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When poker took off in the U.S. after the Travel Channel began televising tournaments in 2003, PartyPoker was holding aces in the hole. The contests, with peephole cameras under the table capturing the action and graphics showing each player's odds of winning, proved a smash hit for the cable channel. PartyGaming paid a bargain $7,000 per 20-sec. spot to advertise on the show. "We saw our market share go up from 20% to 50% in a fairly short period," Bhargava says. PartyGaming spent a whopping $52 million in the first half of this year to entice paying...
Telly has had the toughest time adjusting. Once a model preschooler, he has been acting up in kindergarten. One day he used scissors to carve a hole in his desk; another time he crumpled his homework into a ball and covered it with glue. "I don't know if he's being rebellious toward me because 'You let me be on the roof for five days,'" says Natrena, a single...
...finally got its top-ranked man-advantage unit going. Sophomore winger Jon Pelle’s pass from the left circle set up senior center Charlie Johnson’s blast from the point, which senior forward Dan Murphy deflected through D’Alba’s five-hole to give Harvard a 2-0 lead. It was Murphy’s team-leading sixth goal of the season. For the first time in almost a month, the Crimson maintained its level of play for 60 full minutes, closing out an important victory. “I thought...
...after graduating all three backcourt players, including shutdown defender Jason Norman, the Crimson finds itself with a gaping hole in the area that is the Ivy’s strength. Harvard coach Frank Sullivan has expressed his desire to use senior guard Mike Beal as his defensive stopper, meaning that he would rather use Beal at the three than in the point guard slot. Junior guard Jim Goffredo has finished his two-year apprenticeship and seems ready to take hold of the two-guard spot...
...breakout season last year. Holsey averaged 11.9 points per contest and was the team’s leading scorer in six games. Delaney-Smith will move Holsey from point guard to shooting guard this season, giving her more perimeter looks and more free reign to drive to the hole. Senior Laura Robinson, sophomore Lindsay Hallion, and coveted freshman Emily Tay will all see time at the one spot...