The Transmission Outfit

The Transmission Outfit
Making things move

Archive for the 'World Of Fun' Category

Will Studying Make You Better?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

In most things, I am the first to advocate studying. It makes you stronger, faster, and all together better prepared to meet the challenges that life throws at you. Everything can be made better if you go into with an informed point of view. Everything that is, with the possible exception [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off


Using Position to Respond to a Raise

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

When you hold a strong pocket pair in a poker tournament, and a raise comes out ahead of you, how do you know what to do in response? Your stack size is an important factor. A short stack can shove all-in and a big stack can make a standard three-bet raise. If you stack is [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off


Make Your Own Chocolate Candy

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Chocoholics have found in chocolates a major crutch.It’s been proven that when we eat sweets or oily foods, our body produces the hormone serotonin which directs the movements in our intestines. Our brain uses the spare serotonin to control our appetites, moods, and emotions. The resultant enhanced frame of mind and the augmented energies may [...]

Posted in Artium, Gourmets + Gourmands, World Of Fun | Comments Off


IPhone May Let Players Take Poker Mobile

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

With the release of the new iPhone 3G(S), poker online players are in an uproar over the high powered poker and other jeux de casino applications that are and may soon become available. With 3G intenet [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off


Stay out of the Washout, Bowl Competitively with the Right Bowling Balls

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Almost daily I meet a part-time bowler ready to approach real bowling more seriously. Since this is your calling, you’ve stumbled upon a important turning point in growing as a real student of the game. This guide to “Bowling Like a Pro” stand as essential reading. The guys in your city’s bowling pro shop want [...]

Posted in Hall Of Games, Recreation Stuff, World Of Fun | Comments Off


Slow Rolling, Calling Clock, Wasting Time

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Slow rolling someone is basically when you know you have the best hand (usually the nuts) and you wait to reveal your hand to your opponent until he has become quite comfortable and confident that you do not have the best online poker hand. Slow rolls often are not preflop, [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off


Poker on TV: I Bet You

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Avec le méga-succs de la poker boom, ce n’était qu’une question de temps avant que les producteurs de télévision ont eu l’idée et a pris une spin off normal de votre carte de présentation, dans le monde, qui soit compétitive jeux de casino les jeux d’argent. Les entreprises sont souvent compltement [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off


A $350 Deck of Poker Cards

Monday, March 16th, 2009

If you are looking for a poker player that already ready has everything, you may want to consider a $350 deck of cards. A quick search on the internet and you will find these lovely cards, with their less than lovely price tag.
I’m not trying to [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off


Poker Firm Shown Some Love by NASDAQ during Financial Crisis

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Last week we reported that poker mogul WPT had been notified of potential delisting on the NASDAQ exchange back in August. From that time they had 180 days in which to become compliant.
However, in lieu of the recent financial woes that have befallen Wall Street, NASDAQ announced that it would suspend [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off


Prescription Drugs and Playing Poker

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Performance enhancing drugs have been a hot topic in sports for a long time. In a competitive environment, exploiting any edge possible is commonplace. The same can be said for a game such as online poker, and many players use stimulants in order to concentrate over long periods of play. [...]

Posted in Courting Luck, Hall Of Games, World Of Fun | Comments Off