The 93rd Academy Awards are right around the corner and you may think that the broadcast is simply part of the Hollywood press machine (which, it kind of is), but it can offer audiences like us some unexpected entertainment. Think Oscar predictions fall outside of the gambling purview? Think again. Sure, it may take some digging to find a sportsbook willing to offer lines or a friend who’s devised a pool on the major categories — Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, Best Director — but they’re out there and trust us, there’s money to be won.
Month: March 2022
Playing Poker Online – How To Have Fun Without Being Scammed
Playing poker online can be a scary experience for some people. There are a lot of scams that are being conducted everyday on the internet and you do not want to be involved in one. The best way to ensure that you won’t be taken in by a scammer is to research where you will be playing poker online. This is a great first step in your research process; these sites are trusted by players all over the world, take a look and see if any are for you.
Party Poker is the world’s largest online poker website with over 70,000 players online. Party Poker is fully licensed and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar and uses the PartyGaming system which as been independently tested for security, reliability, and fairness of play. The popular online poker room also takes extra steps to prevent fraud and collusion. When signing up for http://PartyPoker.com, use the bonus code DEPOSITMATCH to receive a 20% match on your initial deposit, up to $100 for free.
Paradise Poker is a premier online poker site. This is a site where there are always multi-player events happening and even a novice poker player will be able to find some sort of stakes game to enter. People have mentioned that this poker site has the most pleasing graphics mostly because it is not crowded with all sorts of unnecessary icons.
Poker Stars is known to never have a time where there is not a large tournament going on that anyone can enter. Popular with most of the free roll players, the site offers some enjoyable aspects to the programming. Although the site, itself can appear rather chaotic with the great graphics collections that people as player icons.
Poker Room has a variety of options. Of those include multi-table tournaments, as well as Texas Hold’em, 7 Card Stud and Omaha as well as a large number of assorted casino games. For those players worried about viruses, the Poker Room has taken care of this for you, there isn’t a download is needed to game on the site. They have included a good selection of links where poker players are allowed to play a free roll with play money, which includes tournaments.
Prima Poker is more of an association of poker sites rather than a single room and players rave about the minimal wait time before a game is available to play. With twenty-one sites from which they use to collect players for a game, it doesn’t matter where you connected to the site from, there will be a game started.
Full Tilt is another great site for playing poker online. Although the graphics may appear slightly childish, Full Tilt’s interface can be a lot of fun, especially if the cards aren’t being dealt as you would hope. With Team Full Tilt, this site boasts some of the best players in the game, including Chris “Jesus” Ferguson and Phil Ivey, this site has earned its bragging rights.
A relatively site new to the online poker scene is Hollywood Poker. Unlike any other site, Hollywood Poker allows players to play a hand with some of their favorite actors including James Woods, the official spokesperson. The graphics aren’t anything special; however, they do offer options allowing players to maximize their experience.
Now that you know some online poker places to try, get out there and win!
Toboggan Winner Drafted Ready For Shot At Grade 1 In Carter
Trainer David Duggan expressed a sense of cautious optimism with recent graded stakes winner Drafted as he is set to take on a tougher task in the $300,000 Carter Handicap (G1) April 9 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The 8-year-old son of Field Commission was an easy 4 1/2-length winner of the Grade 3 Toboggan on February 5 at the Big A, earning a 97 Beyer Speed Figure. The win was his first since capturing the Group 3 Mahab Al Shimaal at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in March 2019.
Drafted will have his work cut out for him in the Carter, where he is likely to face accomplished graded stakes winners Green Light Go, First Captain, and Speaker's Corner.
“The field will be a bit deeper when we go in there, but off the last race we're taking a shot,” Duggan said.
Duggan envisions a good pace up front in the Carter, which he said will be to his horse's benefit.
“You can never predict but obviously, our horse is better with a pace to run at,” Duggan said. “I think the quality of horses will dictate the pace, they should go a good, fast pace. A true run race. We're running numbers that are competitive. Whether we're good enough is a question mark. This a tough event and if we show up great, and if not, we'll dust ourselves off.”
Following three starts for Godolphin and trainer Eoin Harty, Drafted was campaigned in Dubai by John Hyde's Misty Hollow Farm, who maintained ownership of the horse in the United States under Duggan up until his fifth-place finish in last year's Grade 3 Runhappy in May at Belmont.
Hyde, who also pretrains young horses for Shadwell Farm in Dubai, sold Drafted to his current ownership group which consists of Dublin Fjord Stables, Racepoint Stables, Kevin D. Hilbert, and Thomas E. O'Keefe.
“He [Hyde] bought him in Dubai and was part of the ownership there. When it ran its course over there, he sent the horse over to us,” Duggan said. “We had given him some time during the year because he had a minor injury. He got hurt when he ran in the Runhappy and we gave him some time off after that. When he was coming back, that's when John wanted to sell, and we put the partnership together.”
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Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Monday, March 21
Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday's meetings at Plumpton, Wincanton and Southwell.
