Boxing Betting Odds Of Pacquiao Vs. Mayweather Jr

Boxing fans are practically in dreamland these days with the promulgation that negotiations for a    Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.    fight are close to being finalized. If all works out, it would give the boxing world perhaps its biggest match in a boxing history.   In Las Vegas, a few sports betting sites have already posted a line on the fight with some oddsmakers varying on the favorite. At the MGM Grand, sportsbook manager Jeff Stoneback hasn’t released numbers for the highly-anticipated bout and is keeping his fingers crossed that his company will land the contract to host the event on March 13, 2010.   “For a fight like that, you get a lot of high rollers coming to town plus all the Filipino fans coming to cheer Pacquiao, It would be a huge month for us with March Madness going on as well.” says sportsbook manager Jeff Stoneback.   Oddsmakers are expecting this high profile fight to cover all other past fights in terms of interest and betting volume. It would feature the top two pound-for-pound boxers in the world in a welterweight superbout.   According to a popular boxing linesmaker Joey Oddessa, “I expect this bout to break records everywhere, Pay-Per-Views, live gate and wagering volume. This bout quenches everyone’s thirst for a phenominal global matchup that will determine the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet”. A lot of top casino, offshore and online sports betting sites and bookmakers posted Pacquiao-Mayweather odds following Pacquiao’s recent TKO victory over Miguel Cotto. Joey Oddessa opened his numbers in November with Mayweather Jr. as a -175 favorite, coming off an excellent decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez last September 2009.   “If Pacquiao didn’t look so impressive against Miguel Cotto, Floyd would belong over -200. Bettors have short memories because Mayweather put a one-sided beatdown on Marquez after a year layoff.” Said Joey Odessa.   However, in the ahead of the schedule of action for offshore books is coming in on Pacquiao, driving the price on Mayweather down as low as -145 at some markets. Pacquiao is sitting around a +115 underdog at most sportsbooks.   Face To Face Match Ups   Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s): Coming off as the latest in what has been a string of dominating victories for the Filipino champion with a victory over WBO Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas. His win secured Pacquiao his 7th title in as many weight classes, a boxing record.   Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s): Mayweather was considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world after victories over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in late 2007, before choosing to retire after Hatton fight. Mayweather’s match with Marquez was his first since returning from retirement.   In Pacquiao and Mayweather’s agreement, it would be one of the richest fights in history, and also one of the most eagerly anticipated. Manny would be putting his WBO Welterweight title on the line, but more importantly, the winner would be almost guaranteed entry to the boxing hall of fame, and a lasting legacy, while the loser would be remembered as second best.

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High Stakes Poker Player

Author: Lyka Adams

Daniel Alaei  is perhaps best well known for his many appearances on popular television shows which feature cash game action, including the first three seasons of  “High Stakes Poker” .  Daniel Alaei  outlasted 328 other poker players to take down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Doyle Brunson Classic Championship earlier this evening, taking home $1,428,430, an entry into the $25k WPT Championship and a Rolex watch in the process.    Daniel Alaei  is a young   professional poker player   from Santa Fe Sperings, California and presently residews in Las Vegas. He won his first   World Series Of Poker (WSOP)   bracelet in 2006. Before winning an enormous poker bracelets and taking home countless of pots in a poker tournament. Daniel Alaei was a used sports car dealer, he would travel to shows to buy sports car and resell them.    Although noted for his skills at the cash table, Daniel has quietly but surely amassed over a million in tournament winnings, predominantly aided by his WSOP 2006 bracelet win in the $5,000 Deuce to 7-Lowball rebuy event, further acknowledgment of his strength in depth for someone so young.    Although aloof at the felt with a seemingly fixed sunglasses/headphones pairing, Daniel is widely regarded as a pleasant, softly spoken character who never has a bad word to say about anyone - here lies a player who won't be whooping, hollering or criticizing an opponent's play, a trait that has garnered him the peer respect he deserves.    With his victory,  Daniel Alaei  now has about $3.8 million dollars in total lifetime tournament cashes. Alaei also managed to accomplish the very difficult task of winning both a World Series of Poker bracelet and WPT title in the same year.  Daniel Alaei  had to battle through a very stacked final table that included the likes of Josh Arieh, Faraz Jaka and Scotty Nguyen.    He came into heads up play with only about half as many chips as Josh Arieh but Daniel Alaei was able to rally, win a big race and go on to take the title at the   Doyle Brunson  Five Diamond World Poker Classic . Josh Arieh had a shot to win the title when he had Danny all in with his AK against the pocket queens of Alaei. The two had raised back and forth preflop until all the chips were in in a classic race situation. Once the betting was done there was over 14 million in the pot and after the queens held up Danny Alaei jumped to the chip lead.    The two battled and Arieh dropped to below 5 million chips before they were all in again. This time Alaei had Arieh dead to rights with his A of spades and Q of diamond dominating the A of clubs and 7 of hearts of Josh Arieh. The 9-9-2-7-8 board paired the live card for Arieh though and he was able to double up to bring the players to almost dead even in chips with 10 million each.     Daniel Alaei  made a great comeback after being the short stack at one point and he didn't hide the fact that it was an especially sweet win for him.  “I’ve been wanting one of these for a while. I was basically the only one of my friends that didn’t have one, now I’ve got one and it feels great,"  he said to Pokerlistings.com.

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Tips on Playing Blackjack

Author: Ed Dearmin

In blackjack, the object of the game is to get the sum of the two cards close to 21. When a person gets cards that are over 21, he or she loses the game.   Normally, a player receives two cards. After the players see their cards, they have to decide whether they would hit or stand. When a person says “stand,” this means the player thinks he or she is closer to 21 already. When a player says “hit,” this means that he or she still needs additional cards just to get close to 21.   Players can draw as many cards as they want until they feel they are close to 21 already. A player who is nearer to 21 wins.   However, there are people who have devised some tips and strategies to get an edge over the other players. There are times that these tips really can help some people win.   Here’s a list of some tips that players may choose to use them so as to win the game.   1. If a player gets 17 or higher, it is always better to stand, and if the player has any number from 13 to 16 and the dealer’s card is 6 or lower, it would be better to stand. But if the dealer has 7 or more, it would be better for a player to hit.   The theory here is that, if the dealer is showing a card of six or lower, the dealer may take a card, assuming that the dealer’s card facing down is a ten. The players, then, assume that the dealer is banking on a bust hand, so the other players have the tendency to maintain a lower card number.   The rule of thumb: players should always assume that the dealer’s down cards is 10.   2. If a player has aces or 8’s, it would be better to split them regardless of the dealer’s showing card.   3. A player should remember not to split 10’s. Chances are, they might end up getting busted.   4. If the dealer is showing 4, 5, or 6, it would be better for a player to stand on hard 12, or hit hard if the dealer is showing 2, 3, 7, or higher.   5. In order to win, players should always remember not to split fours, face cards, and fives.   Indeed, gambling is a game of chance, but with keen observation, winning is possible.