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...information on small- medium- and large-stakes games. He limited the games to no-limit Texas Hold 'Em with six players in order to eliminate at least some extraneous variables. It was in the course of crunching all that information that he found the strangely inverse relationship between the number of hands won and the amount of money lost. He also noticed that it was novice players who lost the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Winning Can Mean Losing in Poker and Life | 1/13/2010 | See Source »

...however, the critics started to gain ground. Baseball traditionalists charged that doping undercut the sport's most storied records. The medical community, meanwhile, pointed to serious side effects: male breast development, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to injury and the mood swings known as 'roid rage, among others. The rising number of teens emulating their idols by doping provided more cause for concern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Steroids | 1/13/2010 | See Source »

...beyond a number of individual Crimson accomplishments, the meet also provided key opportunities for the entire team...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Track Races to Strong Showing at Dartmouth Relays | 1/13/2010 | See Source »

Councillor David P. Maher had the highest number of votes for the second consecutive week, with four votes from Leland Cheung, Sam Seidel, Timothy J. Toomey and himself. Cheung switched his vote from Marjorie C. Decker—who withdrew from the race—to Maher this week...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Remains Without Mayor | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

That assurance was given at a time when Blair was publicly pushing the U.N. to force Saddam into compliance. Campbell denied any lack of sincerity in the efforts to secure a solution through the U.N. The former spin doctor has already given evidence to a number of inquiries with narrower investigative remits and has published a thick volume of his diaries. His central narrative remains consistent: Blair believed there was a growing threat from Saddam's weapons of mass destruction; he worked hard for a peaceful solution and to steer an overeager Washington away from precipitate action against Iraq. Campbell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Blair Aide Testifies at British Inquiry on Iraq War | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

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