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Higher ginko biloba dosage needed for yours truly6 December 2004
In poker, could you please explain the difference between a loose and an aggressive player? Fred T. An aggressive player is NOT the same as a loose player though the two are often
confused. Frequent raising and re-raising characterize an aggressive style of
poker play. Good aggressive players are very selective about the cards that
they will play, but become assertive once they get involved in a hand. Dear Mark, With over 400 columns written, it still amazes me when readers spot everything, especially my fuzzy, at best, response to a lottery question a few weeks back. Many writing in stated the purchasing of an annuity as Bob describes above, while others brought up the facet of federal and state taxes being withheld. The answer should have been that most lotteries give the winner a choice of either taking the prize over time or taking a lump sum up front. What many lottery players don't realize is that when a publicized weekly lotto grand prize is as the question stated $20 million, the lottery has only half of that amount, $10 million, on hand in cash for the winner. Like Bob asserts, to make up the difference, a state lottery will buy a $10 million dollar annuity from an insurance company or bank, which creates a paid up savings account that promises to collect interest on the money so that the interest and principle will total $20 million in 20 or 30 years. Doing this allows state lotteries to offer jackpots twice as large as the actual amount of money available. If the person takes the upfront cash option, they get slightly less than the amount used to purchase the annuity, Uncle Sam snatches his share, and only then can the champagne wishes and caviar dreams begin. Dear Mark, A three-card double inside straight flush with one high card (5, 7, and Jack of hearts) or, a three-card inside straight flush with only one gap and no high cards (5, 7 and 8 of hearts) are hands of slightly more value than two high cards. So, M.C., keep your 3-card straight flush. Otherwise, two high cards would be a keeper if your 3-card inside straight were a double inside straight with no high cards (5, 7, and 9 of hearts). Gambling quote of the week: "Always play the machine nearest the door. No, not because it's programmed to pay out more but because you'll have a fast exit when you lose all your money." --Frank Scoblete, Gambling Author
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