Forum: Books and Publications
08-14-2005, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 182
Re: Good Fiction Poker Books
In my opinion, in order of quality, there are two ficitonal books where poker plays a central part that are worth reading.
The best is "King of a Small World" by Rick Bennet. This book looked...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-14-2005, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 47
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
01-15-2005, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 130
Re: Poker Rooms in North Indiana Area
The 3-6 game at Trump and the 5-10 game at Harrah's are both pretty soft. You will run into a lot of bad players of both the passive and overly loose kind. Some games will have a maniac or two. If...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-25-2004, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 126
Re: Recomend a book on horse betting for my dad
If you were teaching an advanced seminar on thoroughbred handicapping you might include these books:
1) Money Secrets at the Racetrack by Barry Meadow: the seminal book on money management (see also...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
10-20-2004, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 92
Re: Need info on Chicago are card rooms please
Your best bet are the casinos in Indiana. Specifically, Harrah's in East Chicago and Trump in Gary. A cab would cost much too much. Harrah's has information about it's bus on its' web site. They...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-02-2004, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 121
Re: Card rooms in Chicago proper
See my post in this thread. Harrah's also has a bus which runs from the same location in Chinatown. It leaves at the same time as the trump bus (10:15). You need to have a Harrahs players card to...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-02-2004, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 121
Re: Card rooms in Chicago proper
The easiest bus to take to get to the Trump runs from Chinatown. You can take the red line subway train to the Chinatown stop which will put you a block from the bus stops at Cermak and Wentworth. ...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-25-2004, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 128
Re: One more reason not to play at Trump IN
I play at the Trump in the 10/20 game most week days. I think the main reason to play there is the fact that they rake 5% instead of 10% and that many days (during the afternoon) the game is made up...
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
08-03-2004, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 47
Re: I\'M GONNA BE ON TV!!!
Hey Gavin
Your fellow Chicago players are proud of you (and you are certainly the hero of the dealers at Harrahs, East Chicago). Congratulations on your victory!
Howard
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Forum: Books and Publications
07-21-2004, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 83
Re: I\'m looking for a good backgammon book.
The two best books about backgammon are Paul Magriel's "Backgammon" and Bill Robertie's two volume set "Advanced Backgammon". These books are expensive and somewhat hard to find but are the most...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-06-2004, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 90
Re: Brief Harrah\'s East Chicago Report
The Trump shuttle leaves from chinatown every two hours on the even hours (10:15, 12:15 ect) and returns on the even hours (1,3,5 ect) last shuttle back to Chicago is at 1am. You can also take the...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-29-2004, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 84
Re: Harrah\'s East Chicago trip report
It is very unlikely that there will be any expansion of poker in Illinois unless the Legislature expands the number of gaming positions. Sadly, this does not seem likely any time soon, under the...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-28-2004, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 86
Re: Trump Indiana
There are two shuttles from chinatown to the Trump/Majestic Star (they are docked together). The trump bus leaves every two hours from chicago (chinatown archer and wentworth by redline subway stop)...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
12-31-2003, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 109
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
09-05-2003, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 39
Proper Fold???
I am playing in a 10-20 game that is playing like a 30-60 game because of the presence of a lunatic who is capping most hands pre and post flop.
I am in the cutoff and am dealt A...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
08-21-2003, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 89
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
08-21-2003, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 89
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