Carbon Poker, Drag the Bar Partner for Free Training
Still accepting American players is Carbon Poker, which recently announced that it has joined forces with Drag the Bar to provide free poker training for its customers.
Through the Drag the Bar for Free program, all a player has to do is rake $1 on Carbon Poker. Once this is done, players will be able to access the wealth of information provided by Drag the Bar for one month. It’s really that simple.
Drag the Bar features 30 of the best live and online poker players offering up the ideas, theories, and tools that have made the site successful wherever poker is played. Headed by Hunter “BeachJustice†Bick, the coaches at Drag the Bar include noted player and author Dusty “Leatherass†Schmidt, Owen “QTip†Gaines, and former Army Ranger Jade “gaygambla†Lane, who handle the No Limit Hold’em training on the site. The three are among the most popular coaches on the site and provide some of the most complex thoughts behind No Limit Hold’em today.
James “JamesD282†Davis and “IggyMcfly†handle the difficult task of coaching players in the art of Pot Limit Omaha, where the fate of a hand can change from card to card. Leading the teaching of Limit Hold’em are Paul “GiantBuddha†Hoppe and Gareth “sledghammer†Allen, among others, who relay the finer points of what is most poker players’ first experience in the game.
Whether a player is a cash game grinder, a sit and so specialist, or a multi-table tournament wizard, there are over 1,000 at Drag the Bar videos that will help them improve their game. The coaches at the popular poker training site add over 40 videos a month to the collection, enabling players to keep their games in top-notch shape.
After 30 days, players who participate in the Drag the Bar for Free promotion can decide whether to continue to receive free access to Drag the Bar’s training. All a player has to do is earn $500 in rake per month on Carbon Poker following the first 30-day period to maintain their free membership.
Carbon Poker is a part of the Merge Gaming Network, which includes other sites like Lock Poker and PokerHost. With the recent indictments by the Department of Justice against the major three online poker companies that catered to American players, Carbon Poker and the Merge Gaming Network have been a popular destination for many who are still looking for a game.
PokerScout.com’s tracking numbers show that the Merge Gaming Network has grown considerably since the indictments were announced last week. The cash game numbers for the Merge Gaming Network have increased by 36% week over week, in line with Bodog (36%) and outpacing the Cake Poker Network (31%).
As of Thursday afternoon ET, there were over 6,500 total players in action on Carbon Poker, with 178 tournaments in play.
The Nightly Turbo: Iowa Studying Internet Poker, New Schedules for Poker Shows, and M
In light of the Black Friday indictments, the Iowa Senate is taking a closer look at Internet poker. We'll tell you about that, the changing television schedules of your favorite poker shows, and more.
Best of the Best: Online Poker Black Friday(TM) Media Round-Up
Too soon? Nope. Let's bring back Candice Swanepoel and the hot girl pics already.
We’ve been tracking the best (and worst) news stories all week covering online poker’s Black FridayTM (mostly on Twitter and on thePoRo Report). Here’s a list of some must-reads.
:: John Stossel has an awesome mustache. He also has one of the best takes we’ve read on the lack of testicular-fortitude demonstrated by ESPN and others regarding the online poker showdown. [link]
:: The Washington Examiner seems to think Black Friday will speed up Federal legislative efforts. [link]
:: And Iowa is still moving forward with regulation as well, or at least studying it. Hey, small victories. [link]
:: Nothing particularly revealing, just a solid, step-by-step history of online poker in the U.S. by the New York Times blog. Rarely do we see mainstream journalism cover our industry so accurately. [link]
:: Greg Raymer kind of gets pwned here, and its a good demonstration on how all of our public reps need to get on message better. [link]
:: Or Raymer and others could just learn a lot by simply reading Bill Rini‘s blog. Dude is killing it. [link]
:: On the other hand, we just don’t get the appeal of the Quad Jacks live stream. Count us in the minority. So much off-information. However, this Chuck Kidd interview they did was solid, solid work. [link]
:: At least some 2+2‘ers have found some humor in all of this. Awesome MS Paint thread. [link]
:: Finally, and unrelatedly, great to see the Beastie Boys making a comeback. [link]
More Candice Swanepoel distractions in the below thumbs and here.
Absolute Poker and UB Issue Statement on Department of Justice Indictment
Absolute Poker and UB issued a statement on Thursday concerning the recent Department of Justice indictment. This follows official statements by Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars earlier this week. Continue …
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These sheep love mountainous slopes because it's easy for them to get away from their predators on the rocks. Their predators are bears, wolves and golden eagles. Not to mention, people! These sheep are considered to be of the least concern with regards to conservation, meaning they are not endangered in any way.
A fun way to tell the age of a sheep is to look at its horns. The bigger they are, the older the sheep is, and they don't grow in the winter. Since they stop growing in the winter, the horns get growth rings. If you count these growth rings, you can tell the age of the sheep. The horns of the Dall sheep will be half a circle in about three years (seen from top), .75 of a circle in five and a full circle in about eight years. Simply count the growth rings on the horns and you'll know the age of the sheep.
Katinka Lampe paints portraits. Or at least, you can clearly recognise the representation of a person. Yet, this is not the main motive of the painting. The portrait merely serves as reason to make the painting. The portrait is the imagery concept. Her paintings greatly appeal to the beholders. Conscientiously and with a great sense for beauty she portrays her models, who are generally quite young. The resulting portrait is not an exact copy of reality, but instead a visual impression of it. By including things like a wig or a balaclava or putting a lot of make-up on the model’s mouth she adds an unusual or artificial character to her portraits. Lampe’s work is both vulnerable and distant at the same time.
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It's common to have a love-hate relationship with black hair because, although it's unique and can be styled a million and one ways, it's high maintenance. It needs great care when dry and it becomes especially fragile when it meets up with water. But don't let H2O ruin your beach vacation or Sunday afternoon swim class with your kids. Here are some tips.
Wear a Swim Cap
Yes, you probably wore one when you were about nine years old but, if "it ain't broke, don't fix it." Sometimes the simplest things are the best solutions. A fitted silicon cap will do the trick for keeping your hair relatively dry if you want to take a quick dip. If you're worried the cap will make you lose your sexy, see the next tip.
Wet Your Hair Before
It seems counterproductive, but if you wet your hair before going in chlorine water it will absorb less of the chemical. Chlorine can break down the bonds of natural and relaxed hair, which sounds just about as gnarly as it is, so if a swim cap isn't your fancy, wet your hair before you hit the pool and you're hair won't suffer as much damage.
Do Double Duty
If you're OK with wearing a swim cap, but are worried it's not going to thoroughly protect your hair, you can apply a thick conditioner in your hair before you put the cap on. Or, alternately, you can wear a head scarf or saran wrap under your swim cap. You're hair should look pretty much the same as it's prior state once you get out of the water.
Braid It Up
If you are a good braider, you can plait your hair before you step into the water and you're hair will at least remain neat. When rinse you hair, you'll have a nice braid out.
Sit Pretty
If you're not fond of messing up your hairstyle or taking the necessary precautions to protect it, you can always just enjoy the scenery. At the beach you can set up your spot with a towel, umbrella, crack a good book and your hair will almost certainly be protected. Watch the incoming tide, but otherwise, all good.
Carbon Poker, Drag the Bar Partner for Free Training
Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli) is a wild sheep that is native to western Canada and the United States. These sheep, who can range in color from white to almost black and have curved horns, can be found high on the mountains in northwestern Canada and Alaska. Female ewes weigh a maximum of around 68 kilograms (150lbs) and the male rams can weight up to 113 kilograms (249lbs). Both ewes and rams stand up to be 90 centimeters (35 inches) at their shoulders. Body length also varies from 1.3 to 1.8 meters (51 inches to 70 inches) in males and 1.3 to 1.6 meters (51 inches to 63 inches) in females.
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