Next Wednesday, 14 recipients will meet with President Bush to receive Presidential Medals of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest civil award. Jack Nicklaus is the greatest golfer to have ever walked a course and it’s great to see him honored. Other athletes receiving the award will be Muhammad Ali and Frank Robinson.
Royal Hold'em Notes
I’m messing around on UB with their new game Royal Hold’em just to have some fun. What’s Royal Hold’em?
Royal Hold’em is just like Texas Hold’em but with a twist. Only the best 20 cards from the deck are used (tens, jacks, queens, kings, and aces).
I even calculated the Royal Hold’em Odds earlier.
I’m no expert by any means, so don’t take what you read here as gospel. Just a few random thoughts I’m having while playing this crazy game of poker.
Royal Hold'em Odds
Royal Hold’em is just like Texas Hold’em but with a twist. Only the best 20 cards from the deck are used (tens, jacks, queens, kings, and aces). While messing around with the game for fun I decided to calculate the odds of hitting your outs. Use them to crush your opponents.
| Outs | Flop | Turn |
| 1 | 14 – 1 | 13 – 1 |
| 2 | 6.5 – 1 | 5.5 – 1 |
| 3 | 4 – 1 | 3.7 – 1 |
| 4 | 2.8 – 1 | 2.5 – 1 |
| 5 | 2 – 1 | 1.8 – 1 |
| 6 | 1.5 – 1 | 1.3 – 1 |
| 7 | 1.1 – 1 | 1 – 1 |
2 New Books
A couple of new books came in from Amazon today…
- High-Low-Split Poker, Seven-Card Stud and Omaha Eight-or-better for Advan (Advance Player)
- Harrington on Hold\’em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments: Endgame, 2
I’ve been enjoying tournaments lately so HOH2 was a no brainer buy, especially after I liked Volume I so much. Hold’em gets boring at times so I figured I’d try to learn a little O8 on the side. Al, the expert O8 blogger told me HLSP was the bible, so that’s what I bought.
Thanks for the Links
I want to say a great big THANKS! to everyone who has linked to Poker Chip Tricks at one time or another. Google finally took notice in their recent updates and PCT is now the first result when you search for “poker chip tricks”.
Stay tuned for a new site that should be ready over the weekend.
Triple Take
TaylorMade r7 Irons
TaylorMade is introducing 2 new sets of irons. The r7 XD boasts “extra distance without the extra effort.” The r7 CGB MAX is made for “Maximum COR, balls speed, clubhead speed, forgiveness.” The iron pictured is one of the r7 CGB MAX.
For all of the specification and info, visit their respective pages on the TaylorMade golf site.
PGA Tour Schedule Changes for 2007
This morning PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem announced the schedule changes which will take place for the 2007 PGA Tour season.
- The establishment of the FedEx Cup, a prestigious and lucrative season-long points bonus program for players and the centerpiece to the entire PGA TOUR season.
- A conclusive PGA TOUR Championship Series of four tournaments that focuses on the final push for the FedEx Cup title. The Championship Series will culminate with THE TOUR Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, which will move from early November to a mid-September slot in the schedule.
- The creation of the PGA TOUR “Quest for the Card” Fall Series, which follows THE TOUR Championship Presented by Coca-Cola and determines the remainder of the 125 players who will become eligible for the next year’s FedEx Cup.
Read the full story at PGATour.com.
A-Rod Playing Poker in Illegal Card Rooms?
ESPN reports that the Yankees have warned Alex Rodriguez about playing poker in illegal clubs. Some of these pro sports teams need to mind their own business.
Red Wings Can't Be Beat
I haven’t watched any Red Wings hockey games yet this year, but I’ve been following the scores. They’re 12-1-0 which puts them 6 points ahead of the 2nd best team in the NHL!! They have 24 points which is 33% more than 2nd best Vancouver with 18.
Everyone thought it would be a down year for the Wings. Quite the opposite. Before last year’s lockout the Red Wings were the highest paid team in the league, so the new salary cap was supposed to cripple the team from Motown. The team had to get rid of some quality players, but they seem to be doing just fine. Manny Legace has finally got his chance as a starting goalie and he’s having a hell of a year.
