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Short‐Term Cardiovascular Sequelae Following In‐Office Posterior Nasal Nerve Cryoablation
1 Introduction Technologic advances have resulted in a shift within the field of rhinology towards office-based procedures to address a variety of sinonasal pathologies [1, 2]. This shift has provided several inherent benefits for patients, including the reduced need for general anesthesia, reduced cost, and improved patient satisfaction [3, 4]. Several studies have also investigated the safety and efficacy of performing these procedures in the office setting with promising results [5-7].
Scaling Personal Growth
The plant is YOU! You could be a big plant someday Growth is something perhaps we all can relate to wanting, either for being a better person tomorrow or for the sake of satisfying some end. If you can grow enough you can get what you want faster, with the idea being that if you spend time growing you can save a lot of time working more directly to accomplish whatever you want to do. In making money growing in this sense is called scaling, and its effects are very clear.
Hidden Hypocrisies and the Futility of Judgment
I actually look like this when I look at myself Many of us have something special and subtle that we really pride ourselves in. For myself, since I was a child I had a lot of pride in my honor/integrity, meaning the alignment of my actions and words. Despite being a poker player, I always hated to lie. I also had a lot of pride in my ability to be rational, meaning to not let capriciousness sway my actions from my best interest.
Jattin Tops Day 2 as Money Bubble Nears in PSPC
January 07, 2019 Christian Zetzsche Day 2 of the record-breaking $25,000 PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Players Championship as part of the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has come to an end with just 207 players still in contention. Even before the cards got into the air at noon, the field had reached four-figures and another 26 hopefuls jumped in. That created a field of 1,039 entries and monster prize pool of $26,455,500, making it one of the biggest events ever.
James Hartigan Shares Predictions for Upcoming PokerStars Players Championship
December 20, 2018 Paul Seaton In a couple of weeks, a unique event takes place in The Bahamas, as part of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). The $25,000 buy-in PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship is a one-off because 320 tickets to the event have been given away for free as Platinum Passes, adding $8 million to the prizepool.
Multi-year planning, efficiencies helping Dist. 211 operate free of debt
A recent headline in the Daily Herald read that the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 budget lowers costs and forecasts a $7.9 million surplus. Understandably, questions arose about the reported surplus given that the article also cited our projected revenues of $254.3 million, which are substantially below our projected expenditures of $263.1 million.
Men "The Master" Nguyen Wreaks Havoc on Way to WPT Gardens Final Table
There’s no arguing that Men Nguyen is “The Master,” but those who played and tournament directed alongside him during Day 3 of the WPT Main Event at The Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., Wednesday may contend that he is "The Master" of tomfoolery.
Sam Greenwood Snatches Chip Lead to End Day 1 of Triton HK$500k 6-Max
The first no-limit hold'em event at 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju attracted some of the players who skipped the Triton Hold'em (Short Deck) events and took to the felt for the first time here in South Korea. The field looked more as a traditional portfolio of the high stakes tournament get-together with regulars from Europe and North America hopping into the HK$500k 6-Max. Sam Greenwood was one such player, joining the six-handed battles along with his brother Luc.
WSOP 2018: 5 Places to Play Poker Around Las Vegas You Might Not Know
Perhaps my article on "winnable" poker tournaments in Las Vegas intrigued you. Perhaps you've toyed with the idea of getting off the beaten poker room path and seeking out other rooms where those visiting Sin City don't usually tread. In any event, with this article I'd like to shine a light on some good places to play poker in Vegas that you might not know about — some lesser-known rooms those out for the World Series of Poker might find worth their while.
2018 Wynn Summer Classic Schedule Released - $1.5M Gtd Main Event
There's a lot of poker to be played in Las Vegas over the summer, and one of the fan-favorites is the Wynn Summer Classic. Starting daily at noon, a plethora of tournaments are on offer in the ultra-modern Wynn Poker Room. The Championship Event boasts a $1,500,000 guaranteed prize pool, running July 9-13 with a buy-in of $1,600. Levels on Day 1 will be 45 minutes long, with an hour-long levels on Day 2, and 75-minute levels on the final day.
Off the Felt: From Thailand to Japan
A few weeks ago everybody was visiting Thailand, and now, apparently, the trend is visiting Japan. You don't believe us? Bryn Kenney was there with his parents, Max Pescatori enjoyed the cherry blossoms, then both David Peters and Steffen Sontheimer also thought it was a good idea. What a coincidence! LOL, this is everything. And that looks so cool, Jennifer! Wow, that looks complicated for sure. And that pose is lit. Alex is doing much cooler things than me, for sure. And Holz was in Hong Kong.
Inaugural Unibet Poker Online Series Deemed a 'Roaring Success'
The first-ever Unibet Online Series (UOS) was deemed a roaring success by the Unibet Poker management team, saying that the final results exceeded their hopes and expectations. Unibet Poker hosted 28 events with three tiers per event – Nano, Low and High – for a total of 84 tournaments between Feb. 26 and Mar. 11. The series had combined guarantees of €300,000.
Daniel Chutrov Leads on Day 3 of OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Main Event
Daniel Chutrov heads into Day 4 of the 2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event with the chip lead, bagging 638,000 in chips at the end of Day 3. The Bulgarian is shooting for his second big win after previously shipping the Unibet Open Glasgow in 2015. The day began with 60 hopefuls competing for the €62,000 top prize or at least the minimum cash paid to the top 31 players. The first blind level witnessed a slew of eliminations before the action slowed down during the second level.
Groundhog Day! Reliving Newhouse, Moore, and Le's Déjà Vus
Is this still a thing? The fact that Sky Cinema in the UK has the 1993 classic on repeat all day, proves to us that it is. If you have ever seen the film Groundhog Day, you have heard the catchphrase over and over again, "It's Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray starring as weatherman Phil Connors living the same day over and over again.
$10 Million Guaranteed Sunday Million at PokerStars on Feb. 4.
Those of you who have been putting off trying your luck in the PokerStars Sunday Million need to get involved in this weekend’s tournament because it is going to be massive. The $215 Sunday Million is celebrating its 12th birthday at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 4 with an anniversary edition of online poker’s biggest weekly tournament.
Global Poker Index: Justin Bonomo Jumps Out to Player of the Year Lead
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website. Here's a look at the rankings as of January 31. It's a new year and that means a brand new Global Poker Index Player of the Year race is underway.
Del Vecchio Leads, Engel and Barer Eye Repeat Title at Aussie Millions
The third day of the 2018 Aussie Millions A$10,600 Main Event started with 158 players remaining out of a record-breaking 800-entry strong field, all aiming for their share of the massive A$8 million prize pool. After seven levels of 90 minutes each, the field was whittled down to see just 38 hopefuls in contention for the first-place prize of A$1.8 million.
Happy Birthday Phil Ivey! We Remember #RealIveyTweets
Happy birthday to you! Guys, it's Phil Ivey's birthday and we are actually really excited about it. Not because it was the day the GOAT was born, or because we'll be seeing him play poker soon — he may or may not play the $100K at Aussie Millions. No, no. We're excited because when trying to decide what to post, what to create to celebrate his big day, we remembered #RealIveyTweets. Let me refresh your memory. Like any big-time celeb, it's hard to believe that Phil Ivey actually tweets his own stuff.
Sweet Photo of Tom Dwan and His Fiancé Surfaces
It is so rare to see Tom Dwan on the felt. It's even more rare to see him away from poker and exposing any little truth about his personal life. That's why, back in November, when we heard that he was engaged, we lost our minds. Then throw a double bomb that there could be Tom Dwan babies on the way and call the crash cart; our hearts just stopped.
Playboy Announces New "Playboy Gold" Online Game Out on March 7
Get ready: a new Playboy slots is about to hit the market and all the best Microgaming casinos are getting ready to celebrate the event…in style! On March 9, 2018, a long-awaited sequel to the one and only Playboy slot machine available today will bring the bunnies back to the screen with what promises to be a sexy "non-stop action." The new Playboy slots game is named "Playboy Gold" and is six-reel online slot machine with plenty of special features and is hosted by two beautiful Playmates...
High Stakes Poker TV Show Is Back... On Youtube
Remember that iconic cash-game television show High Stakes Poker? I bet you do, since it featured some of the best and well-known pros like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Barry Greenstein, Tom Dwan, of course Phil Ivey, and more during its run on GSN. The show first aired in 2006 and ran its course through 2011. It has some of the wildest moments from poker's past and largely contributed to the poker boom post Moneymaker era. What type of game was it?
PokerNews Podcast 476: Matt Davio & Special Guest Host Maria Konnikova
Hello! On this episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah has an interview with Matt Davio from One Minute Trader. Sarah is traveling this week as well, so Brent talks to special guest co-host Maria Konnikova about her run at the PCA, the timetable for her third book, and what's next. 3:29 - On being exhausted after two deep runs. 4:50 - How often is she playing? 8:00 - She's currently working on a documentary about con artists 11:05 - Cultural gaps: watching Star Wars for the first time.
Poker Players in Detroit Hit Biggest Bad Beat Jackpot in U.S. History
The only thing better than winning with quads is getting beat by quads. That is, if it happens in a card room where the qualifying bad beat jackpot hand is quads beat by quads. What would be even more exciting? If the jackpot were over $1,000,000. And what would be still more exciting? Hitting it at a six-handed table rather than a regular nine-handed one. On Tuesday, Jan. 16 the stars aligned at the Motor City Casino poker room in Detroit when “Scott” looked down at pocket threes.
€12.5 Million is Guaranteed at the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany Festival
The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS tour heads to King’s Casino, Rozvadov between Feb. 8-18 and sees a staggering €12.5 million guaranteed across nine MILLIONS events. Eight of the scheduled nine events have guaranteed prize pools of at least €1 million, with the highlight of the festival being the €5,300 MILLIONS Germany Main Event that boasts a monster-sized €5 million guarantee. Satellites for the MILLIONS Germany Main Event are running now at partypoker starting from only $0.50.
Top Five Hands from WSOP Europe: PLO Edition
Last week, we covered some of the biggest, most exciting hands that played during World Series of Poker Europe. Those hands were all of the hold'em variety though, and there was plenty to follow for fans of four-card poker as well. That's why we've come up with the top five PLO hands from the series, gleaned from a pair of PLO events and a PLO hi-lo event.
All the Green: A Look at Sam Greenwood's $1.3M Week in Punta Cana
Almost any poker player would be thrilled to book $1.3 million in cashes in a given year. Hell, Darren Elias hasn't even hit that mark yet in 2017 and he's coming off of a $293K win at Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship on top of his World Poker Tour title and two World Series of Poker final tables. Now, this comes with the caveat that the modern high roller and super high roller circuit has distorted poker economics to the point where things are almost inscrutable for most players.
Report Estimates Brazil's Online Gaming Market Over $2.1 Billion
Anyone present at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino during the World Series of Poker can attest that some of the most exciting final tables are the ones that have a Brazilian in the running. Soccer-like chants in the romantic Portuguese language and green and yellow flags flying can bring a whole lot of excitement to the Rio, and the Brazilian passion is palpable.
PokerStars Transforms Online Tournament Schedule
PokerStars has announced many changes to its online tournament schedule. The changes, which took effect on Monday, Oct. 23, mark the first time since April 2016 the weekly tournament schedule has been revamped. The changes, which were made with the help of the Players Advisory Council (PAC) and announced by the Tournaments Team Manager for PokerStars Luke Staudenmaier in the PokerStars Blog titled Bigger, Better, Hotter Tournaments, add new tournaments while modifying others.
WCOOP Day 20: Nick Petrangelo Ships $25K High Roller for $624,676
Day World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars saw another thirteen champions crowned with eight big buy-in events and five low buy-in events coming to an end. The biggest winner of the day was Nick Petrangelo who managed to top a field of 149 players in WCOOP-66-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $3M Guaranteed.
Phil Hellmuth Mounts Huge Comeback to Win PNIA King of the Hill Title
The long-awaited "King of the Hill" competition at Poker Night in America came to an exciting conclusion at Rivers Casino in Schenectady, New York on Wednesday, live in front of thousands of viewers on Twitch. On Tuesday, the two long-awaited first-round heads-up matches went down. Daniel “Jungleman” Cates and Frank Kassela played for less than ten minutes with Kassela finding himself on the losing side.
Tell Me a Story: One Way Not to Bluff Online
Here is another real hand from the virtual felt, played by real people, who as we will see, each really wanted to win the money in the middle. The game is $0.50/$1.00 (100NL), played six-handed, and the hand illustrates an example of how not to bluff when playing online poker. An inexperienced player with 200 big blinds ($200) raises from the cutoff, then the big blind three-bets to $10. Our inexperienced player calls and the flop comes .
888poker Leaks New Online Poker Game 'Flopomania'
It appears 888poker will soon be introducing a new game dubbed Flopomania. Without any announcement from the company, the game was available for real-money play in the 888poker lobby Wednesday evening. It was removed hours later after in-progress games had finished. "888poker recently experienced a technical incident, which resulted in the accidental release of our new game called 'Flopomania,'" a company spokesperson told PokerNews on Thursday.
Phil Hellmuth: "I'm Beginning to Tackle the Poker Brat"
Phil Hellmuth was once a 24-year-old kid with dreams of poker stardom and a computer-like brain crammed with math knowledge. He became world champion in 1989 when he defeated the legendary 'Orient Express', Johnny Chan, and changed the future of poker. Twenty-eight years later, Hellmuth sits atop the all-time bracelet rankings with 14 to his name, four more than Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, and 'Chan The Master'. Hellmuth's eyes glitter as he recalls his breakthrough nearly three decades earlier.
WSOP Day 11: Mike Matusow Nears Final Table of $10K Dealer’s Choice
Today's What to Watch For is brought to you by the VerStandig Law Firm, LLC. Combining a keen understanding of the gaming world and an equally keen understanding of the law, Mac VerStandig and his colleagues are devoted to fighting on behalf of the poker community and its members. The VerStandig Law Firm, LLC represents poker professionals, sports bettors and advantage players across the United States.
WSOP Day 10: Ryan Riess, Charlie Carrel Headline Final 4 of $10K Heads-Up
Today's What to Watch For is brought to you by the VerStandig Law Firm, LLC. Combining a keen understanding of the gaming world and an equally keen understanding of the law, Mac VerStandig and his colleagues are devoted to fighting on behalf of the poker community and its members. The VerStandig Law Firm, LLC represents poker professionals, sports bettors and advantage players across the United States.
Sunday Briefing: May 14 Was a Massive Day at the Virtual Felt
May 14 was a massive day for online poker tournament players thanks to the PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP), the 888poker XL Inferno Series, and the partypoker Powerfest being in full swing. PokerNews is recapping the action from SCOOP and the XL Inferno each day, but to discover the other huge scores enjoyed by players from all around the globe, keep the Sunday Briefing close by.
Currently in Canada: Playground, partypoker Set New Canadian Record
Keep up with all the news coming out of the Canadian poker world with this quick recap of the top headlines of the last week from PokerNews Canada. As Playground Poker Club’s Spring Poker Classic played out its final days along with the partypoker MILLION North America Main Event, poker history was made in Canada.
2017 PokerStars SCOOP Day 8: Sam Grafton Secures a Title
Day 8 of the 2017 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) was ridiculously busy as several events from Day 7 concluded, crowning more than a dozen champions. One such champion was the popular, talkative British pro Sam “SamSquid” Grafton who took down SCOOP-27-H: $1,050 NLO8 [8-Max], $150K Gtd and added an impressive $51,285 to his lifetime tournament winnings; this latest victory took Grafton past the $4.8 million barrier.
Pocket Eights vs. a Middle Position Raise: What Do You Do Here?
DECISION POINT: You are in a satellite tournament with 140 players left and 26 seats awarded. A player in middle position raises preflop and it folds to you in the big blind with . Before reading further, answer what you would do. PRO ANSWER: Whenever you play a satellite tournament, you should keep asking yourself a fundamental question: If I fold every hand from now on, how likely am I to win a seat? In the beginning of a satellite, the answer to this question will be zero percent.
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