Monday, October 6th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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Monday, October 6th, 2008

We aren’t the champions

Picture
the scene: Tiger Woods has won yet another golf tournament. He’s been followed round
the entire course by cheering fans and well-wishers for the entire time. His opponents
have played valiantly - nay brilliantly - and given him a real run for his money,
but ultimately he has triumphed. 


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He
steps up to receive his trophy in front of the asse<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />
<st1:PersonName>
mb
</st1:PersonName>
led press, turns
to the cameras and says: "You are nothing to me. You are all losers and turds. I am
the best in the world, and if it wasn’t for the fact that I get bored playing on my
own I wouldn’t even acknowledge you exist." He then throws his clubs to the ground
and strops off muttering to himself about how totally rubbish everyone is apart from
him.<o:p></o:p>



 
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Then
we turn over to BBC2 and find six-time snooker World Champion, 
<st1:PersonName>
Steve Davis
</st1:PersonName>
, watching his
opponent pot the final black against him in a frame. He turns to the camera and mouths
the word "C**T" before spitting at the lens; his fat lugie slowly sliding down millions
of screens nationwide…<o:p></o:p>




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</o:p>



Now
let me make it perfectly clear that neither of these events actually took place -
nor do I imagine they ever would - and that’s the point about REAL champions. They
aren’t just champions in their chosen discipline; they are champions in life. It’s
easy for us to see this because of how they behave outside their arenas; i.e. how
they respect their contemporaries and how they carry themselves day to day.<o:p></o:p>




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</o:p>



Oh,
and then there is 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
 Hellmuth. Yes, 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
 ‘Poker Brat’
Hellmuth. A man who appears to derive no joy from the millions of dollars he’s made
both on and off the table. A man who is never content enough to simply sit and ‘be’.
A man who has to berate and insult ordinary decent folk during a GAME OF CARDS to
feel like a real man.
<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



I
recently watched a WSOP show in disbelief as Hellmuth proceeded to blast anyone who
appeared to be able to eve
<st1:PersonName>
n v
</st1:PersonName>
aguely play
back at him; spitting insults, criticising every move, and referring to anyone with
less than 11 bracelets as mere "internet players". After being patronised twenty times
(and being continually called "kid" by Hellmuth) one player on the table - Ben Fineman
- ventured, "
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
, we’ve been
playing each other for days now. Do you even know my name?"<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



Every
time Hellmuth was all-in (or up against an all-in) he would parade for the cameras;
showboating and negotiating insurance with a spectating 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
 Ivey, regardless
of the poor schmuck sitting waiting for the circus to end so that he could find out
if he was still in the tournament or not. Imagine what 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
 would do if
you made him wait five minutes while you dicked about before the flop was dealt? He’d
explode!<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



At
one point Ben Fineman called an all-in with A-K against Dustin Holmes’ K-10 only to
watch as Dustin rivered trip tens. If that had been Hellmuth just imagine how much
of the level would have been wasted while he blarted curses into the sky like some
angry poker trumpet. All Ben did was turn to a sheepish-looking Dustin and say "Don’t
sweat it buddie", before sitting down and carrying on with the game. Now THAT’S how
you behave at a poker table.
<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



And
then there’s 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
’s exit hand.
He raises with Ac-10c and Beth Shak calls with Kh-Qh. The flop comes 10-Q-x and Beth
shoves all-in. 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
 calls and when
he sees that he has the worst hand, does he acknowledge that he has made a mistake?
Oh no - it’s HER fault!! "I can’t believe she called!" he bleats. "How can she call!?"
Well 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
, maybe it’s
the fact that she was in the big blind, was getting 2.5-1 on her money, and then flopped
top pair! And the thing is, we KNOW that Hellmuth knows this, so his wining is even
more pitiful to behold.
<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



I’d
love to think that it’s all just for the cameras, but I clearly isn’t - he really
is that much of a moron! Hellmuth is the kind of person that I pray no one watches
on TV and wants to be like. Want his success? Of course. Want his personality? Christ
no. Personally, I want to be like Ben Fineman, who proved to me that just because
you have to sit next to a total i
<st1:PersonName>
mb
</st1:PersonName>
ecile like Hellmuth
doesn’t mean you have to act like him.
<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



I
go back to my very first thoughts in this entry. Go on: chose any sport and think
of a champion from that sport. Now try to imagine them behaving the way Hellmuth does.
<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



Roger
Federer smashing some kid in the face with his racket? Alex Furguson calling Wenger
a w****r live on Match of the Day? Johny Wilkinson drop-kicking a toddler into touch
if he loses? It’s just not going to happen is it…<o:p></o:p>




<o:p>
 
</o:p>



So
why, then, is 
<st1:PersonName>
Phil
</st1:PersonName>
 Hellmuth allowed
to act in such a rude, insulting, pathetic way without penalty? Burn him - I say -
and burn his face first (metaphorically-speaking of course - I have to add for legal
reasons). Anyway, thanks for listening. I feel much better now.

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Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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Poker Room: Lucky Ace

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Poker Room: Lucky Ace

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Sunday, October 5th, 2008

As you advance in the Texas Holdem poker game you will see that the stakes of the game have risen

As you advance in the Texas Holdem poker game you will see that the stakes of the game have risen. This is so that you have the atmospheres of playing in a poker establishment. You can if you feel that you need more help find free Texas Holdem poker lessons on the internet. These lessons will describe the various aspects of the game. You will be instructed and shown the different types of cards which can be used to good effect.

World Series of Poker Europe - Main Event Champion Is Crowned

The World Series of Poker Europe was a period on any sentence that talks about how the Internet has changed the sport. Before today Annette “Annette_15″ Obrestad had the glorious distinction of being the best multi-table tournament player that the internet has to offer. In certain snobbish corners of the sport, the “poker elite” behave as if being the best tournament player in cyberspace is the equivalent of being the best race car driver in Hazzard County.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 8, September 13th, 2007

It was about two in the afternoon (British Time) when the evil was exorcised from the gaming floor at the World Series of Poker Europe. It was at this time that Phil Hellmuth was eliminated from competition. Usually when really bad things are killed off it takes an exploding death star or a farm house from Kansas falling on malevolent character to keep them down. In this case all it took was a short stacked Phil Hellmuth running into a very determined player.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 7, September 12th, 2007

Isabelle Mercier was eliminated with extreme prejudice when her pair of sixes failed to hold up against Tong G’s full house. During the previous hand Isabelle had the opportunity to eliminate Tony. She had him lined up for the kill with a pair of Queens when all he was holding was a suited A-K. During the hand her bravado got the best of her, and she took the opportunity to stick it to her flailing opponent.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 6, September 11th, 2007

The sixth day didn’t end with a bang - it was more like a flushing sound. Day 2A of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event concluded with a pair of last minute eliminations. Pat Scanlan ended Ian Munns tournament on the very last hand of the night while Gus Hansen took out Chris Bjorin in a hand that had all the excitement and energy of a Bob Newhart running the 40 yard dash.

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Sometimes it ” s tough to sort out all the details related to this subject, but I ” m positive

Sometimes it ” s tough to sort out all the details related to this subject, but I ” m positive you ” ll have no trouble making sense of the information presented above.

WPT’s Fall Boot Camps

“Boot camp” is term generally given to the military training that turns a kid, whose greatest challenge in life was getting past the Nightmare level on Halo 2, into a well oiled fighting machine. This type of training usually involves trading one’s locks for a tacky camouflage wardrobe and the type of food that even a wiener dog would turn their nose up at. After 8 to 10 weeks of running, sweating, and getting yelled at by somebody who works out their personal issues by intimidating teenagers, boot camp is over and the cadet is transformed from a pile of useless goo into something their parents can be proud of. If this is the sort of experience you are looking for, the WPT boot camp is definitely not the place to be.

Poker After Dark - Durr Does It Again

The $100k buy in event featured the best players out there, such as Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter and David Peat. It was Baxter and Dwar who mixed it up before, and were destined to do it again in this particular hand.

Poker After Dark - Hard to Read

All the players at Poker After Dark’s the Cash Game show admitted one thing: Durr was hard to read. In the $100k buy in event Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were playing with a crafty player better known for his skill online as Durr, but his real name was Tom Dwan.

Poker After Dark - Big Man Straight

When Poker After Dark started their new season, they started to bring in some new blood as well. In the Cash Game episode, where players paid $100k to play, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were invited to play, with only Allen and Phil being old timers.

Is the WSOP Watered Down?

Watering down the talent pool has made it tough for the good players to shine. A world class player who has to face down 6500 opponents in a big tournament like the World Series of Poker Main Event is still a heavy underdog to make it to the final table. This is evidenced by the fact that it has been over five years since a big name pro has won the WSOP Main Event, and this year the November final table is basically a who’s who of the poker unknowns.

Be Wary of Going All In

The all in bet has been a staple of big poker tournaments ever since the ESPN cameras became part of the sport’s reality. There are a number of reasons for this that can be explained from a tactical point of view, but the reality is that the all in bet is exciting: it’s the “Home Run” of the sport of poker, and makes for good viewing. Newer players have been watching this on television for years, and it has become an accepted part of the game. In older days these types of all or nothing gambits were less frequent.

Tools of the Trade

So does a plumber have an unfair advantage when he uses a wrench to stop a stubborn leak? Well perhaps the leak thinks so, but in reality the tradesman is just using the proper tool of the trade to solve a problem. People might look a little sideways at the gentleman if he tried to stop the leak by swearing at it using cream cheese to stop the flow of water. In short, we expect people to use the tools available to them in order to be good at their jobs. Poker odds calculators are a relatively new wrinkle that has been added to the landscape of the online poker world.

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Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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3rd of October

Simon Galloway, 03/05/2007
After last week’s success in the Full Tilt Million Pound Challenge, Adam No-one has gone missing in action, presumably out in the big wide world now that he is Adam Some-one. Reports of a sighting on Mustique are unsubstantiated, but if he tries to hustle a poker game up together there, he will be back in Hendon broke within a fortnight. Until then, here’s the news..

A Lesson in Omaha #2

I think that there is a natural transition with all poker players in how they go about learning certain games. I think that most players travel a very similar evolutionary process, the big difference seems to be the time delay for players to reach certain stages of advancement.
But one of the lessons that I learned (painfully) at the beginning of my time playing PLO was in the overall vulnerability of big pairs and especially when out of position and with deep stacks.
Omaha is a deeply…

Play More Pots by Erick Lindgren

In tournaments, I play lots of hands. I’ll put my money in with all kinds of connected cards, especially when in position. I might limp, I might min-raise or raise a little more than the minimum, depending on the circumstances. I’m looking to keep my table off balance so they don’t know where I’m coming from.
My overall goal is to pick up a lot of small pots without a lot of resistance. I might raise in position and hope for a call from one of the blinds. If I raise pre-flop with something…

Guardian Series: Gamble: Either a Huge Hand or Nothing

26th of September

There’s been plenty of live action recently and seeing as there was no news round up last week we’ll begin with a brief recap of the events from the EPT Barcelona main event held from 10th to 14th September. The Spanish leg is always a popular starter to the EPT season and so it proved this year with a big turn out of 619 entrants for the €8,000 tournament.

A Lesson in Omaha

No I am not to going to sit here and start spouting about what a great PLO player I am because that would be nothing short of bull. For years and years I side stepped it like you do an embarrassing ex when you are out with your mates. I don’t know what it was about the game but I could never properly figure it out and especially short handed. In fact years ago I would actually muck good PLO hands in dealer’s choice games simply because I couldn’t trust myself from the flop…

Who Wins The Pot and Does the Winning Hand Have To Show?

This one was posted on the Mob Forum by The Reverend.
£1/ £2 live cash game at the Casino at The Empire in London. Somehow I end up with my opponent all-in on the river with a pot of about £285 and I have 5 high. My opponent, embarrassed at his own high card holding (better than mine, obviously) angrily mutters something including the words "I fold" and throws his cards in face up towards but not touching the muck. This is absolutely irrelevant as far as the rules,…

Heads-Up vs Multi-Way Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo by Andy Bloch

Earlier this year, I cashed in the $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event at the World Series of Poker*. I enjoyed the tournament; it was great to spend some time playing a game other than hold ‘em. One thing that surprised me about the tournament, however, was that the quality of play was quite poor. Some players didn’t even know the very basics, like starting hand values. I was amazed that so many people would put $2,000 into a tournament where they didn’t understand even the most rudimentary elements of…

Where is the Money Coming From?

I think that before you take a seat in any poker game be it online or in some card room then it pays to have some kind of a plan as to how you intend to make money. Too many poker players seem to drift into games having no idea what they need to be doing in order to win. Now to have a good idea as to where the money will be coming from (if at all) in a poker game then you need to know three things.

Your own level of knowledge/ability
The level of knowledge and ability of your…

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Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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WPT’s Fall Boot Camps

“Boot camp” is term generally given to the military training that turns a kid, whose greatest challenge in life was getting past the Nightmare level on Halo 2, into a well oiled fighting machine. This type of training usually involves trading one’s locks for a tacky camouflage wardrobe and the type of food that even a wiener dog would turn their nose up at. After 8 to 10 weeks of running, sweating, and getting yelled at by somebody who works out their personal issues by intimidating teenagers, boot camp is over and the cadet is transformed from a pile of useless goo into something their parents can be proud of. If this is the sort of experience you are looking for, the WPT boot camp is definitely not the place to be.

Poker After Dark - Durr Does It Again

The $100k buy in event featured the best players out there, such as Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter and David Peat. It was Baxter and Dwar who mixed it up before, and were destined to do it again in this particular hand.

Poker After Dark - Hard to Read

All the players at Poker After Dark’s the Cash Game show admitted one thing: Durr was hard to read. In the $100k buy in event Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were playing with a crafty player better known for his skill online as Durr, but his real name was Tom Dwan.

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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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Christmas Wish Box

We at LaunchPoker offer all avid poker fans a chance to make their dreams come true. Send us a letter telling us about your biggest poker-related dream. On Christmas Day, one lucky person will find his wish fulfilled!

[Introducing the Winner] Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches

Our Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches competition attracted so many of you, and we thank everyone who took their time to participate in the contest! We hope you had a lot of fun guessing the names of some of the most popular poker players in the world - and we are happy to congratulate the winner of the competition, the person who managed to name all of the players correctly. Congratulations go to Jane Lipton - well done!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Counter. Part II

As promised, we awarded the blogger who introduced the most people to LaunchPoker via our 2006 WSOP Counter by the beginning of the WSOP with free ESPN pay-per-view ticket to enjoy 2006 WSOP Main Event final table broadcast live - congratulations go to Start Smith, the owner of The Online Poker League.com Blog!

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Our new 2006 WSOP Informer has attracted a lot of bloggers and it’s a pleasure to encounter it on so many blog sites!

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The winner is still not defined!

If you like poker, you know its stars! But do you know them well enough to recognize them in a funny presentation?
We throw down a gauntlet and ask you to name the world renowned poker players pictured below. The first person to name all of the players correctly will be highlighted on our homepage along with his or her sketch made by a pro painter!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Counter

Our new 2006 WSOP Countdown Counter has attracted a lot of bloggers and it’s a pleasure to see the timer placed on so many blog sites! We introduce John Veltheer, the first person to apply our timer on his blog. As a way to thank him, we decided to present him an official 2004 World Series of Poker DVD from ESPN. Congratulations John, enjoy your DVD!

We encourage bloggers to upload the Counter on your blog. By the beginning of the 2006 WSOP we will award the blogger who will get the most users introduced to our site through the Counter. The statistics will be available for your reference. Stay tuned!

[FINISHED] Smarty’s Party Competition - Laying Down a Full House

Thank you to all those who took the challenge and tested their poker skills in our Smarty’s Party competition! We are happy to announce our winner — Jonathan Dobbertin, a 24-year-old poker player who is making his way into the world of professional poker. While some may consider him young, his achievements include winning a free 10K seat to the 2006 WSOP Finals after beating thousands of contenders! While he is hoping to win Main Event bracelet, he appreciates the opportunity itself to play against the top players in the world in the biggest poker event in history! Jon plays online and offline improving his results constantly and he is serious about making poker his life, whether it is playing the game or writing about it. While very ambitious, he also has qualities that point to a rational person that can fold KK or QQ when needed… He keeps his balance when bluffing and playing aggressively which allows him to keep discrete. Poker stories this guy could tell must be interesting, read one of them now!

[FINISHED] Mirror-Mirror on the Wall Competition - Online Poker Today and in the Future

Read the article about the present and the future of online poker written by Shawn Marston, the winner of our MIRROR-MIRROR ON THE WALL competition.

Shawn is not new to the game of poker and his experiences include playing with Scotty Nguyen at the WSOP Circuit Event, winning of over US $4000 at the tournament at Casino Arizona a year ago, chatting with Daniel Negreanu, and discussing poker strategies with Greg Raymer in between playing satellites at last year’s WSOP.

Shawn enjoys playing Omaha Hi/Lo, but he has no doubts that his favorite game is No Limit Texas Hold ‘em as the game of skill that also reveals human nature. While most people he plays with regularly consider him a very aggressive player, he doesn’t like to bluff and always maintains his composure regardless of how the game goes. He enjoys the process of the game and doesn’t like it when it is too easy. That’s why he says he was ‘disappointed’ when he got his royal flush with just a Jack of Spades in his hand with the other four cards on the board.

Shawn keeps his dream to make the final table at a major event, and we wish him luck!

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WPT’s Fall Boot Camps

“Boot camp” is term generally given to the military training that turns a kid, whose greatest challenge in life was getting past the Nightmare level on Halo 2, into a well oiled fighting machine. This type of training usually involves trading one’s locks for a tacky camouflage wardrobe and the type of food that even a wiener dog would turn their nose up at. After 8 to 10 weeks of running, sweating, and getting yelled at by somebody who works out their personal issues by intimidating teenagers, boot camp is over and the cadet is transformed from a pile of useless goo into something their parents can be proud of. If this is the sort of experience you are looking for, the WPT boot camp is definitely not the place to be.

Poker After Dark - Durr Does It Again

The $100k buy in event featured the best players out there, such as Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter and David Peat. It was Baxter and Dwar who mixed it up before, and were destined to do it again in this particular hand.

Poker After Dark - Hard to Read

All the players at Poker After Dark’s the Cash Game show admitted one thing: Durr was hard to read. In the $100k buy in event Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were playing with a crafty player better known for his skill online as Durr, but his real name was Tom Dwan.

Poker After Dark - Big Man Straight

When Poker After Dark started their new season, they started to bring in some new blood as well. In the Cash Game episode, where players paid $100k to play, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were invited to play, with only Allen and Phil being old timers.

Is the WSOP Watered Down?

Watering down the talent pool has made it tough for the good players to shine. A world class player who has to face down 6500 opponents in a big tournament like the World Series of Poker Main Event is still a heavy underdog to make it to the final table. This is evidenced by the fact that it has been over five years since a big name pro has won the WSOP Main Event, and this year the November final table is basically a who’s who of the poker unknowns.

Be Wary of Going All In

The all in bet has been a staple of big poker tournaments ever since the ESPN cameras became part of the sport’s reality. There are a number of reasons for this that can be explained from a tactical point of view, but the reality is that the all in bet is exciting: it’s the “Home Run” of the sport of poker, and makes for good viewing. Newer players have been watching this on television for years, and it has become an accepted part of the game. In older days these types of all or nothing gambits were less frequent.

Tools of the Trade

So does a plumber have an unfair advantage when he uses a wrench to stop a stubborn leak? Well perhaps the leak thinks so, but in reality the tradesman is just using the proper tool of the trade to solve a problem. People might look a little sideways at the gentleman if he tried to stop the leak by swearing at it using cream cheese to stop the flow of water. In short, we expect people to use the tools available to them in order to be good at their jobs. Poker odds calculators are a relatively new wrinkle that has been added to the landscape of the online poker world.

Poker After Dark - Super Set Over Simple Set

Poker After Dark is a great show to watch to catch the pros in action. Typically they play a short handed winner take all No Limit Holdem tournament, but this particular week the theme was The Cash Game, where players paid $100k of their own cash to play.

Rules, Rules, Rules

Depending upon where you are standing in the world, a game with the same name can have very different rules. Poker pros Marcel Luske and Michelle Lau established the Federation Internationale de Poker Association (FIDPA) and the International Poker Rules (IP Rules) so that somebody who is used to playing poker in Las Vegas will be playing with the exact same rules if he travels to London, Moscow, or Prague.

Testing the Pre-Flop Raiser

What happens before the flop and what happens after it can be as different as night and day. Somebody behaving like a lion before the first three cards hit the board may be reduced to impotent hamster after the flop. Of course this transformation is only valuable if you know they have been neutered and play accordingly. If you have something like a Q-10 or a Q-J, and one of your opponents raises after you before the flop this could have a whole host of meanings.

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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

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