Cleveland Indians third base coach Steve Smith and his daughter Allison jumped from seventh to second place after Sunday night's third leg of "The Amazing Race." Still cruising along in first place are cowboy brothers Jet and Cord McCoy.

Bank employees began getting suspicious when they saw many large checks issued by a Naples man’s company, according to an ongoing federal investigation.When questioned, customers cashing them explained the MCM Capital Management checks were payments from Internet Poker gambling winnings.When bank tellers and managers saw millions of dollars in wire transfers going in and out of Michael Olaf ...

One of the strange by-products of the digital revolution that we are going through at the moment is that no one seems to know how big anything should be.

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The main advantage to betting into the pot first is that you might take it down right there. Failing that, some of the other, more important, benefits are the ability to take control of the hand, define your opponent's holding relative to yours, and determine how you can get paid off when you believe you have the best of it.

TEWKSBURY - Back in December 2006, Focaccia's Restaurant in Wilmington hosted a charity Texas Hold 'em Tournament on behalf of the The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, which is a non-profit organization created in 2001 by actor/singer Mark Wahlberg for the purpose of raising and distributing funds to youth service and enrichment programs.

PokerStars is the most popular online poker room around and for good reason with its unbeatable game selection, exceptional customer service and high traffic around the clock.

TEWKSBURY - Back in December 2006, Focaccia's Restaurant in Wilmington hosted a charity Texas Holdem Tournament on behalf of the The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, which is a non-profit organization created in 2001 by actor/singer Mark Wahlberg for the purpose of raising and distributing funds to youth service and enrichment programs.

What Is It: Rowan University's Department of Theatre & Dance puts a new spin on a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse with a production of Moliere's "Misanthrope."

TEWKSBURY - Back in December 2006, Focaccia's Restaurant in Wilmington hosted a charity Texas Holdem Tournament on behalf of the The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, which is a non-profit organization created in 2001 by actor/singer Mark Wahlberg for the purpose of raising and distributing funds to youth service and enrichment programs.