The trajectory of each Triple Crown winner’s career is unique to that horse and his moment. Each shares victories in the three classics, but how they got there and what they did afterward speaks to their individual talents and the people connected to them. Though the list has 13 names, one member of this elite club did something that no other has done: ventured overseas to try a new surface on a worldwide stage: Omaha.
Month: April 2022
Play Money Poker vs Real Money Poker
In this article on poker, I’m going to talk about people who enjoy playing poker at online poker websites, but who like to play for play money and some of the reasons they want to do so.
I play a lot of online poker. I play for real money, but also play poker for play money at a few different online poker websites. Playing Texas Holdem Poker is fun regardless of the money on the line or lack of it.
Whenever you go into any of the poker rooms, there are always people there who believe they are the best poker players since Wild Bill Hickok. But that is actually part of the fun of playing poker. The guy with the most poker chips, whether real or play, gets the bragging rights, no matter how lucky they may have gotten.
But in some of the play money poker rooms online you hear people say, “Well if you are such a good poker player, why don’t you play for real money?”
There are a lot of reasons for someone to play poker for play money. Here are some of them.
1. Practice makes perfect – It gives you a chance to explore strategies and experiment with them that you would never gamble real money on until you see how well they work. Believe it or not, there is some extremely good poker players in some of the play money rooms.
2. Non-Gamblers – Maybe the person loves to play poker but just doesn’t gamble. You can enjoy poker without gambling real money.
3. Learning – Playing poker for play money is a great way to learn how to play. Just like in practice makes perfect I mentioned above, some people are not advanced enough at poker to even have a strategy yet. Everyone has to start somewhere.
4. Some people play online poker to relax after a hard day at work or with the kids. They like the ability to chat to other players and treat online poker as a chatroom with the ability to play poker while they chat instead of a poker room where they can also chat.
5. Financial Reasons – It is never smart to “gamble the rent”, an old gambler’s advice goes. And its true. Maybe the person you are playing would be playing for real money if their circumstances were a little different.
The point to all of this? Give people a break. If you go into a play money room at an online poker website, do not assume that because someone is playing in a play money poker room that they are not a good poker player.
Be polite and make friends. You’ll find the play money poker game is a lot more fun with everyone chatting and joking around than being too competitive or insulting.
The Foundation For The Horse Partners With British Equine Veterinary Association; Awards $50,000 To Ukraine Equine Relief
The Foundation for the Horse, the charitable arm of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), announced today a donation of $50,000 to help horses in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
The Foundation is distributing the money through its partnership with the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) and its charitable arm BEVA Trust. The groups are collaborating on equine relief efforts in and around Ukraine with two additional organizations, British Vet Professionals for Ukraine, and British Equestrians for Ukraine.
The goal of this partnership and initial $50,000 gift is to support the veterinary and equestrian communities that have “boots on the ground” and are making an immediate impact for all horses and working equids in Ukraine and in neighboring countries to which animals have been evacuated, including Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova.
This aid is made possible by individual donors who responded to the Foundation's appeal for assistance in March as well as a matching donation by the Foundation.
“This financial support and partnership with the AAEP and its Foundation for the Horse is important, appreciated and needed,” said David Rendle, president-elect of the British Equine Veterinary Association. “Horses and animals have not been spared from the horrific death and destruction in Ukraine. External support is needed urgently to limit their suffering. Monetary support is what is truly needed to allow us to get medical supplies and equipment to veterinarians and horse owners both inside Ukraine and at the border.”
As the devastation sadly continues in Ukraine, many in the equine and veterinary communities have asked how they can help. Through The Foundation for the Horse, you can make a financial gift to support this effort to help horses in Ukraine.
“Our hearts go out to the animals, their owners, and veterinarians impacted by the devastation in Ukraine,” said Dr. Emma Read, president of The Foundation for the Horse and the AAEP. “We are delighted to be partnering with BEVA, an organization of trusted equine veterinarians that we have a long history of working with for not only equine welfare and education, but now direct equine disaster relief.”
The images and reports from Ukraine and border countries are heart-wrenching. While many residents fleeing Ukraine are trying to take their pets and animals with them, thousands of displaced horses, and other animals remain behind and, like the people of Ukraine, need your help.
Visit The Foundation for the Horse to make your disaster gift, especially if you reside in the U.S. or North America. You may also give direct to BEVA Trust to support this combined effort for the horses of Ukraine.
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Mandatory Payouts On April 16 Closing Day At Mahoning Valley
Hollywood Gaming Mahoning Valley Race Course in Austintown, Ohio, will be offering handicappers customary end of meet mandatory payouts of the Buckeye Jackpot Pick 6, Pick 5, and Pick 4 on Saturday, April 16.
With only two cards remaining on Wednesday, April 13 and Friday, April 15, handicappers have limited opportunities left to take down the Buckeye Jackpot Pick 6 before the mandatory payout day. The wager is 20-cents and 20 percent takeout rate with the jackpot paying out to a single ticket which correctly selects the winner of all six races.
The official carryover amounts for Saturday's card will be announced after the conclusion of live racing on Friday. Should the Buckeye Jackpot Pick 6, Pick 5, or Pick 4 be hit prior to Saturday's card, a mandatory distribution will still be held using the net wagering pool generated for those wagers, respectively, on that day.
Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course's current race meet ends this Saturday, April 16. Racing is scheduled to return for the 2022 Fall race meet on Friday, Oct. 21.
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