When thinking of the top 10 best places to retire, Costa Rica often come foremost on anyone’s mind as an ideal haven to start life anew. Though there are many international retirement communities burgeoning these days, taking important factors like security, health care, cost of living, investment-savvy, and climate must always be put into perspective […]

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When it comes to playing shorthanded games online, one size definitely does not fit all. Certain concepts, aggression being the most important, are paramount no matter WHAT level you are playing; but the low limit games with its preponderance of loose, passive opponents mandate a slightly different style of play be used to maximize profits. […]

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The Horizon League, the Mid-Continent Conference and the Sun Belt Conference added three more teams to this year's 65-team NCAA field last night. Wisconsin-Milwaukee took care of Butler 87-71, giving the Panthers their third title title in the last four years. Wisconsin-Milwaukee made a Sweet 16 run in last year's NCAA tournament. My free play […]

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Playing online poker for a living is absolutely doable, but it takes a combination of talent, dedication, patience, discipline and disposition to succeed. You must study and constantly work on the weak parts of your game. Reading a book like "Texas Holdem for Advanced Players" once, will not be good enough. You will have to […]

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Playing online poker for a living is absolutely doable, but it takes a combination of talent, dedication, patience, discipline and disposition to succeed. You must study and constantly work on the weak parts of your game. Reading a book like "Texas Holdem for Advanced Players" once, will not be good enough. You will have to […]

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I was recently invited to play in the Daily Invitational Blackjack Tournament at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Tournament blackjack differs a great deal from the regular version, and my tournament strategy would – at best – be considered a work-in-progress. I've played in a few in the past, though, and had a lot of fun […]

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Approaching wealthy people as potential investors for your real estate business takes some thought and planning. You don’t want to come off as a “pushy salesman” or someone that only care about people because they have money. You also don’t want to break any regulations or securities laws and I’ll tell you flat that in […]

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The majority of our lives are spent behind a counter, in an office, at the beck and call of customers, managers, and the almighty alarm clock. We struggle and fight to reach an age where we no longer have to be burdened by the enormous weight of financial obligation. It is a disheartening way to […]

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Known fondly as The Professor in the Poker circles, Howard Lederer initially had a penchant for chess. He did not take time to get hooked to poker played at the same club he played chess. Understandably, both being mind games! Working relentlessly for almost 70-80 hrs a week initially, Poker was the only thing on […]

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I have a bit of a gambling nature. This, combined with my inherent laziness, has previously led me down the “easy money” primrose path on many occasions. While some of these certain money-losing ventures (gambling, day-trading net stocks in 2000) were commonplace, the foolish efforts detailed below are particularly embarrassing. I will not count my […]

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