http://news.texasholdem.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:07:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reinforcing what I already knew, The Allman Brothers Band will receive the prestigious Legend Of Live award at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards, given to a band that has had a significant and lasting impact on the live concert industry. The awards are set for Nov. 20 at the Roosevelt ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/03/1519/ A quote from my friend Morgan, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan: "I don't understand how they can come in here, in the playoffs, so unprepared. At home even, its a disgrace!" A disgrace indeed Morgan, a disgrace Cubs fans are all too familiar with -- losing in the playoffs. The Chicago Cubs ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/03/curse-of-the-cubbies-continues-at-wrigley/ It took a record 22 hours for John Juanda to methodically slice through the final table at the World Series of Poker Europe £10,000 no-limit Hold'em event. Juanda topped Stanislav Alekhin heads-up to win the first-place prize of £868,800 and his fourth WSOP bracelet. The final-table of this tournament followed a ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/03/john-juanda-crosses-finish-line-first-at-record-setting-wsope-final-table-marathon/ I am a fan of Tina Fey anyway -- her show 30 Rock is hilarious and she isn't tough on the eyes either -- but this clip of her impersonating Sarah Palin is likely the high point of her comedic career. How lucky it is for Tina that a politician ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/02/tina-fey-is-sarah-palin/ Like all of you, the first time I heard the name Diora Baird I was like "Diora who the hell is that." Well, obviously she is a model (she posed for Guess, among others), but surprisingly she is also a [fairly] successful actress and will be appearing as the "green girl" ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/02/thcom-hottie-diora-baird/ A Dark in the Light, a blues-infused-metal band out of Boston, MA will be rocking Ralph's Diner in Worcester and Harpers Ferry in Allston, MA this Friday and next Tuesday respectively. Both shows have full lineup's worth of metal-in-your-face and will supply hours of enjoyment for the modest price of ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/02/a-dark-in-the-light-to-rock-worcester-allston/ Two teams that are eternally linked for the "curses" bestowed upon them in previous years, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox took a step in different directions yesterday. With the Cubs seemingly still stuck in the Bermuda triangle of their championship quest, the Red Sox appear poised to ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/02/cubs-curse-continues-red-sox-continue-to-defy-babe/ Only a few days after a successful conclusion to the World Series of Poker Europe held in London, the European Poker Tour is coming to town, and that means lots of cash on the line for many of the top name pros in the world. The Main Event began yesterday ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/02/ept-london-sold-out-big-money-guaranteed/ A trolley driver working for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been fired after photographs revealed that he let his children behind the wheel. The employee was discovered when  pictures taken by a passenger and posted on craigslist.org revealed the man operating the outbound green line trolley with his children around ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/01/mbta-run-by-kids-it-always-seemed-like-it-but/ She was introduced to us as a pretty pop-princess alternative to Britney Spears. She then morphed into a sassy, sexy, slutty, piece of celebrity meat during her "trashy" phase. Next came the "what happened she just got really ugly" phase before the "I am transforming body and soul" phase that ... http://news.texasholdem.com/2008/10/01/christina-aguilera-is-hot-again/