212 Results for year: 2018
Cashing in, Raising and Bluffing to the WSOP Final Table
The 49th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event continues at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and less than 1,200 players remained as they took their seats for the start of day 4 Sunday. Play resumed with blinds starting at 3,000/6,000 and a 1,000 ante, and by the end of play Sunday night, less than 350 players remained with blinds up to 10,000/20,000 and a 3,000 ante.
The money payouts started at $15,000 for those ...
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MLB Perfect Betting Situation and High Scoring Teams
The Red Sox (59-29) and Yankees (56-28) continue their American League East battle as the two rivals boast the best records in baseball winning at a greater than 66% clip. One of those teams is going to end up as a wild card and forced to play a 1-game sudden death playoff game. A flawed system? Last year New York won 91 games and beat the Twins 8-4 in the wild card playoff game after falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, and then New York ...
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Poker’s Most Prestigious Tournament – The WSOP Main Event
The 49th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event – poker’s World Championship with a $10,000 entry fee – starts July 2nd with three starting flights through the 4th of July at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 7,000 players from at least 85 countries are expected to compete in the
2018 WSOP Main Event, a No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament which continues through July 14 with the Final Table ...
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MLB 1-Run Games and Run Line Plays
When the Red Sox swept the LA Angels this week in Boston, they improved their run-line record in victory to 24-4 at Fenway Park this season after winning all three games by 2 or more runs. As noted in my recent MLB article, the Red Sox (55-27) are an elite team playing .671 baseball and also 28-12 at home this season with 24 of those wins by 2 or more runs. So too are the New York Yankees (52-26), another elite team that owns a MLB-best home record of 29-11. ...
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Buyer Beware of Big Prices on Elite Teams
Major League Baseball is nearing the halfway point of the regular season, and the ‘haves’ are separating themselves from the ‘have nots’ decisively as the teams turn towards July with the All-Star game in three weeks at Nationals Park in Washington, DC.
The sports books have taken a beating by the top teams as bettors continue to take a home run swing with daily bets on the Astros (52-27), Red Sox (52-27) and Yankees (50-25), who ...
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USGA Mistake: Mickelson Makeup and Apology for Miscue
It’s too bad Phil Mickelson overshadowed the premium performance of Brooks Koepka winning his second U.S. Openin as many years. Mickelson committed a bizarre penalty during Saturday’s third round when he putted a ball a second time before the ball had stopped moving.
The infraction earned Mickelson a two-stroke penalty, but many believe he should have been disqualified, including PGA Tour pros. And of course, the USGA’s ...
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Pitchers Duel, Totals and 5-Inning Line in Baseball Betting
Tuesday we had a winner and a loser, as Major League Baseball can be a cruel sports when betting the bases. I provided analysis of the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins series opener at Target field for Offshore Gaming Association. The match-up featured a pair of pitchers that are legitimate aces, and the Red Sox were laying a big road price, bet up from -170 with lefty Chris Sale sporting sensational season-to-date numbers for ...
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When Justify captured the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes last weekend, he secured his place in racing history as the 13th Triple Crown champion and just the second to be undefeated at the time of his triumph.
But following the race, some accusations of ‘foul play’ surfaced as Justify’s stablemate Restoring Hope was accused of being a ‘blocker’ for Justify and keeping speed horse Noble Indy from getting an early front-running position to challenge Justify.
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