Rocking hammers to beat down cancer …

Snoring isn’t just a nighttime annoyance; it can be a serious health issue, disrupting normal sleeping patterns and disturbing partners as they try to sleep through the noise. Snoring affects more than 90 million adults and their partners. One British survey found that if your spouse snores, by your 50th wedding anniversary you’ll have lost [...]

Curious if any of our weightlifting brethren have tried this particular protein. Manufacturer says it contains a special lipid mix to help accelerate fat loss. My cousin, who goes about 6’1″, 210 and 12-15% bodyfat, has recommended it so I am interested but I like to get second opinions when I can. Any other thermogenic [...]

Gabe Kaplan may well be the single worst poker announcer ever. His announcing is about as skillful as Colin Quinn’s poker playing. It’s as if he has never held a deck of cards … I stopped watching the heads up poker showdown simply because: 1. I can’t handle his voice. 2. Whereas some poker commentators [...]

I found there at Iakaris’ blog and they supposedly came from TripJax’s blog. They seemed interesting, so here’s a stab at answering them. 1. What is the biggest mistake people make at a NL table? People rely on all-ins “as seen on TV!” far too much. They overlook how to bet properly and sensibly and [...]

Or, The Hammer Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone … The tournament was brutal. I kept making do with junk all night – the highest pair I had was pocket jacks. After that, I caught a pair of 10s which ran into queens and rivered a straight to win. I caught a pair of 9s that [...]

Having played more than my fair share of freeroll satellites lately (hey, they’re cheap – when a donkey makes a horrific call to crack my hand, I can’t complain much), I’ve made a few observations about them that may help you survive them. 1. Don’t play the early stages. The first few rounds bring nothing [...]