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Jeopardy is conducting online testing next Tuesday through Thursday, Mar 28-30. You have to meet the requirements and register, then you'll be assigned a time to log on to take the 50 question qualifier.
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In the most recent episode, Phil Hellmuth's arrival was greeted with glee and derision (Negreanu shouted "Yum yum!"), and Hellmuth proceeded to lose his entire $100,000 buy-in in the three hands of his that were televised (though admittedly at least one was a tough hand to get away from). All around the table, the lack of respect for Hellmuth's game was palpable.
Players can use huge bricks of cash in lieu of chips. The use of cash adds a literal element of intimidation, and it's also an impressive visual gag for the cameras, seeing two 1 pound bricks of cash worth $50,000 each flying into the pot and bouncing across the felt. Several leggy-busty models called "sweaters" stand around in the background at all times, and amateurs who put up the $100,000 can buy in. Occasionally Lakers owner Jerry Buss makes an appearance, loses all his money, and disappears again.
Toss in former Welcome Back Kotter star Gape Kaplan as the TV analyst and you have a one for the TiVo.
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This online site allows you to opt out of all those credit card offers in the mail. Since even torn-up credit card applications aren't safe, this may save you the cost of buying a shredder.As a reminder, you can also sign up online for the Do Not Call registry, and you can reduce your junk snail mail further by following advice from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).
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James turned me onto the most entertaining poker show on televsion, High Stakes Poker on the Game Show Network. It's a cash game, minimum $100,000 buy-in, no limit hold'em. In a tournament, all anyone ever has at risk is there initial tourney stake, but in a cash game, every dollar you put in is your own. It's not as easy to bluff or call a bluff when every dollar in is one of your own dollars at risk. High stakes cash game players (esp. Barry Greenstein) scoff at some of their tourney player brethren who've become famous thanks to TV, and this game is their chance to prove, in front of the cameras, that a cash game NL Hold'em game is the toughest game around.In the most recent episode, Phil Hellmuth's arrival was greeted with glee and derision (Negreanu shouted "Yum yum!"), and Hellmuth proceeded to lose his entire $100,000 buy-in in the three hands of his that were televised (though admittedly at least one was a tough hand to get away from). All around the table, the lack of respect for Hellmuth's game was palpable.
Players can use huge bricks of cash in lieu of chips. The use of cash adds a literal element of intimidation, and it's also an impressive visual gag for the cameras, seeing two 1 pound bricks of cash worth $50,000 each flying into the pot and bouncing across the felt. Several leggy-busty models called "sweaters" stand around in the background at all times, and amateurs who put up the $100,000 can buy in. Occasionally Lakers owner Jerry Buss makes an appearance, loses all his money, and disappears again.
Toss in former Welcome Back Kotter star Gape Kaplan as the TV analyst and you have a one for the TiVo.
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The first ever electronic replay challenge in tennis. Since it's been around on television for years now, this isn't that exciting. On TV they seem to be able to bring up an electronic replay all the time, so I don't know why the chair judge just doesn't use it on any close shot.