the two cards out there. Any savvy poker knows to fold if the board pairs and makes no connection to their pocket cards, so there are fewer chips going into the pot.
With a paired board, it’s also possible for someone else to make a full house. That is why a set is so powerful. It is difficult to put anyone on a set. It is an ambush hand. And a set can complete to a full house or even quads - a circumstance that might also give your opponent a good, but second best hand.
Be careful with trips and very observant of your opponents. With a set, you are better positioned to slow play and deceive your opponents into contributing more to the pot.
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Posted by admin on February 26th, 2009 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
Online poker players not only compete for money, but for Card Player’s “Online Player of the Year” award. The winner in 2008 was Alex Kamberis, whose screen name is “AJKHoosier1.”
He was 22-years old when he was named the winner, and lives in Bloomington, Indiana in the U.S. The award is based on points accumulated for tournaments won and earnings achieved by the players. Alex took off early in 2008 by winning big in several re-buy tournaments. During the summer, he entered a Full Tilt tournament with a prize pool of $750,000 US and finished second to earn $134,895.
Kamberis also made numerous final online poker tables during the year, helping him to rack up even more points. His entry into a major online poker tournament with a $5,000+200 buy-in was instrumental in winning the award. There were 2,185 players, and a prize pool of over $10million US. Although he took several bad beats, he made it to the final table, and won third place, which put him way ahead of other OPOY contenders. This was his largest cash prize for the year, making up more than fifty percent of his total online earnings of $1.7+ million dollars.
Not only did he make substantial money, but he racked up 9,424 points along the way to win the title, and be named “Online Player of the Year” by Card Player Magazine. Congratulations to Alex!
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Posted by admin on January 12th, 2009 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
One of the greatest perks of video poker is that there is no time limit. Table play is very fast, so that is typically not an option for new players who have to think out every move. To some extent online poker is also timed, because the online casino can recognize when you are taking too long to make a decision. Any time when you are playing against other people there is a time pressures situation. You need to make decisions fast; otherwise you could be faced with a lot of grumpy players.
However, video poker is completely time limit free. There are no other players to aggravate, so you can take as long as you want making a decision about your cards. It is completely pressure free in that respect. This makes it a perfect game for beginners who need the extra time, or people who just prefer a slower game. As a nice added perk, the slower you play, the longer your money will last. Playing slowly is a great way to stretch you bucks over a long night. You could also slip down into playing one or two coins at a time if you really want to make sure that you stay in the game for as long as possible.
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Posted by admin on December 8th, 2008 — Posted in A Funny Farm, Internet Gambling, Life Of Games
A lot of people say that they play honest, that they don’t bluff at all. These people are either liars or poor poker players.
Bluffing is a scary part of poker, but without it, it’d pretty much be a slot game. The fun of playing poker is the ability to lie to make other people do what you want. In this case, what you want is for them to give you their money.
Basically, poker is a microcosm for life in general. Just kidding.
It can be intimidating to bluff, especially because in most cases you’re putting money at risk when you’re fairly certain that you don’t have a winning hand. Keep this in mind, however-with the proper bluff, any hand can be the best one (ooh…). Learn to bluff and bluff well, and you’ll keep your opponents guessing.
At it’s most basic, the situation for the poker bluff has three ingredients: The bluffer, the sucker, and the payoff.
The bluffer is hopefully you, wanting the cash in the pot, but aware that your cards probably aren’t good enough to get it. The sucker is anyone else in the hand. They’ve got money in the pot, and they aim to get a return on their investment. Your goal is to thwart that goal. And the payoff-the cash in the pot, if you play your cards right, it’ll be yours.
All you need to do is act as if you’ve got the hand that’ll win. If there’s a draw on the board, act as if you’ve got it.
Sound simple, but after the basics, the mind games start, and then it’s all up to your discretion.
You need to keep in mind that how the others play will determine whether or not a pot is ripe for a bluff. If there are a lot of players in, and people keep betting, someone probably has a hand. If you don’t, it may be better to get out. If there’s a lot of checking and feeler bets coming out, it may be the right time to try to scare everyone out of the pot.
Then you need to decide how to scare everyone out of the hand. Do you go over the top with an all in? Do you place a fairly high bet and try to look like you want the others to bet?
Again it depends on the table. Know the players, and you’ll know when to make your move.
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