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First it was those pesky divorce rumours but now the self appointed Queen / Queen Mother of Pop Madonna has been cited as the straw that broke the Rodriguez marriage’s back after spending some quality “Kabbalah time” with the Yankees baseball player in her hotel suite.   No doubt to discuss the virtues of a macrobiotic diet and the Kabbalah faith away from praying eyes

It wasn’t five minutes ago that Madonna released a statement denying the a split from hubby and part time gangster flick director Guy Ritchie, now she’s quick to deny an affair with the serial adulterer that is baseball star Alex Rodriguez. Bad timing for the material girl who claims to have ‘nothing to do with the state …

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Putting another player ‘on tilt’ is probably the single most effective way of improving your EV at the table. By the same token, if you cannot recognise the symptoms of tilt in yourself, you will severely hinder your chances of scooping the pots.

Being ‘On Tilt’ disturbs the mental balance that is essential for sound judgements during the game and usually results in the affected individual becoming too aggressive. It is not always caused by the actions of other players but when it is, it can be particularly hard to shake.

Consider the following scenario:

You are playing in a low level NL game at Vegas. You have played steadily all night but are yet to see a profit. You are on the …

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You’ll have to go a long way this summer to find a more bizarre transfer than the one reportedly being struck by Blackburn Rovers. The Ewood Park club are believed to putting the finishing touches on a deal to sign Robbie Fowler. Yes, that’s Robbie Fowler.

Ten years ago, Blackburn fans would have been reduced to delirious giggling wrecks at the prospect of signing Fowler, once upon a time one of the hottest strikers in football. Now he’s hurtling towards his mid-30s and his fitness is suspect. Just as Cardiff City found last season, when he only played 16 games and not a single one after December 15. It’s all just a little bit odd.

“We fully understand the lure of the …

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Show me someone who actually believes Liverpool are going to challenge Manchester United or Chelsea for the 2008/9 Premiership title and we will show you a hapless mug.

Take the hilarious transfer rumour that Liverpool were in for David Villa which broke on Wednesday… only for Thursday´s news that the Valencia man had been priced out of the Anfield budget…

David Villa will cost £25 million, a figure the Anfield outfit cannot afford. Liverpool can´t even raise the cash for the plodding Gareth Barry, who Aston Villa have priced at £18 million, until they flog Xabi Alonso for £10 million to Juventus.

Anyone who knows anything about football knows that Liverpool are potless, financially and trophy cabinet-wise, and will be for many years …

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