WOW!!!  The lowley Goldenstate Warriors the 8th seed in the conference who with a little luck and a Clippers loss squeezed into the playoffs only to face what seemed to be an insurmountable Dallas Mavericks team who was boasting the best record in the league. 

Now fast forward a week and take a look at the series record between the teams, 3-1 now if you had been without electricity for the past week or simply hiding under a rock you would assume that the “3″ was for Dallas. Well…….. you would be WRONG WRONG WRONG.  Goldenstate is now leading the series 3-1 with Tuesday nights game in Dallas, the Mavericks are in a must win sitiuation because even if they win they have to go back to Oakland for a decisive game 6.  The Warriors inspirational play has been lead by the incredible play of Baron Davis whose 33 points last night carried the Warriors over Dallas in what had to be the most exciting game of the week. 

Mark Cuban has to be just pissed off beyond recognition.  Hes watching as his team, the number one team in the NBA be pushed around and bullied by what seems to be a hungrier 8th seeded Goldenstate team.  And now are on the verge of watching there entire season slip away.  The Warriors just look like they want it more and Baron Davis has emerged the leader of the team as well as Jason Richardson and Stephen Jackson stepping up and earning there paychecks.  Dallas went into the series already looking past Goldenstate and thinking about the second round.  BIG MISTAKE!!!  There wouldn’t be soo much excitment about upsets unless they happened occasionally and this is why I am making a pick, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, tommarrow night play the Goldenstate Moneyline it will be +money, and they will win, Dallas has yet again managed to piss it down there leg and waste what could have been the start of a dynasty.  By the way……. Dallas has never come back from a 1-3 deficit in FRANCHISE HISTORY.

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$39,661 and counting, yes that is where the Caribbean Stud progressive jackpot now stands.  Not long ago I discovered the simplicity of Caribbean Stud Poker and simplicity is an understatement.  Heres a list of rules:

1. Player makes an ante wager plus an optional $1 progressive side bet
2. Each player and the dealer get five cards each. All cards are dealt face down, except one dealer card is exposed. The player may examine his own cards but sharing of information is not allowed.
3. Player must fold or raise.
4. If player folds he forfeits his cards, ante bet, and side bet (if made)
5. If player raises then he must make a raise wager exactly equal to twice the ante
6. The dealer will turn over his other four cards
7. The dealer must have an ace and a king or higher to qualify. In other words, the lowest qualifying hand would be ace,king,4,3,2 and the highest non-qualifying hand would be ace,queen,jack,10,9. If the dealer does not qualify the player will win even money on his ante wager and the raise will push.
8. If the dealer qualifies and beats the player, both ante and raise will lose.
9. If the dealer qualifies and loses to the player, then the ante will pay even money and the raise according to the posted pay table. The U.S. pay table is shown below.
10. If the player and dealer tie, both ante and raise will push.
11. The progressive side bet will be entrirely based on the poker value of the player’s hand.

There are a couple of  main strategies involved in Caribbean Stud and they are as follows:

Always raise with a pair or higher, fold with less than ace/king, and raise on ace/king if any of the following three rules apply.

1. Raise if the dealer’s card is a 2 through queen and matches one of yours.
2. Raise if the dealer’s card is an ace or king and you have a queen or jack in your hand.
3. Raise if the dealer’s rank does not match any of yours and you have a queen in your hand and the dealer’s card is less than your fourth highest card.

Now in order for you to have a chance of winning the progressive jackpot you will have to “drop a credit” which basically means you are paying a premium for a chance to win the jackpot, every hand you have the choice of dropping a credit at the beginning of the hand, now if for example, you opted not to drop the credit and lets say you flopped a flush, well that would only pay you 5X your bet, however if you had dropped the credit then that same flush would pay you 5X your bet and an extra $75.  Now imagine if you cought the whale itself, a natural royal flush it would pay 100X your bet, but if your average bet is only $2 then that only pays $200. If you had instead played a $1 bet and $1 to dropped credit then that once in a lifetime hand would have payed out the entire jackpot which since I started writing this blog has increased to $39,691. 

The jackpot increases as follows, for every dollar bet into the dropped credit, $0.71 is added to the progressive pot and the house keeps the other $0.29, now in the event that a player wins the progressive jackpot and then 5 minutes later another player hits the jackpot, the second player would only win $10,000 which is what most casinos start there progressives at. 

Now I have told you everything you need to know about how to enjoy and Caribbean stud poker as well as a few tips on how to win.  So go on and enjoy and as I am finishing writing this article the jackpot has  just hit $39,710.

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Its time again for the NFL Draft and already its looking like total OFFENSE.  With the likes of Calvin Johnson (WR), JaMarcus Russell (QB), Adrian Peterson (RB), and Brady Quinn (QB) rounding out the predicted top 10 picks it looks like the scrub teams from last year that will be picking first have a virtual treasure trove of rookies to choose from to help and improve there offensive games.  Oakland will be picking first this year after a dismal 2 – 14 showing last year, you can bet that Al Davis is pulling out all the stops, or at least he should be.  Oakland has not had a franchise quarterback that earned his paycheck in over a decade. Mr. Davis has already hired the youngest coach in the league, A young sprat that goes by the name of Lane Kiffin who should bring a new sense of energy and excitment to the team.  So in order to capitalize on there 1st round pick they need to draft a quarterback they can rely on and pair him up with the young coach and see what happens. They have a couple of choices:  Brady Quinn or JaMarcus Russell.  I think Quinn is more of a traditional very analytical player like Peyton Manning and thats not what a new program with a new coach and everyone knows that under the Al Davis regime that no ones job is secure.  Then you look at JaMarcus Russell, very big, very strong and not afraid to get out of the pocket and run over a saftey from time to time.  That is what the Raiders need, they need some kinda spark to energize the team and get them back to at least .500.   So when the props go up hopefully tomarrow or at least saturday morning take a look at odds to be drafted #1. If the Raiders can hold on to there number one pick they will definantly be looking for a quarterback and JaMarcus Russell is the man, and if they don’t draft them well then Al Davis should give up all control of the organization and let someone who is a little more in touch with the times run things.

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Its that time of year again, spring is here, the flowers are bloomin, the weather is nice and the ponys are running.  Yes it is time for the Kentucky Derby.  The derby is a special event that converts non racing enthusiasts into full fledged fans if only for one day. 

On the day of the Derby there will be a ceremony honoring Barbaro whose fatal injury was suffered last year at the Belmont Stakes where a faulty open at the gate caused him to trip and break his leg.  He held on for months afterwards as his owners tried desperatly to keep him alive at all cost, but finally he succumbed. 

Some early thoughts on the contenders this year:  If they won at Gulfstream Park then I think they should be part of your Trifecta.  Cowtown Cat is a serious contender who made a statement in February at Gulfstream and has maintained his popularity, NoBiz Like ShoBiz is probably one of the your locks to place in a Superfecta as well as the Tri, hes already beaten the outright favorite Curlin back in February at Gulfstream.  Then you have to consider Scat Daddy and Street Sense who are very much contenders to win it all.  If I was going to bet early and get some value from a line I would look at Cowtown Cat and Zanjero whose lines have a ton of value at the moment, but expect them to come down as we get closer to the race.  I wouldn’t waste my money on the favorite this year there are way too many wildcards out there. The odds are up, get them while theres value.

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IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his title against Lamon Brewster in a July 7 rematch in Germany at the Colone Arena.

Brewster defeat Klitschko in the 2004 for the WBO title, Brewster won at the fifth round with a technical knockout, after being saved by the bell of a Klitschko’s knockout on the fourth round.

Klitschko believes this a dream come true and is a perfect re-match to prove himself who he really is, Klitschko said that Brewster is an extremely dangerous opponent but believes it’s the moment to redeem himself.

Klitschko (48-3 with 43 KOs) needed only a few punches to stop Ray Austin in the second round last month. Brewster (33-3 with 29 KOs) lost the WBO title in April 2006 to Sergei Liakhovich in a unanimous decision.

Brewster said he will knock down Klitschko again just to prove that the first win was not a stroke of luck.

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UFC 70: Nations Collide will be held on April 21st in the M.E.N. Arena in England and will feature heavywieghts from around the world including: Mirko Cro Cop, Andrei Arvloski, and Michael Bisping. 

Its been a while since we’ve seen an international event featuring some of the top heavy weights all on the same card.  The main event featuring Mirko Cro Cop and Gabriel Gonzaga (Napao). 

The current odds are Cro Cop -510 and Gonzaga +360.  Cro Cop is the favorite obviously because of his experience, at 22-4-2 he definantly knows his way around the cage.  Gonzaga is no stranger to the ocatagon with 3 previous bouts in UFC events, all resulting in W’s.  Gonzaga is 20 lbs heavier than Cro Cop but I expect that will only slow him down and he won’t be able to handle the barage of striking moves that Cro Cop dishes out to him. So in this case I would get money down on Cro Cop before the price moves up. If you like Gonzaga there is sufficient value at +360, but I would wait and let the line move up to around +400.

Some notable undercard fights for the night include Michael “The Count” Bisping against Elvis “The King of Rock and Rumble” Sinosic and Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski versus Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum. These lines are currently unavailable, but will be available probably by wednesday. I’ll do a run down of the fights later in the week after the lines have come out.

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Well we are through the 1st quarter of the year and there are some surprising results in the race for Decision 2008.  First of all, when the odds to win the presidency first came out last December the favored candidates were Hilary Clinton for the Democrats and John McCain for the Republicans.  Now a quarter into the year and it seems that Barack Obama has raised $25 million dollars just $1 million shy of Hilarys $26 mil.  Clinton has also lost ground to John Edwards, who has proven to have retained voters from his 2004 campaign.  On the Republican side, Rudy Giuliani’s late announcement to run has the odds makers recalculating everything and surprisingly he has surpassed John McCain in the polls with an astounding 46% percent of republicans polled saying they would “definatly” or “probably” vote for Guiliani (according to CNN.com). 

As far as which party will win the presidency it is still unclear.  Even though the current administration is scoring low in the popularity polls does not necessarily mean that the country wants a Democrat in the Oval Office.  And just because the Democrats have control of the House and Senate does not mean there WILL be a Democratic prez either.  Bill Clinton was elected while the Republicans ruled the House and Senate.

The Democrats top 3 players to watch the odds for are: Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards.  Hilary Clinaton was the early favorite and now stands at +250.  I don’t think America is ready for a woman president, plus I don’t think that shes a strong enough Democrat to handle the difficult situations abroad.  Barack Obama has definatly made his mark on the map by raising $25 million already and slowly, but surely stealing away votes from Hiliary.  Obama currently at +600 to win is realtively young on capital hill and some as I do, think that hes got potential, but this is not his year.  His precense will be felt and he will drive debates, but he is really just setting the stage for a long prosperious political career.  Finally, John Edwards +600 to win.  I think that Edwards will gain popularity on the Democratic side as the election gets closer, but is still lacking something that makes the American public believe in him and will ultimatly force him to take the Vice Prez position again. Kinda like when Bob Dole ran in the 90’s, he had alot of popularity, but came up short both times. So if your voting Democrat I would bet early on a Democrate who is making a serious run and at a good value like +1000 and over.  And then as we got closer to the primarys go back and check the odds.

The Republicans top 3 players to watch the odds for are:  John McCain, Rudy Guiliani, and Mitt Romney. John McCain is currently listed at +350, he remains the Republicans favorite and enjoys the name and face recognition that comes with a long political career, although he seems to be sending mixed messages to voters, as a result he has lost alot of votes to rival candidate Rudy Guiliani who seems to be casualy and comfortably slipping into his position of a serious candidate.  Rudy Guiliani currently listed at +300 seems to be the best value your gonna get right now. I only see his odds going lower.  The man known as “America’s Mayor” Mr Guiliani made a whole heap of people happy when he threw his hat into the ring, his experience as New York’s mayor and dealing with the whole 9/11 tragedy has given him a kind of hands on, ground zero experience that adds to his credibility.  Not to mention he is very Wall Street friendly which is always good for the economy.  He has proven hes tough and at least seems to be more down to earth and in touch with the general public than do the other candidates which I think will go a long way with voters.  And lastly, Mitt Romney currently at +1800.  This is a testament to how much of a chance Romney has to win.  The only reason he is in my top 3 is because he raised a whole lotta money. Now alot of people don’t know this, but Mitt Romney is a Republican Govener from Massachusettes which is a Blue state and is a Mormon.  Now the one thing I do know about Mormons is that they can raise serious money, basically because the Mormon church is backing him and they COLLECT from EVERY member.  So the fact that he can raise alot of money is no testament to his actual popularity, plus I know that the American People will not elect a mormon to office.  So I think that Rudy Guiliani is your Republican Nominee for President and if he doesn’t drop the ball and there are no scandels brought up by one of his ex-wives I think hes the best value right now.

The odds on which party to win will most likely stay at a 50 cent line so at -125 on both sides, it will probably be the best value you can get until the more popular candidates start to stand out and sway the line 10 and 15 cents. 

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