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Here it is again, summertime promises. Namely, summertime promises because during the warm summer months there is too much to choose from to do. Additionally, with the weather here in Southern California-so nice during summer-it is the envy of many locations that lack the creative resources to compete. Just jump on any freeway going west and run right into a beach pool of water. Start your trek going north there’s Hollywood, Ca. the place where dreams are both realized and forgotten. Long known for our pretentiousness as well as our opportunities for self-expression-some of which is well deservedduring the summer months lacks no shortage of variety for entertainment. At this moment one of the most contagious entertainment vehicles is casino gaming. This explosive phenomenon seemingly has no ceiling right now, with many racetracks around the country trying to grab hold of a piece of the alternative gambling source. Why would the racetrack have to resort to grabbing the coat tails of the casino world? Like any thing else in this world things change. What was good yesterday is pass? today. We humans need; require and or search for something new to experience so that the status quo of today becomes a relic of the past tomorrow. That is why no one can say how long this casino party will last, in particular the poker extravaganza highlighted by ESPN in a sports forum today. There’s an expression in the ‘hood, “get in where you fit in”. That means to find your place on the “boat” of what’s happening now!

Now that most schools are out and many people take vacations, here’s a piece of advice. For those of you who play the lower limit cash games in poker, it would be advisable to devote most of your time totournament play. Why? Because other than the expectation of some sort of “jackpot” in the lower limit games, the likelihood that a financial win fall will be forthcoming is far fetched at best. However, if you utilize that same intestinal fortitude toward tournament play trying to better your game as well as playing with a better class of player, it will go a long way toward improving your overall understanding about the game. Similarly, if you then sneak in the “money” as some of the casino “rats” has done from time to time, the financial increase will help your bankroll for future endeavors.

For the next three months or so they’ll be opportunities forthcoming for many of us to change our current gaming climate. If the initiative and the wherewithal are aligned with the heart and nerve-just like this poker phenomenon-there is no telling where the summer months will land you. Don’t be afraid to win! To be a winner means to be separate from second best. When the summer months are over and the smoke clears to find the winners from the losers, just remember, there is no Quit in a winner.

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