Brad Booth

Bradley (Brad) Booth (born September 20th, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player known for his appearances on the GSN series High Stakes Poker. He is one of the most successful high limit players of the last decade. He was once referred to as a “poker savant” by Phil Laak and is rated as one of the best poker players in the world by Phil Hellmuth and Doyle Brunson.

In 13th episode of the third season of High Stakes Poker, Booth stated that he has been playing poker every day for 14 years – first in Vancouver, then Calgary and then in Yukon hence his nickname “Yukon Brad” – but is now slowing down.

Booth appeared on the second season of NBC’s Poker After Dark on the episode “International Week” and finished in second place to Patrik Antonius.

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $640,000.

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player.
Early life

Daniel Negreanu’s parents, Annie and Constantin, moved to Canada from Romania in 1967. When he was several credits short of graduation, Daniel dropped out of high school and began his life as a rounder playing at the local charity casinos and looking for illegal games around the city. While in Toronto, Daniel met and began dating Evelyn Ng, who would also become a well-known professional poker player. After building up his bankroll, he left for Las Vegas at the age of 21 to pursue his dream of becoming a professional poker player. However, “The Strip” got the better of him and he was forced to move back home to Toronto to rebuild his bankroll.
Poker career

In 1997 his luck began to change when he won two events at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, earning himself $133,600 as well as being named the tournament’s best all-around player. Negreanu followed this triumph in the 1998 World Series of Poker by winning $169,460 at the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em event and becoming the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history — a record he held until 2004.

Over the next few years, he became one of the most successful poker tournament players in history, winning two (WPT) events, another two World Series bracelets, and appearing at 11 final tables. He was also named the World Poker Tour World Series of Poker player of the year in 2004 and World Poker Tour player of the year in 2005.

Upon opening, the Wynn Las Vegas resort recruited him as their “Poker Ambassador” to play for any stake in their poker room. The arrangement lasted until October 2005 when he opted out because it was restricting his ability to play for high stakes outside the Wynn. In December 2005, he started his own online poker cardroom “skin” site on his official site, Full Contact Poker, which also includes his blog and a variety of poker forums. He played at his cardroom under the screen name “KidPoker”. In 2006, he used Full Contact Poker to launch a competition to select a protege, whom Daniel would attempt to mold into a world-class live tournament poker player. In addition, he would pay the protege’s entry fee into four $10,000 buy-in events. Daniel’s first protege was Brian Fidler. In 2007, Daniel ran a second protege promotion, which was won by Anthony Mak.

On June 11, 2007, Negreanu signed with PokerStars, joining Chris Moneymaker, Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer and many other professional poker players as a member of Team PokerStars. His Full Contact Poker site has since returned to being a forum and informational site.

Daniel has been a regular at the big game in Bobby’s Room, in the Bellagio casino, Las Vegas, for several years. He is a self-admitted action junkie who always seeks new challenges and sets high goals for himself, not only at the poker table but also on the golf course. Unlike many other players, he is very outspoken about his poker results and regularly posts updates in the forums at the Full Contact Poker website.

Some of Negreanu’s success is attributed to his ability to read opponents. When asked about this skill, Negreanu explained that the most important skill he employs is observing what hands his opponents play and how capable they are of playing them.

He has written over 100 articles for CardPlayer Magazine and contributed to Doyle Brunson’s revised book, Super System II. He has tutored on the web as part of Poker School Online and also personally given lessons to celebrities such as Tobey Maguire. In addition, it was announced in early 2006 that Negreanu had assembled a team of “Superstar Contributors” to write a book called Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’em Strategy. Modeled after Brunson’s Super/System, the book delves into every aspect of hold’em, and is due to be released in early 2008.

Negreanu has played poker on various TV shows such as Late Night Poker, Poker After Dark, and High Stakes Poker, as well as serving as a commentator and stand-in host on Ultimate Poker Challenge. He also appeared in the third season of Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. In January 2007, Negreanu appeared in the Fox Reality original series Rob and Amber: Against the Odds in which he mentored reality television personality Rob Mariano in his bid to become a professional poker player.

Negreanu was named “Favorite Poker Player” at Card Player Magazine’s Player of the Year Awards Gala in February 2006.

Negreanu is also featured in the 2006 poker video game Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, providing tips and hints as to how to play effectively.
# On August 19, 2005 Negreanu married Lori Lin Weber. On November 24, 2007 he announced their separation in a blog entry.
# Negreanu’s surname is pronounced “Neg-rah-noo”.
# Negreanu has a blog at Full Contact Poker where he posts his thoughts and feelings about poker and various life topics.
# Negreanu is a vegan.

As of January 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,650,000, behind only Jamie Gold and Joseph Hachem. He is the 2nd all-time leading money winner on the WPT circuit, recently passed by Carlos Mortensen in April 2007 at the WPT Championship. With a 2nd place finish at the World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi, Negreanu has now cashed in a record 4 consecutive WPT events (which has since been tied by Kirk Morrison), and ties John Juanda in total WPT cashes with 14. He has the highest tournament earnings of any individual who has not won a WSOP Main Event.

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Not just the police are utilising number plates cameras in the fight on crime. For many years the criminal fraternity have employed motor vehicles in their criminal activities to commit crimes away from their local area where they are well known but also to transport stolen goods and drugs. The vehicles have also been used for thefts such as fuel theft where the criminal fills up the car with fuel but drives off without paying. As the technology has developed for cameras linked to computers which can decipher the registration number displayed on the car’s number plates and either record it or better still check it against databases of know suspect vehicles, commercial establishments have bought their own equipment. Uses vary from petrol station use for preventing and enforcing fuel theft offences to car park offences in supermarkets. The equipment is still in its early days of usage and many more applications will follow. This leaves the criminal little choice but to go back to crimes which did not require transport or to have a fully legal car it his disposal which would have to be disposed of after the crime. Both of which should slow the criminal down and reduce crimes over the area.

Have you had the experience of having to choose between feeding your children or paying the bills? Many single parents have gotten themselves into this position at one point or another and if you have children and you are raising them on your own then most likely you have had to apply for a grants for single fathers.

Most people are aware that stress, depression and lack of sleep are common to those suffering from lack of money or being indebted.

It is not uncommon to hear from friends and co workers that are single parents, about things that break and not having money to fix or repair the item.

When the washing machine of a single parent breaks, it makes it difficult to do laundry. Some people have been known to wash clothes in a tub to make do, because the washer is broken.

People are doing everything they can to put food in the refrigerator for their children and washing clothes with their hands or taking the money that was supposed to be for rent or food and going out to the laundromat to wash clothes.

As you think about this, it is extremely easy to end up with debt, even for a person who is not single and doesn’t have any children. When you need money for a washer or a dryer, or something for one of your kids, these loan agencies start to look pretty good, even though you know, deep down, you’ll probably spend the next five to ten years trying to pay them off.

Single parents can go to places for assistance when they need help. The Family Welfare Association is located in the UK. FWA Single parent grants are available when people encounter emergency situations. That is why these grants are called single parent grants and available. Fuel bills and clothes are also covered by the FWA. (This is even more true for clothes for children.) Home appliances such as washers, ranges, and beds.

Several things they don’t assist you with are burial costs, private school tuition, council tax fines, overdue rent or paying back social funds. Single parent grant applications may be made only by professionals like physicians, nurses or social caseworkers.

Instructions for the U.S states for No matter, all single parent families qualify for government assistance, they CAN NOT be turned down because of the children, especially people that are in dire straights. In order to apply for a single parent grant, you must fill out an application which you can get at city hall.

Answer the questions on forms honestly and completely. The information that you give will determine if you are eligible for the assistance that you need and are applying for.

Finally, this assistance is applicable for all single-parent families whose spouses have abandoned the family for a period of about a year. The law states abandonment can only be legally and officially claimed after one year; this is why the time frame was stated.

1. Make a business based around a subject you are already passionate about. It is so much easier to put in the long hours when it is a subject you are very keen on. There is also an easier learning curve.

2. Start on a part time basis while you are still employed. Depending on your business it might be several months before you are seeing enough profit to live off of comfortably. Not only day to day expenses must be covered, make sure you have a reserve too in case of an interruption due to illness or other problem.

3. Avoid dependency on any one anything. Do not become overly dependent on any one client, or supplier, or advertising channel, or even bank - get the picture? You do not want to find your business in financial trouble because of a change in any one factor.

4. Have a business plan. Know what your goals are and the steps needed to reach them. Know what you need in terms of supplies, time and help. At some point you will need help!.

5. Share your problems with others. Having a mentor, or even just a friend with business smarts, to bounce problems off is invaluable. Bouncing those problems around often reveals opportunities and possibilities you would not have thought of yourself.

6. Don’t forget to love your family. They are putting up with your being wrapped up in your new small business and maybe even suffering financially for it too. Spend enough time with them to make sure they know they are still the most important thing to you and their support will continue.

7. Be a female! I’m a male myself but lately it seems I am constantly seeing lady entrepreneurs featured in the success stories! eBay businesses particularly seem to have so many successful females and there are a great many work at home moms doing great.

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The eLottery Syndicate started in 2002 to give players all over the world a much better chance of winning the lottery. It plays the UK Lotto and EuroMillions, with more top lottery games coming soon.

The UK Syndicate

The UK eLottery syndicate gives you a share of 88 lines per week on the UK Lotto. That’s 44 on Wednesday and 44 on Saturday. And it only costs what you would normally pay for only 5 tickets. That’s 44 times the chance of winning in every single draw. When you join you are automatically placed in a 49 player team. Big enough to give a big boost to your chances of winning. But small enough that you can still get a large pile of money when sharing the jackpot.

The EuroMillions Syndicate

With EuroMillions you get a share of 36 lines in every Friday night draw. EuroMillions tickets are a bit more expensive than most lotteries but with eLottery you still get a share of 36 tickets for the price of just over 3 tickets. Much better than those lottery ticket sites that charge you 3 times the normal ticket price for just one ticket. In fact, your odds of winning at least something will be as good as 1 in 3!

What About the Winners?

The eLottery syndicates have had numerous big six figure wins, which have been featured in the National Newspapers (you can see some of the eLottery winners here). But obviously it’s what happens in future that is the most important to you. After all, when those future jackpot wins arrive that’s when you need to be playing in the winning syndicate!
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VWD who run eLottery now have players in over 100 countries all over the world. They have grown and grown over the years, and already had to move to larger offices. ‘The business has been growing at such a rate that the move was inevitable’, explained co-founder Len Fitzgerald. ‘The need for extra working space to maintain the high standard of service to members and keep pace with technological advances and demands has been on the cards for some time’.

How To Join

It’s quick and easy to join. You can join online, and choose which lotteries you prefer to play and how many weeks you prefer to play for. There is no commitment to keep playing - you can stop playing at any time you like.

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When thinking of ideal places to retire, one has to include New York even though the rents are high, and the homes are expensive. However, if you choose the suburbs or areas in Manhattan where housing is affordable, you can live your retirement years in what is referred to as “the Big Apple.”

While New York receives millions of visitors a year, you can still enjoy the city that almost never sleeps. Let’s review some of the highlights of New York, and the benefits of choosing it as an ideal place to retire.

New York has the finest restaurants in the world, and in every corner of the city. For example: Little Italy offers the best Italian fare; Manhattan has cuisine as diverse as its culture; Chinatown offers the best delicacies; Queens has waterfront which have been highlighted in food magazines; and Staten Island, Bronx and Brooklyn boroughs have restaurants which offer you the finest and most regularly visited restaurants in every category imaginable. In addition, one can spend a day at the South Street Seaport and enjoy shopping and dine in wonderful restaurants there as well.

New York has more museums that most cities, and among the more famous are the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art; the Whitney Museum; and the Guggenheim Museum, to name a few. In addition, the most famous attractive of all is Central Park. Filled with lush greenery and trees; paths for cycling and running; this park is renowned as the most beautiful and well kept park in Manhattan. Moreover, on a wintry day, just after a snowfall, the scenes within are reminiscent of a Currier and Ives postcard.

With so much history in Manhattan alone, you can spend hours upon hours exploring all of the areas which are not only historic, but engage in the many stories this city has to tell. You can take a ferry boat ride to visit Ellis Island, which has been completely restored, and visit the Statue of Liberty as well.

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If you love performing arts, you will love New York. Broadway is the “Great White Way” in which entertainment abounds. Musicals, plays, and thousands of theaters throughout the five boroughs are always offering the best entertainment anywhere. In addition, Lincoln Center is home to the ballet and opera; Carnegie Hall offers concerts; and Madison Square Garden hosts major concerts and sports events as well.

There is no other place on this planet that offers as many shopping areas as New York. Every borough has hundreds of stores and malls in which you can spend a day and still not see everything single shop. New York also has flea markets; the Fulton Fish Market; and the New York City Terminal Market, where you can buy fresh vegetables and fruit daily.

Living in Manhattan can afford you the opportunity to use the subway or bus systems to get around town, without having to worry about taking a car. Queens is only 45 minutes from Manhattan by car, while Brooklyn is a bit closer, and Staten Island and the Bronx are approximately 15 minutes away by car.

Retiring to New York is not just a place to live; it is an adventure unlike any you’ve ever experienced. It is filled with businesses and street vendors; parades and holiday celebrations for all ethnic groups; it is home to St. Patrick’s Cathedral as well as many other famous Churches, and Christmas week you can stroll along 5th Avenue and look at the incredibly beautiful window displays at all the famous stores such as Tiffany’s, Macys, and others. After which, you can sip a cup of hot chocolate at Rockefeller Center while watching skaters do their thing on the rink just out side your restaurant window.

Yes, New York is an ideal place to retire. It doesn’t matter if you live in any of the five boroughs; you are never far from where the action is. New York, New York – as the song says, will make you “want to be a part of it!”

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For quite a long period of time, when a person was celebrating their second wedding, the occasion was often downplayed. However, second weddings these days are more commonplace and have become more acceptable and, in many cases, are even bigger events than first weddings.

Making sure to pay special attention to the details of wedding receptions, such as the wedding location, wedding decorations, the wedding ceremony program, the wedding theme and other such considerations including wedding decorations, will help to make sure that the day is unique and memorable. Often, it is such specifics that make the day stand out and it also helps to create precious memories that will be treasured for many years.

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In the majority of cases of second weddings, the engaged couple may have children from a previous marriage. In such cases, the advice of experts is to make sure that before anyone else is told about the engagement, that the children are first talked to in a calm and nurturing environment.

This way, the children are able to openly ask any questions they might have and won’t feel constrained or pressured because other people are present. This is also a good time to ask for their input. Often, second weddings go more smoothly if the children are allowed to share their ideas about wedding locations or with the planning of the wedding reception.

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After the children are informed and have had a chance to accept the plan, it is then appropriate to tell the parents of the bride and groom. At this point, siblings and friends of the couple can be informed as well.

When there are children to be considered, there are most likely ex-spouses and former in-laws who will need to be informed about the wedding as well. In cases where such relationships are strained, it should not be considered an obligation to share this information face-to-face or even by telephone; a simple note will suffice. However, it is important not to put the children in the position of sharing such news.

The guests who are invited to second weddings are not considered to be obligated to give wedding gifts for such occasions. In the majority of cases, couples marrying for the second time already have duplications of household items and don’t want to add more to a house that will soon be very crowded as two families try to blend together. It is advised to discreetly ask for no wedding favor ideas in the invitation, or to ask that donations be given to a charity in the name of the couple.

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Etiquette guides suggest that it is not appropriate to extend an invitation to second weddings to former spouses, regardless of how good the relationship with them is. Having the former spouse there can be confusing to the children and makes it very awkward for everyone else who is present who may know the ex-spouse.

Second weddings can also provide unique and meaningful ways for the children to be able to be involved and participate in the special day. They can take part in the wedding ceremony program or can have a special part at the wedding reception.

Some couples also choose to involve the children in the ring ceremony as well. If they are comfortable in front of people, then they can even read a poem or sing a song.