Word: bluffness
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...August, the Diet had voted down one of the most cherished reform projects of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi?a plan to privatize the government postal system, which, among other things, is the world's largest savings bank. Koizumi then made good on a threat many had considered a bluff. He dissolved the Diet's lower house and called a snap election, positioning the vote as a referendum on whether the people wished to cling to their big-government roots, or press ahead with the frequently painful changes necessary to produce a more modern and competitive economy...
...decision to kill all poultry. Would I be able to maintain the diversity and beauty of my backyard flock, producing eggs for my community, if a bureaucrat decided to demonstrate the government's power to control? I'm already planning a place to hide my chickens. Sue Kolbo Red Bluff, California...
...more hands in a month than would be possible in person. Also, without faces and bodies to read for tells--psychological clues to what's in an opponent's hand--players can concentrate on percentages and betting. They can take notes on how others bet and when they bluff. A click on most sites lets players set up opponent profiles. Players can also search all their own previous hands, comparing stats, for example, on the percentages of hands folded compared with hands won. Onscreen boxes list how many chips each player has, and dialogue boxes let players chat...
...that women have certain advantages. "Poker requires patience, discipline and good intuition," says Ron Burke, president of EmpirePoker.com "which women are strong in." His company's research shows that female players tend to be more cautious--tighter, in poker parlance--more patient and more disciplined. Women do bluff but generally with more attention to the odds. Women make more online notes about opponents' playing styles, and over time they show more improvement than...
...Vegas entrepreneur Valerie Bent, 36, for example, capitalizes on the male belief that women don't bluff to bluff big time. Bent partly financed the founding of her new clothing company, Big Feet Pajama, with her winnings at the casino tables. "I'd go with my husband on Friday and Saturday nights, dressed to the nines in my stilettos," she relates. "The guys would look at me like dead money--sure to lose. They flirt with you to keep you at the table--until you start winning. Then they get very quiet...